[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: .... All Brands including ...
- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:17:43 -0700
I don't usually get into these 'food discussions' because it's a decision we
all have to make
according to what we have experienced, what we believe to be right, what has
worked,and
what we can handle.
While many can, and will feed raw....not all of us can or will. There is no
way most of your
average pet owners who own millions of dogs all over the Country will ever even
know about
the raw method....let alone find time while raising a young family. Yet
despite this, most dogs
seem to be living long healthy lives. I'm not saying which is better....just
that it seems both
seem to work.......with dogs that are healthy!
Our dogs are fed just kibble all of their life ( with big meaty bones ) and on
that kind of a diet,
have stayed in show condition and with the exception of a couple, have survived
to live long
healthy lives. We do not have any digestive problems or coat problems or
stool problems,
nor allergy problems. If we did, I would look at the bloodline or breeding
program, more than
the food.
You could be right......could be a ticking bomb around here, that will explode
with all our dogs
and cars and home........<G>........but I still don't grasp the idea that this
problem of kibble is
WORSE THAN PETA??
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Diamond Pet Food Suspends
Delivery of All Brands including ...
tick tick tick tick tick......tick....lol...FB
From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx .
Just checked the Costco bags and mine say Seattle????? Not sure if that's
where it is actually
made though...it would seem kind of silly to make in Seattle and ship to PA
but what do I know.
Toll free # not open until Monday...anybody? BTW, I've not had any problems.
Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC
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pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Just  sharing this post I received this morning....
Peggy
Just got wind of this today. My guys have been treated for diarrhea and
pancreatitus
within the last month. Have changed food as some were refusing to eat. Seem
to think
you were feeding Taste of The  Wild.
Foods made by Diamond Pet Food (though not confirmed to be made at the South
Carolina Plant)
Solid Gold
Canidae/Felidae
Natural Balance
Kirkland (Costco  Brand)
Chicken Soup
Taste of the Wild
4-Health  (Tractor Supply Brand)
Diamond Pet Food Suspends Delivery of All  Brands made in SC One of you
great Independent
Pet Store People out there sent me a 'heads up' that their Distributor would
not be delivering any
products made by Diamond Pet Food; though she received no explanation why.
I called Diamond and was told...
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/diamond-pet-food-suspends-delivery
-of-all-brands-made-in-sc.html
Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,
Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author, Buyer Beware
Co-Author  Dinner PAWsible
TruthaboutPetFood.com
PetsumerReport.com
Sometimes one simply doesn't know what to do. Therefore, perhaps it may be
prudent to
follow the research of the large companies. I fear raw due to salmonella. I
am so old that
I remember the days of kennel Ration......never a problem. Fed Purina Hi-Pro
for years
until Gloria and Sally went to a seminar that maintained that the Hi-Pro was
hot enough
to perhaps cause bloat. Fed another Purina for years until I found that Sam's
Complete
was the exact formula. Tried Exceed for a few years until they changed that
formula and
went back to the Complete. Most of my dogs are thirteen club members and I
have had,
in over fifty years, only two vet incidents other than breeding related
treatments and implants
or health certificates for shipment. Coats have been good, stools have been
good. What
more could you want. ? I also believe that some of these "designer" foods are
the cause
of perianal fistulas; stools must be hard enough to cause some strain, thus
expelling the
anal gland secretion . I am not going to eat either sushi or raw chicken, so
I will not expect
my dogs to do so. The puppies have been on Eukanuba for four months, but now
I will
go to an adult food with less protein. Their coats look like patent leather,
but I am fearful
of the high protein in large be=reed puppies .JMHO Carolyn ( McKenna )
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From: "edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 7:43 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Pet Food recalls???...really?
This is not meant to cause you to change what you're doing, nor am I trying
to cause a "list-fight"......the agency in charge of safety and quality control
of commercial pet food ( dogs, cats for the most part) is the AAFCO ( google
it).....here's the catch...their members are a bunch of politicians ( that
should make you nervous)
....and even worse for pet food clients....the AAFCO has NO REGULATORY
AUTHORITY!.....unlike the FDA ( food and drug admin) which obviously does have
the power to regulate the crap that I have been eating for 58 years.....I have
two books ( somewhere) discussing the pet-food industry....I'll give up my dogs
for life before I ever feed commercial dog food again......just look at the
damage the human food producers have done to us with the blessings of the
FDA...yes things are changing slowly and we are becoming more aware of the
effects of trans-fats, sugar, white flour, SODAs...the list goes on and
on.......I have high blood-pressure and high cholesterol not because I'm poor
black and married!...I have these problems because of the way I fed myself for
the past 40 years.......our biggest enemy as pet owners is not PETA......it's
the commercial pet food industry!...can your dog live a long healthy life on
commercial pet food...probably...can your pet
live a healthier and lo
nger life on a diet nature intended for it to eat......no doubt about
it......if your dog eats out of a bag or can with words on the label that you
can't pronounce...you're sitting on a time bomb.....the vets and food companies
are running to the bank as fast as they can..........gotta go.....two for one
sale on Big-Macs every Friday...Ed Hill
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