Does your dog defend his food? Does he growl or snap at anyone that approaches him or his food bowl at mealtime? This behaviour can be dangerous to children who may not understand the need to stay away from your dog at this time. Fortunately, training can reduce or eliminate this behaviour.
Follow these steps [...]
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Train Your Dog Not to Defend Food
Food Allergies in Dogs: Dog Food Recipe – Pasta and Vegetables
Ingredients
1 cup of small pasta such as elbow macaroni or soup mix (little alphabet letters)
1 cup of frozen, tinned or fresh mixed vegetables (carrot, peas, etc but no onion)
Method
Boil a pot of water. Add an equal amount of pasta and vegetables. Return to boil and simmer until pasta and vegetables are soft. Drain. Store in [...]
Food Allergies in Dogs: Dog Food Recipe – Fish Cakes
Ingredients
6 fresh fish fillets such as orange roughie or hake
2 or 3 potatoes
Bread crumbs
Salt and pepper and herbs such as parsley
Method
Peel then cube the potatoes. Boil or microwave them until soft. Put one fish fillet and a large scoop of cooked potato (approximately 2 parts fish to 1 part potato) in a food processor or [...]
Food Allergies in Dogs (Part 2)
The First 3 weeks
Allowed Foods
Fish (This is the only animal derived protein allowed. Fresh, frozen or tinned) –or — another meat such as kangaroo)
Vegetables
Fruit
Starches: pasta, rice, potato, beans
Small amounts of fish based dry dog food
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Food Allergies in Dogs (Part 1)
It is estimated that approximately one in 10 dogs suffers from skin problems. Scratching, rubbing, chewing, biting, and licking of the skin and fur will make your dog’s life a misery. It is a sign that there is an underlying problem that needs treatment. There are medications which your vet can prescribe which will suppress [...]



