[Dailydrool] Dog food choices

[Suzabells at aol.com]

Having never had a Basset before I unwittingly bought Purina Puppy Chow,  
mixed it with Beneful (dont buy it !)and then got the information from DD that I  
was way off base. I am still using Purina Puppy Chow for Daisy ( 5 months  
old) but have bought a bag of Maximum w/ DHAGOLD to mix with it. it lists  
chicken, rice and lamb as the first three ingredients but still has other things  I 
am reading may not be desirable like the corn and wheat. it says there  are 
no animal by products, artificial colors ,flavors or preservatives. we  don't 
have a Costco here but we do have a Sam's, they may carry this  product .  I 
didn't find Maximum listed on the list of dog food  manufacturers one of you 
kindly posted on DD. it is distributed by Walmart ( not  a comforting thought, 
sorry) but she loves it.
 
finding her breath changed  for the worse,.I also never bought  another box 
of Scooby Doo cookies,  she wont eat Milk Bones but has Bacon  bits and a 
couple of other treats she likes.  her coat is very shiny, she  is healthy and 
doing alright so I don't know if I will pay for the Purina Puppy  Chow later on or 
not. I cant move her to Purina One yet, she is too little. she  got an 
inflamed jaw last month and I believe it was from playing tug of war with  her toys. 
we don't do that anymore. she is incredibly strong and I had no idea  she was 
hurting herself doing that. 
 
for the new Basset owner, Mandy, I have learned much from this site, you  
should read it every day if you can. I found a routine we both could adapt  to.. 
a morning walk, time in the house for her naps out of the heat, she only  goes 
in her kennel at night to sleep in the kitchen, the rest of the day she is  
either in here with me or out in the yard where there are shade trees, a lawn,  
her own dog house in case it rains and I am not home, a small plastic pool to 
 cool off in and plenty of toys and "chewies". routine is what has saved both 
 hers and my sanity. she depends on me to hold to it and there will be days 
you  will be totally exasperated with nonsense and things that wear you down 
but  don't give up! 
 
I lavish love and petting, lots of kisses and hugging on Daisy and she  
responds to it like any other living being. there cant be too much love but  there 
can be too much discipline. I pick my battles carefully.. biting was first  on 
the list. my hands were shredded from baby teeth but she has long since  
gotten her new teeth and wont bite anymore . jumping up on people is the next  
battle line but I may lose that because she is so low to the ground it is  
understandable she wants to "reach up" to folks. still, we try. they will chew  
anything you leave on the floor and it is your fault, not theirs. I wish you  
luck, persistence, love for your puppy and above all, know that one day soon she  
will be the most wonderful companion you ever dreamed you would have. I  
promise.. we all promise.  Sue Pulsifer



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