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12-01-2008, 05:34 PM
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12-01-2008, 06:34 PM
Originally Posted by Stormey 
I will explain why I likend you to a troll,
No imo criticising the food someone feeds there dogs is likely to lead to an emotional response.
Besides, there is nothing wrong with critisising a food, when what is stated about a food is fact.
I also said my own dog enjoyed tinned food, but only ocassionally as a treat, the same as I would treat my children's diet.
I was not rude to you Stormey, you should have afforded me the same !
Originally Posted by Stormey
You say I am being offensive, really if I wanted to be offensive I would do better than calling someone a troll
How mature ! Well done 10/10. It doesnt really matter how well you can do at offending someone : you were being offensive by telling me I was a Troll and to "Get a Life"People really should read what I say properly !
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12-01-2008, 07:51 PM
Originally Posted by Malady
If you (and clearly others) had read my post properly, you will see I said .....
Besides, there is nothing wrong with critisising a food, when what is stated about a food is fact.
I also said my own dog enjoyed tinned food, but only ocassionally as a treat, the same as I would treat my children's diet.
I was not rude to you Stormey, you should have afforded me the same !
How mature ! Well done 10/10. It doesnt really matter how well you can do at offending someone : you were being offensive by telling me I was a Troll and to "Get a Life"People really should read what I say properly !
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12-01-2008, 09:37 PM
On this thread, and with my view aside, can we all consider this: if we were all sat around a pub table having our favourite tipple and pontificating about our dogs' food, we would not nearly be as vitriolic, subjective or as pointed as we have been here.
Many (!) years ago, as a very voicy teenager, I talked with a woman, a family friend, once for about an hour on my thoughts on animal welfare. At the end, she said something to me that I have never forgot, which was:
"Yes dear, and I mostly agree with you, but at the end of the day most people just don';t want to know.
"And by the way honey, you'll never switch peoples' minds by preaching at them." A wonderful lesson which changed how I communicate with people.
We're all dog lovers on Dogsey that's why we're here. Please don't forget that.
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12-01-2008, 09:50 PM
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12-01-2008, 09:51 PM
Originally Posted by Katrina342
I appreciate the info and experience I receive on Dogsey, that's why I keep coming back. And though I'm not on here as much as I'd like to be, I recognise and appreciate the fact that many members have really helped me through losing my two oldies.
On this thread, and with my view aside, can we all consider this: if we were all sat around a pub table having our favourite tipple and pontificating about our dogs' food, we would not nearly be as vitriolic, subjective or as pointed as we have been here.
Many (!) years ago, as a very voicy teenager, I talked with a woman, a family friend, once for about an hour on my thoughts on animal welfare. At the end, she said something to me that I have never forgot, which was:
"Yes dear, and I mostly agree with you, but at the end of the day most people just don';t want to know.
"And by the way honey, you'll never switch peoples' minds by preaching at them." A wonderful lesson which changed how I communicate with people.
We're all dog lovers on Dogsey that's why we're here. Please don't forget that.
Well said Kat, members do get a bit heated in debates on health and dietary issues but at the end of the day, if their dogs are healthy and eating well I don't see why anyone should say such and such a brand is cr@p and try and discourage others to buy it.
Off topic I know, but the originator was just trying to find out how others felt about tinned food.
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12-01-2008, 11:26 PM
It's only recently that I've changed my dogs over to raw, and TBH, I would never go back. My dogs are healthier than they've ever been, and my vet will confirm this
I have a GSD who is 8 this year and his teeth and health are that of a dog half his age
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13-01-2008, 08:49 AM
Many years ago I done a course in cat and dog nutrition and it was a real eye opener seeing what the dog can absorb nutrionally into its system and what is not absorbed and turned into waste. Analyzing different foods from dried to canned, learning about intolerances in different dogs.
Yes I could preach all day about what is good or not, but I won't as even with all this info and analyzing, I have in the past, and since then, had two dogs, that although I hate the food on paper, were fed Bakers as this is all they thrived on, on "good" foods they looked poor lacked energy and lustre in thier coats. On Bakers they lived to be 14 and 12yrs repectively.
The two I have now just don't do well on any dried food. One is thriving on Nature Diet and the other on Chappie.
So what we work out to be the best is not always the best for each individual dog.
Feed what suits your dog and what they thrive on, they are all different and should be treated as such.
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