Thursday, October 4, 2012

Dogs Love to Chew


Dogs like to chew...Why we prefer Antlerz over rawhide.

  • Much longer lasting
  • Very green IE: They come from a sustainable renewable source as deer shed them naturally every year, with NO harm to the deer
  • Rich in minerals
  • Help clean teeth better than softer choices

This is our primary reason for not treating with rawhide 

 Rawhides are much softer and in general do not last as long as deer antlers. Because they are soft, rawhides may also be torn into large chunks which, swallowed whole instead of being chewed, may cause intestinal blockage. .....Tay and Tara have both done this , fortunately they escaped any blockage .

Antlerz are a 100% natural, mineral rich, long lasting dog chew. The new chew is made from a natural material that is rich in minerals, does not splinter and comes from a completely renewable source: Deer Antlers! Wild deer shed their antlers once a year as part of a natural process, after which the deer re-grow another set. These shed antlers are gathered by ranch workers and transported to QT Dog's manufacturing facility. The antlers are cut to the appropriate size, cleaned, and packaged to produce dog chews. ANTLERZ™ hold up substantially longer than most traditional chews made from plastic, bone, or compacted starch. A minerals analysis of these dog chews show high concentrations of calcium and phosphorus, with trace amounts iron, zinc, and sodium. Unlike processed livestock bones ANTLERZ™ don't chip or splinter when they are being used by even the most aggressive chewing dogs. A dog's chewing action grinds ANTLERZ™ down slowly. Deer antlers are a 100% natural, mineral rich dog chew that contains no plastics, no petrochemicals, no empty starches or artificial flavors.

What do your dogs chew on?

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Pack Favorites for joint Issues

We carefully choose all the products we sell, but even with all our pack we obviously can't try every one of them personally.

A couple ones that we especially like for preventative care and treatment of joint deterioration and pain  are:
Yucca Intensive , we have found this 'Natural Steroid" to be very helpful for our GSD Rocky. recently diagnosed with advanced arthritis in his left hip, our veterinarian prescribed Rimadyl.
While his blood work showed an ability to 'handle" this prescription and having had remarkable results in the past with another dog , We  now know  that as any 'drug",it can have detrimental side effects.

We decided to take an integrated approach of natural ,holistic alternatives and prescription medication. We cut his Rimadyl dose in half and supplemented it with "Yucca Intensive" We are very pleased with the results and routine blood work checks shows no adverse effects .

we also supplement all of our dogs , as a preventive to joint deterioration with both Sea Jerkywhich we actually found out about from a current customer ...Thank you Aicha! It makes joint care so simple as the great tasting jerky like supplement is like a treat to the dogs!

Another Great Product we use is Pet Naturals of Vermont Hip and Joint as well as Daily Best.

Of course all of our "Treats" also have Health benefits too.

Whats your favorite joint care product (s)?

Woofs and Wags