A Pyr breeder I know feeds her dogs kelp(to darken eyes and help coat) fish oil and gives her pups yogurt with their chow. Is this safe? I know what dairy does to some people, will it do the same thing to a newfie? I really don't want a bound up or run for the back door newfie. Also I hear that you shouldn't gives dogs vitamins as it would cause fast growth and would hurt their joints. Thanks again sheehan
Yogurt??
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nowhavethreebears
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I give all mine yogurt and they love it....except Sophie. It upsets her stomach 
So I just pass her bowl by. Apparently some dogs are lactose intolerant just like people. Only thing I could suggest is to give just a little dab. If you don't have any problem increase a tiny bit at a time.
Mine get a tablespoonful about three times a week. some raw feeders feed more.
If your dog is getting a well balanced diet, vitamins are not necessary. It is especially important to avoid calcium supplements.
Vitamin C IS a good additive though. It has many benefits including heart and immune health.
As far as kelp, many manufacturers add it to the foods now. You might want to check yours out.
[ 01-22-2007, 12:18 AM: Message edited by: nowhavefourbears ]
So I just pass her bowl by. Apparently some dogs are lactose intolerant just like people. Only thing I could suggest is to give just a little dab. If you don't have any problem increase a tiny bit at a time.
Mine get a tablespoonful about three times a week. some raw feeders feed more.
If your dog is getting a well balanced diet, vitamins are not necessary. It is especially important to avoid calcium supplements.
Vitamin C IS a good additive though. It has many benefits including heart and immune health.
As far as kelp, many manufacturers add it to the foods now. You might want to check yours out.
[ 01-22-2007, 12:18 AM: Message edited by: nowhavefourbears ]
ardeagold
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We give yogurt and cottage cheese. They love vanilla yogurt!! LOL
Ellie Mae had an allergy to yogurt when she was little...she'd turn blood red and her ears would swell. Now, however, it seems to have disappeared.
Dogs can be lactose intolerant, but most are okay. I'd try a litte and see how it goes.
The fish oil we give is Pharmaceutical Grade Timberwolf Organics Wild Salmon Oil. The "Pharmaceutical Grade" term means that the PCB's, Mercury and other contaminants have been processed out, yet the Omegas have been left in, and cause less gastric distress.
"High doses require much more purified, concentrated or pharmaceutical-grade fish oil.
Only pharmaceutical-grade fish oils offer the required daily intake of long-chain omega-
3 fatty acids without gastric distress or fear of accumulation of environmental pollutants."
Also "Levels of contaminants in fish oils (PCBs, mercury, dioxins) is often determined by the
size of the fish and their relative rank in the food chain. Small fish (such as sardines
and anchovies) are short-lived and therefore are less prone to accumulate environmental pollutants. Larger fish such as salmon and mackerel are predatory species that are longer-lived and therefore may contain higher levels of pollutants."
The information above regarding fish oils was provided on NewfL by Jack Sofsky, and were quoted from a report by a research group who consulted for the Juneau Economic Development Council.
There was also just a report out this past Friday on MSNBC about what's actually in commercial vitamins. They found that in certain brands, things that were supposed to be there often weren't. Things that were supposed to be in small doses were often in much too high of a dose. Plus they found lead in some vitamins. Pet Tabs was on the list of "contaminated" (with lead) vitamins.
We don't give our dogs vitamins.
Ellie Mae had an allergy to yogurt when she was little...she'd turn blood red and her ears would swell. Now, however, it seems to have disappeared.
Dogs can be lactose intolerant, but most are okay. I'd try a litte and see how it goes.
The fish oil we give is Pharmaceutical Grade Timberwolf Organics Wild Salmon Oil. The "Pharmaceutical Grade" term means that the PCB's, Mercury and other contaminants have been processed out, yet the Omegas have been left in, and cause less gastric distress.
"High doses require much more purified, concentrated or pharmaceutical-grade fish oil.
Only pharmaceutical-grade fish oils offer the required daily intake of long-chain omega-
3 fatty acids without gastric distress or fear of accumulation of environmental pollutants."
Also "Levels of contaminants in fish oils (PCBs, mercury, dioxins) is often determined by the
size of the fish and their relative rank in the food chain. Small fish (such as sardines
and anchovies) are short-lived and therefore are less prone to accumulate environmental pollutants. Larger fish such as salmon and mackerel are predatory species that are longer-lived and therefore may contain higher levels of pollutants."
The information above regarding fish oils was provided on NewfL by Jack Sofsky, and were quoted from a report by a research group who consulted for the Juneau Economic Development Council.
There was also just a report out this past Friday on MSNBC about what's actually in commercial vitamins. They found that in certain brands, things that were supposed to be there often weren't. Things that were supposed to be in small doses were often in much too high of a dose. Plus they found lead in some vitamins. Pet Tabs was on the list of "contaminated" (with lead) vitamins.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16655168/
We don't give our dogs vitamins.
BRUNO
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My breeder told me to give my Bruno yogurt mixed with corn flakes and he ate that till this New Year for lunch. Now we have only two meals, but I give him yogurt sometimes for breakfast (together with his dog food). He likes it very much. I always gave him ordinary yogurt with 1,4 % fat, we never had any problems - no allergy or something else.
BoundlessNewfs
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Ours get plain (NOT non-fat) yogurt, a couple of tablespoons a day. They love it mixed in their breakfast. We also give Ester-C and B-complex, and glucosamine in the morning, and fish oil a few times a week in their dinner.
2newffamily
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Ditto that question. I give our girls a fat free vanilla flavoured yogurt with their kibble, mainly because that's what we use in smoothies or with fruit or whatever for ourselves. Didn't see the point in buying a different yogurt for Caera and Misha.
SheilaT
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So far, Angus does not like his yogurt or his pumpkin. I keep trying, off and on, to see if he develops a taste for it, but not so far. Cottage cheese....he'd eat the whole giant container from Sam's Club! He gets his Ester-C and Glucosamine/chondroitin as supplements, but sardines are his fish oil.
Sailorgirl
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We do the full fat yogurt too. Dogs need fat in their diets for all kinds of reasons so unless I was dealing with an overweight dog (in which case I'd be doing a lot more about it than just cutting hte fat out of their yogurt) I wouldn't give the non-fat. unless it's on sale. LOL
ardeagold
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Some of the "fat free" yogurts contain artificial sweetners - aspertame, to be exact (which is poisionous to dogs).
We always give regular too.
Yogurt does all kinds of good things. Here's a link about it's benefits:
http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=688
We always give regular too.
Yogurt does all kinds of good things. Here's a link about it's benefits:
http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=688
JerseyGirl
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I just checked my yogurt and you are right! It does have aspertame. But since I have been giving it to my guys for a long time I am not too worried. But later today off to the store for regular yogurt. Thanks for the info.
This is one reason why I love this site. Always getting new info.
Annette
This is one reason why I love this site. Always getting new info.
Annette
pjcarbone
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I use Dannon Nonfat all natural yogurt which contains:Cultured Grade A nonfat milk, pectin.
NO sugar, No aspertame, not all nonfat or fat free yogurts have these added. Since yogurt is a culture, it helps with the naturally occuring flora in the gut, good for people every day too.
NO sugar, No aspertame, not all nonfat or fat free yogurts have these added. Since yogurt is a culture, it helps with the naturally occuring flora in the gut, good for people every day too.