cookiemonster

I would recommend feeding a raw prey model diet, very simple to do and will provide him with everything he needs and more importantly wont expose him to some of the nasty stuff in commercial foods. In regards to the walking as others have suggested stick to 5 minutes per month of age, so once hes had his jabs 15 minutes will be about right. Take things easy to begin with as its the early years that can cause problems further down the line if you attempt to do too much, like you said more play time in doors is just as tiring for a young pup. The vaccinations question will get a few different opinions, personally theres no evidence to support the use of annual boosters hence why mine have had their puppy jabs and their booster at 18 months but that is it. Hope this helps.

Now we are talking, havent seen the thread for a bit so sorry for not responding, think what Becs has said here sums it up 100% continuing to vaccinate yearly because thats what everyone else does is very ignorant, in fact its down right dumb, take some time to search for the FACTS and theres no way you would continue to do so.

Thanks for the input Mitch, good to see some facts being used as opposed to just opinions. I agree about the lepto being one to consider, but the vaccine against it doesnt prevent your dog from fghting off the disease fully, only lessening its severity thus improving the timescale in which to get anti biotics into their system. Its also one that even vets dont always recommend having unless there is a high incidence rate in your area so if according to the vaccine manufacturers vaccines for parvo, hepatitis and distemper are meant to be administered every 3 years then surely that shows that lepto is considered low risk even to them? Im sure seeing these diseases is horrific, but in the same way we arent talking about cancer in humans, its no where near as prolific as that, you can argue that vaccines are the reason behind this but if you look back in history these diseases where still not as common back then. Research wont be done whilst pharmacutical companies are making millions of pounds a year, its in their interest and vets interest for annual boosters to be a requirement! Ill ask you one question Mitch as you have just stated, you believe the three year vaccines to last the lifetime of the dog, you have learnt that from your vetinary course.... so will you advise your clients pets to continue with annual boosters? Will you advise them to come in every three years instead? Im guessing not.

Very true Nelson and with the sueing culture we have these days thats what the majority of places are going to stick too. Like you say what we need is more research and unfortunately whilst vets and vaccine manufactures are making millions from us they arent going to be putting them selves forward anytime soon, what you have to look for is the information available from individuals and organisations that have no benefit from proving against the going trends regarding vaccines, only then can you find an unbiased result.

Stacey use google and im sure you will find numerous sources, if you do some research you willl find FACTS that promote what the OP is saying. In regards to the shelters, its a good question, why do they also neuter all their animals before they are given homes?? Im not going to argue about the pro's and cons of neutering but its another questionable practise. Charities are always going to be vulnerable by going aginst the grain, if the majority of their supporters are pro neutering and pro vaccinations then their hardly going to go aginst them are they? They would be out of business within weeks.

im guessing you werent there long Stacey? But If you base your decision on your experiences ill go with that of Dr Ron Schultz whose been doing research on the topic since 1974 and has compared the studies that amount to thousands of dogs, from this he states that after the initial puppy vaccines and the first booster at 15 months your dog will have LIFE LONG immunity to those diseases.

100% agree! A lot of research shows the risks of boosters are just as high as the dog contracting the disease its meant to protect! you forget to mention that the jab itself could also kill them, whether it be a tumour growth below the injetion point or an adverse reaction to the vaccine?? You could argue that due to the constant contact with each strain of virus your level of anti bodies would actually always be at a high level? Immunity doesnt drop, especially when it involved live vaccines, due to the booster itself it would drop once the body no longer has a need to defend itself against the disease, surely your not saying that your body doesnt have a memory against disease? Vaccines for NEW lethal diseases for both humans and animals alike are necessary, but boosting for disease that people or animals are constantly exposed to shouldnt be. If you really believe it is get your husky a titre test before the vaccination, you would be suprised what level of immunity is still available.

have to give it a go then and see what happens, Logan is getting better and doesnt bother Indi when hes eating, but if he looks the other way for just a second he dives straight in the cheeky pup! Im sure they wil get there though

congrats on the move mate! great news!! Im sure Shadow will be fine with the change, Logan stays at my parents house a few times a month and settles in the same, as long as he has his toys and crate hes not bothered where we go! When we brought Indi home we took them for a long walk the first time they met and they settled down ok, but one of them will want to rule the house, so expect a few dominance growls and snarls to begin with until an order is set lol

i would say it was just the bone not sitting in his stomach right. If hes acting normal and being himself then i wouldnt worry, just make sure hes drinking water as vomitting can dehydrate them.

you go to the toilet and bam there pregnant?? lol umm why you would leave an in season bitch with an intact male together whilst you went to the toilet is what i was saying about being irresponsible. If you got your dog neutered to make it more convenient for yourself thats up to you, but if your home all the time and responsible with your dogs there are other options, but each to their own.

lol i have two boys. Putting it simply Nix there are plenty of owners out there with both sex dogs who manage just fine with them intact. If you work long hours and arent responsible for your dogs then no i wouldnt recommend keeping them in a crate, in fact i wouldnt recommend you having a husky full stop. Neutering dogs because its more convenient is wrong in my eyes, if you dont think you can keep control of two sex dogs then dont get them?? pretty simple but again just IMO.

like i said its up to the owner to do what he feels is right, i dont intend to make him change his mind just make him aware of all the facts. Yes keeping them intact is a risk, but if they are crate trained and you supervise them accordingly i dont see you having problems.

If your vets good like that then your lucky lol trouble is far to many people take a vets advice without doing the research, you have seen from here the number of different opinions given from peoples vets whose to say which one is right? If you did the research and found that you felt it right to neuter then fair play, like i said at the start its not about being right and wrong as there really isnt any conclusive evidence to show which route is better, you just have to do what you feel is right for you and your dog. I just want the OP to know that getting a dog neutered isnt the only option, do your research and see what you think.

as above try crating. That or get somebody more experienced to help you, having three dogs must be hard work!