[nagdu] Dog food

Sun Feb 12 00:04:50 UTC 2012

Julie,

I think I am just going to do that. I am going to just get toys monthly and 
then toss them when they get to badly damaged. What type of dog do you have?

Thanks,

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog food

>A lot of that sounds familiar.  Monty chomped a tennis ball in half in the 
>first few days that I had him.  the regular size is really to small for 
>him.  It was a long time before I tried the larger softball size tennis 
>balls.  He loves those things, but he peels them. I've pretty much resigned 
>myself to the fact that toys are not going to last as long as advertised.
>
> Julie
>
>
> On 2/11/2012 5:48 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>> Julie,
>>
>>
>>
>> This dog has a terrifying chomp. I'm glad he likes me. He has bit threw a 
>> dog leash, a tie down, numerous dog toys, multiple tennis balls, he 
>> destroyed a marrow bone, and I have only had him for a month.
>>
>>
>>
>> This dog has also taken chunks out of a nyolobone and put teeth marks in 
>> cong toys. I've rapped his leash around a desk, and he dragged it 2 feet. 
>> He was wearing a pinch collar at the time, and it was a large heavy table 
>> that took 3 people to get in place.
>>
>>
>>
>> This dog is only about 80 pounds. I don't want to imagine how strong he 
>> would be if he was larger.
>>
>>
>>
>> This all being sayed, I love my dog.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog food
>>
>>
>>> Nicole,
>>> Would that be the invincible chain?  Monty has invinced three of those 
>>> now.  I buy the largest size of the Invincible Chain the one with the 
>>> rings that are probably 6 inches in diameter.  He chews the middle ring 
>>> from the chain within the first day, but the two outer rings last for a 
>>> few months.
>>>
>>> Mark,
>>> Other fairly durable toys are Cuz, Ruffians, Buddha rope tugs, and the 
>>> original Kong. But that's from what I thought was a strong chewer.  I 
>>> don't use a tie down, but I honestly can't imagine a dog being able to 
>>> chew through that.  Holy cow!  I have no idea what sort of toy you are 
>>> going to find that will hold up to that level of chomp.  If you do find 
>>> something please share!
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/11/2012 3:48 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>>>> I have a black lab, but that is certainly no reason to discredit her 
>>>> for being a chewer. We used to buy the three rubber rings connected 
>>>> together from the pet store. However, we don't anymore as she will take 
>>>> them, find the joint were the ring was sealed, and chew it open in like 
>>>> 2 minutes!
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark J. Cadigan" 
>>>> <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 1:06 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog food
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Nicole,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> O, by the way, what type of dog do you have?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" 
>>>>> <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:44 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog food
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes: goughnut
>>>>>> No, it is not misspelled. They are not 100% indestructible, but they 
>>>>>> last several months. When your dog does finally manage to chew 
>>>>>> through the top layer of rubber, you can send it in for a 
>>>>>> replacement. They come in rubber rings and rubber sticks. They come 
>>>>>> in green and black, with the black being more durable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark J. Cadigan" 
>>>>>> <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:38 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Dog food
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What do you think of the wellness 95% beef canned dog food for 
>>>>>>> supplemental feeding? Anyone have experience with it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also, anyone feed there dogs a raw diet? I don't think this is 
>>>>>>> logistically possible for me in my current situation of living in a 
>>>>>>> dorm room; however, I am interested in learning more about it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Another thing, anyone have suggestions for truly indestructible chew 
>>>>>>> toys?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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