[nagdu] Counting The Costs

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Cindy



No, I did not think you were criticizing and apologies if my response 
appeared defensive.



That problem I had at first was awful, and the school certainly did not help 
by causing trouble and having the dean's office on my case. By school I mean 
my college, not the dog guide school. The dog guide school was wonderful, 
and helped me find a solution for the problem.





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Counting The Costs


> Oh, gee, I hope you didn't think I was criticizing. I remember how much 
> trouble you were having at first, and that is great that you have found 
> something that works. Probably jealous because I don't want to buy that 
> expensive of food as long as the dogs seem fine. If they were having 
> health problems, I would switch in a heartbeat.
>
> Cindy Lou
> On Sep 17, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>
>> Cindy,
>>
>>
>>
>> I wish I could use an inexpensive dog food, however, doing so results in 
>> my dog's waste product being the consistency of mashed potatoes at best, 
>> and pea soup at worst. Although this food is expensive, my dog appears to 
>> be healthy, happy, full of energy, and is consistently dropping firm easy 
>> to pick up, baseball sized nuggets. Because this food has no fillers, if 
>> you have a smaller dog, perhaps the food could last you longer, because 
>> you would have to feed a lot less. I feed my dog just shy of 3 cups a 
>> day.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, on principle, I don't want to feed my dog a product full of hard to 
>> digest fillers, and other chemicals. Although it is impossible to avoid 
>> all fillers and chemicals unless you feed your dog a raw diet organically 
>> razed on local farms, this is the next best thing I could find without 
>> sacrificing the convenience of a dry food.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 5:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Counting The Costs
>>
>>
>>> Mark, glad you brought up the size of your dog. And, of course, the dog 
>>> food is a huge factor. If you use some of the other dog foods that are 
>>> commonly used by those of us who feel our dogs are good with that, and 
>>> sometimes all of the dogs aren't, you are spending about twice as much 
>>> or more. I'm feeding three dogs, but we still go through a bag of food 
>>> in about a month. So, as Mark says, there is a variation. Heartworm and 
>>> flea preventive are the most expensive part I think, and you usually get 
>>> them in three to six month packages. Well, don't know about the spray.
>>> CL
>>>
>>> On Sep 17, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>>
>>>> Perhaps I am insane, however, my dog costs around $150+ a month. 
>>>> However, I do feed my dog an organic dog food that runs around $85 a 
>>>> bag. He eats a bag every 5 weeks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am feeding him origin regional red.
>>>>
>>>> I give him hart guard for heartworm once a month,
>>>>
>>>> Use a topical flea and tick control spray called buddy spray
>>>>
>>>> I take him to a do it yourself grooming place once a month cost only 
>>>> $15!
>>>>
>>>> For training treats and whatnot I feed him organic dried venison strips
>>>>
>>>> He shreds toys, so I end up getting a new one every month or so.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So, you can see how the price can add up quickly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> BTW I have an 80lb shepherd.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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