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I used to have a problem with my mini schnauzer constantly licking at his paws, especially at night time. At the time I was feeding him Hills, I changed him to Burns hypo-allergenic food and he’s so much better now
My two, Rocky and Alf had there photos taken there with great results, there’s a facebook page if anyone else is interested in having their dog’s photo taken
It’s around 10 mins from Blanch Shopping Centre but I was driving around lost for quite a while before I could find it so maybe you should print the route from AA routplanner or similar before you go..
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= … =1&theaterThat’s great news!! Glad to hear Lucy has settled in so well with you..it was lovely meeting Gizmo and family on the home visit!!
I used to work as a groomer in a vets on the Malahide Road at the Artane Roundabout..Agressive/nervous animals were regularly sent to sleep for a groom. It was then owned by Pat Keating but it has changed hands now and is owned by Amy Lara so I’m not sure if they still do it. You could ring either Pat Keating in Raheny or Amy Lara to check if it’s not too far from you.
So glad to hear that Issey has settled in so quickly with you, I hope you have many, many happy years with her!
Yvonne and Alfiehi there, I have a 3 year old mini schnauzer, we walk in Fr. Collins Park in Clongriffin, there’s some quiet areas nearby where you can let dogs off the lead. I’d be more than happy to meet up there if it’s not too far for you.
Have you heard of Burns? I had my dog-mini schnauzer, on Hills but I was in the vets every 2/3 months with him because he had stomach upsets, I tried Orijen next as it got a great review on dogfoodanalysis.com, he LOVES it but again, I had him at the vets 2 days ago with an upset stomach.(although I’m keeping my boxer on it as he’s doing really well on it) He’s on the id canned food at the moment but when he comes off it I’m going to try Burns, it also gets a fairly good review on the site..
My friend has her springer on it for years and he does well on it.I did a home visit for a lovely lady who was mad about him! Hope she’s getting him because he’ll be going to a super home if she is
sassy chick, I checked that for you, it’s a 2 star food. It’s so difficult trying to decide what’s best to feed our furry friends!
I was disgusted when I read the information on the site. My vet recommended Hill’s Dental diet and it only gets one star! I might as wll have been feeding my dogs bakers or any other brand you can buy cheaply in the supermarket. I couldn’t believe that they use chemical preservatives (BHA and BHT) banned in human foods for being carcinogenic!!!!
I immediately researched the 6 star brands and the only one I could find available in Ireland was Orijen (zooplus and Mollys.ie) It actually costs less than Hills!
I e-mailed Orijen asking advice on which type would be best for my boxer and mini-schnauzer and received a prompt reply.
I originally saw the link to the site on boxerworld.com. It seems that boxerworld/dogfoodanalysis.com are independent sites and do not endorse any one brand of dogfood.
The ratings given and comments made about the foods assessed on this site and ingredients listed are the opinion of the Editors, who are a small team of volunteers each with a long standing interest in dog nutrition
More info from the site:
How do we assess the foods?
Choosing a good dry pet food isn’t that easy. If you’ve ever read the ingredient label on a pet food, you’ll notice that there is one crucial bit of information missing: how much of each ingredient is in the food. That really is crucial information. As we’ve already noted, most dry pet foods are based on grains or other plant material. But the animals we’re feeding them to are carnivores and should be eating a diet that is mainly made up of meat…
You’ll see the crude fat and crude protein content of the food listed on the labelling, but that alone does not tell us very much. Grains contain protein too – but it’s far less bioavailable protein for a carnivore that lacks the digestive enzymes needed to digest plants. Protein derived from meat represents a far higher quality and species-appropriate diet for a carnivore than plant proteins ever can be. What’s the point of a protein if it cannot be properly digested?
Fortunately, it is possible to make an educated guess as to the quality of a pet food. Until or unless the percentages of the ingredients are required to be shown on the ingredient lists or manufacturers disclose that information voluntarily, it can only ever be an educated guess or assessment, based on the knowledge that we do have. But that is far better than relying on the advertising hype.
I too am going to raise this issue with my vet.
Mollys.ie have a shop on 71 York Road, Dun Laoghaire but the sampls are around €5 for 400 grams. They might post some to you though. You can look it up on Mollys.ie
