Blackwatch Feed Program For Small/Medium Breed Puppies

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ALthough people generally think of me as the Great Dane Lady, I also have Pugs and a Sheltie. I feed my small and medium sized dogs the same diet as my giant breeds, except the amount is significantly less!! Here is a program you can feed your little guys and gals - puppy or adult.

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THE TOY BREEDS SPECIAL NEEDS

Toy breeds are like hummingbirds in the way in which they burn energy. Unlike the big dogs that should not be feed a high protein/high fat, calorie dense diet, most Toy breeds burn up energy very quickly. In order to keep their blood glucose regulated properly, they need a calorie dense diet, and they generally need to have food available all the time - if they are prone to a drop in blood glucose levels.

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The Blackwatch Feed Program for toy breeds comes in a supplement kit called My Tiny Pet Kit#24 you can purchase and use along with a very high quality diet.

 

This program is a comprehensive and consists of 4 major components and this is it in summary form. Detailed info to follow below. My Tiny Pet Kit#24

1. Dog Food - Natural/Holistic Super Premium - kibble and canned - this is not contained in the My Tiny Pet Kit #24 but I will make recommendations for better foods below.

2.Filling N The Wholes - a combination whole food vitamin/mineral - probiotic, digestive enzyme product to support heart, joints, immune and digestive function

3. Dietary enzymes - which are missing in all commercial foods - and need to be added back to the diet - anti-aging - antioxidants - chewable pet treat

4. Oxy-E-100 Drops to help keep proper pH in the gut - drops in water or food. Plus this has topical uses as well. Instruction sheet comes with it.

OPTIONAL: Joint support supplement - Level 5000

Variety OPTIONS- canned meats - raw options - fruits and vegetable

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DOG FOOD - Precise or Precise Plus Dog Food

If you can't find Precise Small Breed Adult Kibble, then here are options for other kibbles, raw diets and no grain formulas. List of Better Foods

Optional Joint Support: If your little dog needs additional joint support the best I have every tested is called Level 5000. Comes in 8 oz for small dogs or 32 oz.

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For Variety - Meats - Fruits - Vegetables

MEATS: I use Precise canned dog foods for variety (beef, chicken, liver, lamb, duck, fish, puppy).I mix a couple of tablespoons of canned meat with tepid temperature water and make a gravy.

Do NOT use grocery store brands they are full of preservatives and 4D meats (dead, diseased dying and disabled) and they give the dogs stinky gas and are full of unhealthy fillers. NO homemade concoctions of meat/rice combinations that you make up at home, they are very unbalanced in their calcium and phosphorus levels and can cause growth problems.

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FRUITS &VEGETABLES:

I think it is important to incorporate some real foods into you dogs diet on a daily basis. Not only is this done for nutritional purposes, but because the dog gets bored eating the same thing day in, day out!! This is a list of recommended foods to use in moderation:

yogurt, buttermilk berries melons, apples, banana, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, oranges, squash, sweet potato, green beans, zucchini - minced/diced/raw/cooked - they love frozen berries and melon balls!! Pulverized fresh veggies are best for digestion.

NO raw onions, grapes or raisins, macadamia nuts.

Linda's Very Veggie Soup - 2 large cans of chicken or beef broth - (low sodium for heart or elderly dogs- or homemade). Add LOTS of veggies - carrots, green beans, wax beans, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and couple cloves of garlic. The idea is to use this as the filler so you want it to be hearty and filling.

A Safe Balanced Raw Meat & Fruit/Veggie

If you want to introduce some raw meat, fruits and veggies to your dogs diet, the is is the best way to do it because it is balanced in it's calcium and phosphorus ratios and free from pathogenic bacteria and parasites. This is a freeze-dried dehydrated raw turkey or chicken diet, all you have to do is reconstitute with filtered water, let sit a few minutes and serve. Do not get lazy and simply sprinkle this on the top of their food, make sure you use it reconstituted with water first -so it does not draw all the water out of the dog's gut, causing the dog to want to drink water in excess. The food dehydration process takes place so the ingredient are still considered raw yet done at a temperature to kill any pathogenic bacteria. Enzymatic activity in dehydrated foods is simply suspended until the food is rehydrated with liquid.

The Honest Kitchen dehydrated raw dog food is available in 4 formulas and ifyou do not want to feed a kibble these are stand alone diets, great for small dogs too. I recommend the Embark or Thrive for small breed puppies and adults. They do better on higher protein foods.

FORCE (21% protein - 14% fat) - Chicken, Flaxseed, Potatoes, Celery, Cabbage, Sweet Potatoes, Zucchini, Green Beans, Apples, Honey, Alfalfa, Kelp,Yogurt, Bananas, Papayas, Basil and Rosemary.

EMBARK 29% protein - 16% fat - Turkey, Flaxseed, Potatoes, Celery, Spinach, Carrots, Coconut, Apples, Kelp, Eggs, Sesame Seeds, Bananas, Cranberries, Rosemary.

THRIVE - 26% protein -18% fat - no grain/low gluten
USDA Organic Chicken, Quinoa, Sweet Potatoes, Spinach, Parsley, Kelp, Rosemary, Vitamins and Minerals -4 lb box = 17 lbs wet food also available in 10 lb box.

4 oz.bags dehydrated food + water = 1 lbs fresh food
4 lbs box dehydrated food + water = 17 lbs fresh food
10 lb box dehydrated food + water - 42 lbs fresh food

• Do not microwave, soak or use hot or very warm water on your kibble. It will destroy the integrity of the friendly yogurt type cultures and the fragile vitamins/minerals and amino acids on the food.
  
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• Always introduce your supplements at least 2-3 days apart and start with half doses so you do not make them have a sick tummy.
• The dietary enzymes (Nzymes) chewable pet treats says to double dose the first two weeks. DON'T
  double dose it causes the dogs to detox to fast and get loose stool and nausea.

WATER ON FOODS

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DRINKING WATER


Commercial foods need to be fed with moisture so dogs don't over consume water after a meal, and so the kibble does not pull moisture from the dogs system in order to break down properly. Use "tepid" temperature water never hot or warm and never soak your food as it breaks down and destroys nutrients. Mix up and feed immediately. Adjust accordingly for puppies. If they have loose stools, you may be using too much meat or water than necessary. Adjust that before you panic and think they are sick.
It is very important to NEVER withhold water from your dog. This can lead to over consumption and bladder infections. Use common sense, do not let them drink excessively after exercise or dinner. Like a horse, let them cool down and then drink. I have found if I have water available in several places, they never overdo it since they know it is available to them when they need it. That way they drink less amounts of water, but more frequently.

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Section C - Support Information - Required Reading

Read this: Does My Vet Understand Nutrition?

Vaccines

There are several articles and photos of vaccine reactions at this website. You need to know how to prevent vaccine reactions, because vaccine reactions in some breeds will kill your dog in a slow agonizing death known as Immune Mediated Response, which is always misdiagnosed as HOD. So, here is info:

Prevention of Vaccine Reactions

The AAHA recommended schedule for vaccination

Dr. Jean Dodd's Vaccine Protocols

Vaccine Reaction Photographs

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Fleas - Heartworm

People ask me what I use for these problems. I use Interceptor as a heartworm preventative and for flea and tick problems I use a topical product- either Frontline Plus or Advantage, Advantix or Frontline products. I do rotate a different one each year. Because these are not systemic products, I feel a bit better about using them and because the dogs/cats and my self are also on Nzymes, which detoxifies the body, I am comfortable with using these products.

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-VCPL/