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Have a great day, everyone!
From Jeanne J:
And check this one out:
Have a great day, everyone!
I once adopted two Basset Hounds – Ziggy and Gushie. Gushie was very laid back, and Ziggy was nervous. Ziggy would devour his dinner as fast as he could, then throw it all up. I tried to slow him down by putting my hand on his back while he was eating. While this did slow him down, it did not stop the regurgitation. My vet said another patient had this problem and switched to Science Diet.
I thought I had been using a top brand, but I gave Science Diet a try and it worked! No more vomiting after dinner.
Time moves on as it does. Ziggy and Gushie passed, and we eventually adopted more dogs.
I started them out on Science Diet, having learned my lesson and was quite happy with it. My Brittany, Castle, is a very high energy dog. I called her my ADD dog. Someone mentioned that ADD children should avoid grain. So I thought I would try that with my dog. I researched dog foods looking for something grain free and high in nutrition. Wow! There is a lot of information available.
Now, I am not going to tell you which food to purchase. You have to make that decision. All dogs have different needs. I look for a food that has a good recall history. I once went to restock only to find my brand had been recalled. I don’t use that brand anymore. Switching brands cold can be hard on a dog’s stomach.
If you do switch food, do it gradually. My opinion is, start with 25% new food mixed with 75% old food. Gradually increase this each day until you are at 100% new food at the end of the week. Some say make the change faster and some will say make the change over a longer period of time. You will know by your dog’s reaction to the new mix if you are moving too fast.
To choose a food, we recommend Dog Food Advisor. Once there, you will find links for wet food also, and other important information. Let me know how it works out for you. I’d love to hear how things are going with your dog!
Dave Jones, our Video Editor, is president of Your Pet Space by day and a professional magician by night. He lives with his wife Joy in Las Cruces, New Mexico, but grew up on a farm with pigs, chickens and cows as well as dogs and cats in Ohio. You can e-mail Dave at dave@yourpetspace.info as well as send him a friend request on Facebook.
New Affiliate Announcement!
We are excited to welcome our latest affiliate, Cesar’s Way. Yes, you can now buy products through our site from Cesar Milan, the famous Dog Whisperer!
In addition, we added text only links, so you can leave your ad-blocker on if you prefer and still get access to great bargains. We are in negotiations with more companies and expect to be adding more each week. In the meantime, you can help us in three ways: 1) Continue to shop through our Recommended Providers, Products and Services Page, 2) let us know where you most like to shop for your pets. 3) Send us your product reviews!
Speaking of Product Reviews…
You will notice we have added a new page showing off our current writing and testing staff. We are always looking for guest bloggers and product testers…so drop us a line at joy@yourpetspace.info to volunteer!
We are very pleased to announce that as of today we are accepting pics for a new costume contest for your pets! Some wonderful prizes are being put together from local sponsors–but even if you are one of our readers from Canada, Germany, India or the UK, you can still win! Here are the contest rules:
1.) You must subscribe to the Your Pet Space newsletter to qualify to enter. To subscribe, look for the yellow tabs on the side of each page, or e-mail us at joy@yourpetspace.info saying you want to be added.
2) Submit a picture of your pet(s) in costume to trekwriter2@gmail.com no later than Nov 2nd at midnight. You may submit separate photos of different pets to be entered more than once!
3.) Send a link to our site once the voting poll goes up to all your friends so they can vote for you.
4.) Winners will be announced on Sunday, November 10th and prizes awarded in the following week!
5.) You are giving us permission by entering the contest to display photos of your pet in costume (and your photo also, if you like) on Your Pet Space for promotional purposes.
Ok, ready, set–costume! Hint: check out the sale link to Halloween costumes for your pet here: Halloween Shop – Scary fun for all costumes, treats, toys, and events at PetSmart.com!
And today is all about…horses. Oh, and one special little visitor.
But Joy’s personal fav this week?
Do you have a fav vid to share with us? Comment with it here or e-mail it to joy@yourpetspace.info
Do you have some links like these to share? Feel free to comment here or place them on our Facebook page!
If you’re like us, you’re appalled at the frequency and number of recalls on pet food in the US. How can anyone keep up with it all? We thought we’d start with a list of helpful links we encourage pet owners to check on a regular basis.
If you live in the United States, we suggest you start with the USFDA website, which contains an up to date list of every recall out there. You can also find a wealth of information at the Humane Society of the US, including Tips To Protect Your Pets From Contaminated Food and Treats, Poisonous Foods to Pets, Poisonous Plants to Pets and Common Household Dangers to Pets.
We weren’t able to find any corresponding links for our readers logging in from India, Canada and the UK, but these might be a good place to start:
Food Safety and Standards Agency of India
Food Standards Agency of the UK
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
We would love to hear from our readers outside the US about any helpful links we can pass along to our readers. Please comment here, or e-mail joy@yourpetspace.info
We are pleased to announce the first three companies to affiliate with us are Petsmart, the ASPCA and Pet Food Direct! We expect to be offering special deals right here on our website for our visitors, and adding even more affiliates over the coming weeks.
Please remember to go through our Recommended Products and Services page to shop at these stores. By doing so, you can trust we have dealt with all of the companies listed there and have had a positive experience. You’ll also be helping to keep Your Pet Space up and running!
Look for product reviews here as we test new vendors and items. As always, we are here to serve every need of you and your pets.
Hello, everyone. My name is Joy Jones, and along with my husband Dave and with the help of some awesome friends, we’re about to make this the very best site for companion animal owners anywhere on the web! If you haven’t already, check out our About Us page to read how we got this crazy idea in the first place. And don’t forget to sign up for our monthly newsletter as well at the tab on the side of each page.
Over the next few weeks we’ll be introducing tons of new features to the site, and some pet experts we know personally will be contributing guest blogs. We’ll also share with you articles on the following:
And MUCH more!
Our Prime Directive is to become your first stop for everything to do with your pet.
Thanks for stopping by and we’ll talk again soon, I’m sure.
Joy