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05-07-2009, 05:03 PM
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My girl in on Orijen - Six Fresh Fish. She also gets mixed in her food 1 can of sardines a week, a couple scoops of yogurt every other day and an egg on Sunday mornings. She also gets small cheese cubes, bananas, apples, oranges, and other fruits/vegs for treats. Oh, and the occasional bull stix, but only out in the backyard.
 I have been meaning to pick up some quality salmon oil and also some flax seed to add to her diet as well. Any suggestions on what is best to get?  P.S. I hope we aren't derailing your thread Catherine..  
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05-07-2009, 05:21 PM
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I buy the organic golden ground flax seed from Costco... for $9.99. Large container and awesome price. I buy it for myself for my yogurt, but always share it with the pups. Not too sure where to get the salmon oil, but I would think Costco would have it there too.
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05-07-2009, 06:03 PM
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Our dogs eat Acana & Orijen (which are sister foods), along with 2 cans of wet food each per week, they eat 3 and 2 eggs each throughout the week, plus they carrots, apples, cherry tomatoes, etc. They also get bully sticks, and other chew treats as well.
We go through two of the large bags of each Acana and Orijen per month. They cost $85 and ~$100 each. Sometimes the bags go a little fruther then other months, but when you average it out, its about 2 large bags a month. Puppy is still available as of today. I am really hoping she goes to a good home. She is in Lloydminister right now, but the woman who owns her is willing to drive her into Calgary for a meet and greet.
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05-07-2009, 06:10 PM
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05-07-2009, 06:54 PM
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Oi... Please don't get into dog ownership costs
 Is it not better to treat them like the tanks? I prefer not thinking about how much our pets cost us - they just do - let's not try putting numbers to it  Kinda like kids - ya can't put your budget together around them, because as soon as you've done that; she goes and grows out of all her clothes overnight and mom's gotta go buy her a new wardrobe thats 3 sizes bigger before school in the morning... Although reserve slush funds are definitely handy for pets & kids... Pepper (at 14 months old) had a Fibrocartilogenous embolism back in feb - basically became a quadriplegic in a matter of 20 minutes after a minor sprain in her paw. She's mostly recovered now (still has a bit of a limp) but that was a ridiculously expensive vet bill... Yeah I'm a dummy, we're finding an insurance plan for the dogs now
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05-07-2009, 07:48 PM
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Unfortunately its reality for me. I'm a contracted employee and I need to forecast up to 6 months ahead of time with my job. Normally though, we just figure out what we expect the dogs to cost us in a given month then roll with it. Sometimes (read frequently) we go over, but its all good.
I just think it would be such a shame to adopt a pet, any pet, who deserves a rich, long, and loving life, yet only be able to provide them the bare minimums like food, shelter, and a walk around the same areas. The puppy, whose name is Reese, is so adorable though. Look at that cute little face! I just want to take her out to play, then go home and snuggle with her. This is probably why my dogs are both huge sucks.
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05-07-2009, 07:56 PM
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Timing for vet bills is never good. They will rupture an ACL the day the car broke down and needs several hundred bucks worth of repairs...
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