Hello, I am new to this community and I also have a blog: Purebred German Shepherd

I also have a German Shepherd who is almost 2 years old and her name is Ava. She is a Purebred but I am wanting to adopt my next one.

Many of you have gorgeous GSDs.

Why now show them off at Shepherd Talk in our forum LIFE THROUGH THE LENSE: http://shepherdtalk.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=38??

Feel free to browse everyone else's GSDs too.

CLICK HERE to register at Shepherd Talk.

I just wanted to inform you of a brand new online posting community for German Shepherd owners, Shepherd Talk: http://www.shepherdtalk.net/forum

I've been a long-time GSD owner and as long as there are GSDs in the world, I'll own one. *grins*

Shepherd Talk was launched almost 2 months ago so it has a long way to go in terms of being a very active community and stuff. However, I hope you'll will consider joining to help her make that a reality. Secure YOUR username @ Shepherd Talk now!

I look forward to seeing you as a Shepherd Talk member and hope to learn more about you and your GSD(s) by posting an introduction in the forum's MEET, SNIFF, AND GREET.

-Elizabeth

Hi everyone

 

Just joined this community. I got a new puppy who is half shepherd half rotti. I think she will look more shepherd. At the moment she is keeping me awake with her crying. She is not liking her kennel at all. I was just wondering if anyone has some tips they could pass along that would help her get used to it. 

Thanks
Amanda

My girl has struvite crystals. She had an infection as well, the infection has been cleared up but her urinary Ph is 8 (should be between 6 and 7) and this is what is causing the crystals, which in turn will cause another infection . . . blah.

The vet wants me to put her on a prescription diet for the rest of her life. Not going to happen. I have spent a lot of time researching different foods and there is no way in hell I an switching a food whose top five ingredients are fresh chicken meat, chicken meal, salmon meal, turkey meal, pea startch, green split peas, whole eggs, flaxseed . . . ok that was more than five, for the prescription food that has rice, corn, chicken fat, chicken meal, natural flavour, died egg powder, corn gluten meal and then a bunch of stuff that makes no sense to me. The vet insists this is good food, I insist that anything that contains corn as a top five ingredient is bad (but that is not really the point of the post).

So the vet says there is nothing else I can do, no supplements . . . just the prescription diet.

I did some research and I found that there are SEVERAL supplements that can be prescribed to help acidify the urine. I also found that this problem is in part because of kibble, the enzymes are stripped from the food and a raw food diet tends to make the urine acidic.

So I have questions, the questions are completely separate from each other, so even if you only answer one I greatly appreciate your input.

Has your dog had struvite crystals, if so, how did you treat it (preferably that didn't involve the prescription diets)?

Do you feed your dog a raw food diet? Please flood me with information!!! Did you switch from kibble? Is it more expensive than kibble (I would be looking at buying the meats and veggies, not buying premade raw food from the store)? How do you make the switch? If your dog had struvite crystals and you are now on a raw diet, did the cyrstals dissolve?

Please help :D My Tessa bear appreciates it.

Sunday was the fourth anniversary of my dear, sweet Mercy's passing.  She still seems so fresh in my mind and heart.  Even though I have been raising two beautiful GSD/border collie pups for the past two years, it still hurts every time I think of my girl, my Mercy.



Following is a series of journal entry I made leading up to my baby's death.  In the beginning, my sweet Mercy had what our vet believed to be a tooth infection that had spread to the bone around the tooth.  On June 1, I was notified that she had terminal bone cancer.  On June 8, 2004, Mercy was put down.

This is a lengthy entry, mostly to serve as my own reflection and remembrance.  But I figured if anyone would understand my lasting pain and feeling of loss, it would be the members of this community.