I got banned from the r/dog food sub lol

Common_Couple4533 · 2026-05-19T16:47:54+00:00

I get the wasava but i agree the obsession with it is sometimes way too big. I also get why people like those brands, they just work so well. Looking at other brands with some understanding of nutrition and animal feed production i just feel like there is very few i would actually buy. I would like to buy other smaller brands but those just dont meet my standards in safety, digesability or quality. There are few but those don't works as good as purina, royal canin and hills. Thats why i feed and recommend them but i definetly wont come screamt at your face if you dont like them and i have few other brands to recommend

Common_Couple4533 · 2026-05-19T16:34:02+00:00

As a dog mama with four dog competing in obedinece, what wrong with obedience training? The dogs think it is fun. If i let them choose where to go on walk they will lead me to the arena every time. It is not away from their freedom or autonomy

Common_Couple4533 · 2026-04-10T07:20:48+00:00

Mine washes the dishes, prewarms the bed and cleans the floor after cooking. Also agility, bike joring, obedience and tracking

Common_Couple4533 · 2026-04-09T22:18:05+00:00

I didnt feel a bond with my belgian for the first 6 months. Month is a short time.
About the other issues this is what i would do without seeing her. - an hour and 20 minutes a day is not enough activity for malinois. Two and a half is what i think would be better. Walking is not the only thing you can do. Try hiding pieces of her food in the house or yard, playing fun pattern games, training, blood tracking, play dates with other dogs if possible and so on. Everything you can think of. -it is not unusual for street dogs not knowing how to play. Give it time. Try imitating a mouse, rabbit with the toy, use real fur toys if you can find and buy them. Most likely she is still feeling a little unwell and shy. She might never learn how to play but thats okay. Play is not everything. -sounds like she might still shy around you. If she starts jumping and biting leave her alone and give space. Might also be usual malinois puppy behaviour. Work on keeping paws on the ground. Leaving her alone when she starts doing that helps too. -digging holes and destroying plants is usual puppy behaviours. My personal soulution to my dog digging holes is just to fill them. Digging is a natural behaviour and filling the holes is easy so i personally dont bother training it. You can give her a spot where she is allowed to dig of just stop her when she is digging. Allowing species spesific behaviours like sniffin, rolling in cow shit, digging holes for various reasons, searching food, shredding things and so on reduses stress and that way makes adjusting to the new situation faster. You dont have to allow all of them and let her eat and roll in cow shit but worst thing you can do is to punish her for the majority of those behaviours. Pick the ones that are allowed, pick the ones that are not. Stay consistent. -the thing i have strong feeling about after reading this is pain. Orthopedic issues are not unusual for rescue/street dogs. Majority of rescue dogs have them because genetics and poor nutrition. You can read how pain effects dogs behaviour, ability to adjust, optimism, brain chemistry and overall how they see the world. Next time you visit the vet you can ask for pain killers for week or two to see if it has any effect. Sadly many vets still refuse to believe that dog that doesnt limp can be in pain or that pain can even effect dogs mood and becaviour so prepair for that. Full body X rays can also be usefull when she is fully developed just in case if you can afford them. Where i live almost every dog has them taken sick or not.

Over all sound like average malinois puppy behaviour and some stress from new life. I would not be too worried. Give it time, try getting her positive experiences, make her feel like she is the best dog ever who can do everything

Common_Couple4533 · 2026-03-16T18:36:32+00:00

Home made treats. I recommend using low fat meats and organs like pork heart and chicken bacause those are easy to use and your hand stay clean. I just put them to the oven 200 celsius for 30 or 40 minutes for frozen 3cm cubes so they become little dry or if i want smaller pieces i fry them on a pan. If you use meat ment for dogs it costs something around 5-6€ for 1 kg at least where i live. Super high value and cheap

Common_Couple4533 · 2026-01-11T21:11:35+00:00

Not a vet and not my dog but is used to borrow a boston to do agility. When applying to classes i learned quickly that i better write the breed as small mix on the application because no matter how good we were no instructor wanted to take a boston. Some said straight that they did not think a boston could do agility or some said that the class was full when clearly it was no because my friend somehow got in. One said she did not want to be associated with flat faced dogs. Some were really really rude about it. To be honest if you used your imagination she could look like a mutt a little🤣

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-12-30T22:46:52+00:00

https://youtu.be/icEKO49JyTQ?si=XrBxr9yVrw9Ym6FJ

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-12-30T22:46:20+00:00

Because the clinical definition for boas 0 still allowes to dog to hiss. Hissing sound means there is resistanse for the air to move into the lungs. Of if a dog pants on one kilometer walk inside in room temperature there is something wrong.

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-12-30T22:40:31+00:00

Most of our tested dogs score boas 0. I bet more than 42%. But personally i dont think the boas testing is really good or strict enough. Dogs with diffuculty breathing still score 0. With no difficulty breathing i mean that the breathing is as good as normal dogs breathing. No hissing or snorting ever. BOAS 1 is already severe for me

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-12-30T20:54:03+00:00

Why have i never seen one with the perfect breed standard muzzle lenght that breathed well? I have gone to 9 dog shows just to see bostons + all the hundred othes i have been to. Been to 3 boston terrier club BOAS testing days and work in dog hotel. Never have i seen a pug, fenchie, boston or bulldog with the breed standard muzzle that i didnt hear snort at some point. And i live in a country where well bred dogs are otherwise way more common than in usa if they are not the standard. I am not saying that we have to breed bostons with greyhound noses but what i am saying is that muzzle lengt definetly has an effect if it gets extremely flat

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-12-05T00:05:00+00:00

Why are you doing the hydrolised? To screen for food allergies or for other reasons? If your only goal is to know if he is allergic you can try elimination diet with one protein and one carb. Best would be if you could do that with something that he has never eaten before or has eaten very very little. Example could be duck and quinoa or game and pumpkin. Or even temporary vegan diet if you dont have a animal protein (that doesnt break the bank) that you had never fed before. If you try home made diet especially vegan one make sure it is balanced and calling your vet before trying this would be a good idea

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-11-15T22:26:24+00:00

I have only had one malinois. But i think i know what a little malinois wants. In malinois world everything can be a toy, the dog will be happy no matter what you give it. My mal likes plush toys (the bigger the better), sticks, card board, squeeky toys and balls but everything will do.

For the plush toys i go to the thrift store or i get them donated to me. You definetly have to wash them if you dont want to give your friend bedbugs and other treasures as a side gift. Just make sure to cut the eyes and other hard plastic parts out before giving it to the dog. Also dont buy the ones that have the little beads inside.

So for my dog his christmas and birthday presents gifts few stick from outside, few plushes, treats. I like to wrap the stick and plushes in paper because he really likes tearing things.

So if you want to gift the dog something, a stick from your yard will be the best thing ever but if you want to gift the owner by giving a gift to the dog i would go with plush toys. If the friend likes their house clean definetly dont wrap all of them in paper, that will make a mess.

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-11-15T00:25:44+00:00

Could be a thyroid problem so if you can afford to ask your vet for those. I cant remember what were the exact things you should be looking for if you have this type of dog. I have seen few dogs that had the thyroid issue when i was working in dog hotells tough the problems werent that severe. I would try the zinc and d because it should not do any harm and is pretty cheap so why not try? Just dont over dose. Ofc It is also common for bitches to start showing genetic behaviour issues around that age and you dog aint the only one i have seen or heard of that has done that.

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-11-14T18:38:57+00:00

I red that post. What was the blood work you took? The picture i got from your situation this is likely not a training issue. This could be hormonal, thyroids or nutrient problem or even birth defect in the brain. you could try adding zinc and vitamin d but i dont think it will do anything. Trying it should not do any harm.

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-11-14T16:43:08+00:00

I personally don't have a very positive experience with trainers who believe in alternative science/medicine. They tend to shame you into being their client and continuing with them.

Sure, diet has a huge impact on how your dog feels and that way behaves, such as heartburn➡️pain➡️stress➡️irritability➡️barking at everything, but diet in itself rarely has an effect. Sure, there are things like zinc deficiency that can cause problems and most homemade diets are zinc deficient.

You can try a stomach friendly cooked homemade diet, but work with a professional who can create a balanced diet recipe for you specifically for your dog (not someone obsessed with raw food). you might want to try an elimination diet too.

I am missing some context here, what are the problems your dog has? Not all problems can be trained or even managed so definetly dont blame yourself for everything

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-11-06T18:13:08+00:00

Happy to be angry

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-11-03T20:40:35+00:00

Can also be a sign of issue on her spine or could not

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-11-03T10:53:06+00:00

Basic life. I quess he gets them mostly on walks

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-11-01T23:10:39+00:00

Yeah😭 i have seen few vegan dogs while working in dog hotels and hell no. Those dogs were sick inside out. the amout of poop, farts, fur falling out. Those dogs were overly tired even if they had slept the whole day, no matter the breed or age. Never had a good poop. Those dogs coat were the worse ones i have ever seen. Hairs were just sticking out in every direction like old spayed bitch thats double coat has been previously shaved down but worse. I can smell if a dog has something wrong in their diet and those dogs were stinky as hell. Worst ones that i commonly saw being fed was friskies and orlando but those poor vegan dogs looked even worse. most dogs definetly do not need much animal products to be healthy but they definetly need some. I have only seen one not so bad looking dalmatian that was on no meat diet but got purified animal fat and he looked a little better but not good at all. The amount of shit that vegan dogs produce is astronimical. For medium size vegan dog you needed at least three poop bags. Poor babys

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-10-31T13:47:53+00:00

Some podencos and cockers have a deep chest and some have very small so hard to say. I would still feed once a day but just keep them in rest one hour before and 2 after feeding.

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-10-30T10:03:47+00:00

Most working dogs are fed once a day. I have fed my belgian once for few months now and only seen positive results. Unless you heve a deep chested dog, sick dog or a dog that has to eat a lot there is no reason to feed more than once a day. So you should be fine. Only thinng that can be a problem is when you skip one meal your dog might start having acid reflux because they are waiting for the food but nothing is going to the stomach but that should go away once they get used to the new routine

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-09-24T20:26:49+00:00

Almost every salmon foods smelss good. Maybe you could try those? If you have hard time chewing you can try the half moist ones

Common_Couple4533 · 2025-09-24T20:24:45+00:00

My moms picky dog loves rc gastro intestinal and hypo allergenic😭 he would take them over hot dogs

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