eaagle
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| 06/30/2008 9:27 PM |
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Hi all,
My wife and I are owned by a 2 1/2 year old female Rat Terrier named Maggie. We got her from the Ft. Worth TX humane society as a puppy so we do not know much about her heritage. Though there have been times when my wife and I have wanted to pull our hair out of our heads, Maggie is by far the greatest dog that has ever owned me.
I came here looking for solutions to an excessive itching and licking problem. I found some good tips, so many many thanks for that. I don't know if I will be a regular here as my job and home life leave little time for anything else, but I look forward reading about all of your experiences with these great dogs.
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ivy
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 06/30/2008 9:32 PM |
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Welcome to the site I just joined a few weeks ago but love it. The people here are great!!!!! |
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winnihoohoo
Bratty Ratty
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| 06/30/2008 9:33 PM |
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| Welcome. Visit when you can. I live in Central Florida, but my 19 yr old daughter is visiting my relatives in Forney, Texas right now. Her plane leaves tomorrow night from DFW to come home, after being there a week. |
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eaagle
Newbie
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| 06/30/2008 9:38 PM |
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| It's a small world winnihoohoo! I work at DFW and live close enough to it to hear the planes land and take off. |
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Lucy's Mommy
Terrier Terror
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| 06/30/2008 9:39 PM |
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| Welcome. Beware of this site -- it can be very addictive. |
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winnihoohoo
Bratty Ratty
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| 06/30/2008 9:42 PM |
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Her plane is leaving around 8pm, and has a layover in Miami, and will not be back to MCO til 12:05 am!
Posted By eaagle on 06/30/2008 9:38 PM
It's a small world winnihoohoo! I work at DFW and live close enough to it to hear the planes land and take off.
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lynnygal
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 06/30/2008 9:47 PM |
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Welcome to our group! You are so right, there is a ton of great info on here. Hope you get the itching and licking issues taken care of.....
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dogparkdawn
Ratastic
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| 06/30/2008 9:49 PM |
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Itching and excessive licking. Either dry skin or allergies? Make sure to give supplements of fish oils if not provided by food. What kind of food are you giving? SO MANY dog foods out there are are made from really bad stuff. Take some time to investigate.
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Build a little Bird House in Your Soul.
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tford6
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 06/30/2008 9:51 PM |
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| Welcome to the site. |
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Terri- mom to Abby Bella and Chloe the girls
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eaagle
Newbie
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| 06/30/2008 9:54 PM |
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| She has been on Purina Beneful "Healthy Radiance" for some time. I am getting the impression that this could possibly be a source of her problem. We are going to try some of the suggested foods and hope for good results. It kills me to see her like this. She is still her crazy, joyful self, but you can tell she is fighting it. |
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lynnygal
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 06/30/2008 9:58 PM |
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Yes, food surely can be the cause of this.....hope you find something that will work better for her!
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dtls224
Terrier Terror
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| 06/30/2008 9:58 PM |
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| Welcome......... |
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tina224...live...laugh...love...and bark at the moon
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." ~Unknown |
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melo
Ratastic
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| 06/30/2008 10:42 PM |
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| Hi there--I give my girl Dog Oil in her food--Actually I think it is fish oil with omegas. It is supposed to keep the coat nice---- |
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Nora's mommie --
www.melodybreyer-grell.com
Selling CD's with 50 percent going to Ratbones!! Check it out! |
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tiggarat
Bratty Ratty
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| 07/01/2008 2:46 AM |
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Welcome!  Yeah, she probably has grain allergies...beneful's first ingredient is corn, which is the most common grain that ratties are allergic too. There are many great grain-free foods...switching foods should help her. |
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Lisabeth
furbabies: Lucy and Molly (1 1/2 yr old decker ratties), and Rosie (3 yr old dobie)
Buddy - gone but never forgotten.
"I don't think he has any idea he's a dog, really. Of course, he thinks he has a rather odd figure for a man" - Dodie Smith |
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buttonbutt
Newbie
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| 07/01/2008 9:29 AM |
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A big Texas-size WELCOME to ya! We live down in Temple near Austin. That's a handsome brindle you'vve got there! Look forward to getting to know you and your pup. We're pic addicts around here, so we would love to see more pics of your baby! My two girls, Button and Zipper there are 2 and 4 years old. You'll love this site. Lots of great people and great advice on raising ratties. |
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RatsRule!
Ratastic
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| 07/01/2008 9:36 AM |
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| If you have time to read up on feeding better food - may I suggest 'Pet Food Nation'. It really changed my views on commercial pet food even though I was already feeding grain free food to mine. Good luck to you- that's a beautiful girl you have there. |
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danbenau
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 07/01/2008 12:05 PM |
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| Welcome, welcome, welcome. Good folk here. |
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His name is Hendryx! He's a rat terrier! OK! |
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Dinks Mom
Terrier Terror
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| 07/01/2008 1:34 PM |
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WELCOME!! POST LOTS OF PICTURES PLEASE! |
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~Susy~
http://www.myspace.com/pbrluvr |
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melo
Ratastic
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| 07/03/2008 5:17 PM |
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| Does grain free mean no rice? or just no proccesed grains. My Lamb and rice food, is Solid Gold Brand---The store suggested it. |
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Nora's mommie --
www.melodybreyer-grell.com
Selling CD's with 50 percent going to Ratbones!! Check it out! |
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MurphyDog
Ratastic
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| 07/04/2008 3:18 AM |
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Welcome! I also live in the DFW area and work in Irving... I can watch the plans take off and land from my building.
You'll find a lot of support, help and fiendship here, if you can make the time. Visit when you can! Love to see some more pics of the pup! |
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Mitch and Murphy Hancock (the dog)
"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." - John Steinbeck |
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Baileydukedavis
Terrier Terror
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| 07/04/2008 7:40 PM |
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| Welcome I hope your rattie feels better! |
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"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either." - Unknown
Bailey Duke Tazman Davis, Sydney Grace Davis and Chance Tazman Davis. |
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Emg
Terrier Terror
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| 07/04/2008 7:57 PM |
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Hello and welcome to the site!! Can't wait to see pictures of your furkid!
It could be a rash or food allergy. Rat Terriers seem to be prone to grain allergies. Beneful is a lower quality food...it contains corn and wheat, two poorly digested grains that are believed to be the source of many grain allergies. It also had 'by-product meal' which are lower quality sources of protein that is usually made up of feet, beaks, heads, ect. It also has two undetermined animal sources, 'animal digest' and 'animal fat' which can come from ANY animal, such as 4D animals (dead diseased disabled and dying) roadkill, dead zoo animals, and even euthanized cats and dogs. "Menadione sodium bisulfite complex" or Vitamin K3 has been linked to many health issues, such as kidney diseases.
Have a look at dogfoodproject.com . it has a lot of good information on there!
melo...yes, grain free means no rice. |
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kp_in_scott
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 07/04/2008 9:51 PM |
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| Welcome to the Board! |
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Kim, owned by one sweet Rattie mix and one sweet Toy Rattie and a house full of parrots |
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susannasmommy
Ratastic
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| 07/04/2008 9:55 PM |
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Welcome from me, and from a hairless-chested 7 lbs. rattie named Pixie who found my husband wandering the Wal-Mart parking lot alone back in March
I concur that Beneful is probably part of the problem, if not all of it. |
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Tabitha
www.myspace.com/susannasmommy |
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