Introduce Yourself!

[Marco]

Hello, and welcome!!  Don't be shy and no need for anything fancy.  Just tell us who you are, and what brings you here.  We are happy to have you share with us!

[Kim]

Hello my name is Kim and I have a boerboel that is 19 wks old. His name is Zareb. I call him Zar . I came across this sight when I was googling information about some issues I am  having with Zar and I decided to join. This is my first boerboel and I have  several questions. I am hoping to learn from other people who have had their boerboels longer .

 

[Lisa Tiro]

Hi Kim and welcome!

They are very helpful on this site. And, Marco posts links to sites that can answer your questions if no one else can.

~Lisa

[Kim]

Thank you. I'm having trouble with Zar's ears "flopping". I taped them like the breeder suggested and  it has been a couple of weeks and he still isn't holding them up like he did when I first brought him home.

[Dennis Cal]

Hello everyone  yes my puppy is from copperhead out of Maranati Munyati and Midwest Phipher.  Both parents are huge they are some of the most beautiful boerboels I've ever seen.  Apollo is now 19 weeks old and he grows bigger everyday.  He is amazing.

[Lee May]

Hi Kim and Dennis Welcome. @ Kim not sure what you mean about floppy ears, are they longer than usual? Is that what you mean? Ok have a good one. Peace Lee

[rob hewitson]

My name is robin hewitson i live in port elisabeth south africa And im in love with an eighteen month old boerboel I thought my bloodhound was the ultimate dog till my daughter brought us a bb to look after Zahrah has captured all our hearts with her wonderful nature Learning about her and exercising her has been a great adventure I joined this site hoping to learn about feeding raw cause i feel guilty every time i watch her gobble down a bowl of sawdust pretending its a recent kill ..and allergies She has a mystery allergy that someone has to know something about This site looks interesting Rob

[Lee May]

Hey Rob Welcome. Enjoy the site there are a lot of good people here and great info. Peace Lee

[Lisa Tiro]

Hi Robin.

We'll all have that BB fever here. I feel as you do, guilty that I feed my dog this crap, although it is premium $50 a bag and he just refuses to eat it. I can't say I really blame him. Anyway, I bought a book and there is lots of info on here about feeding raw and I think I am going to take the plunge. My dog is begging me for it! It will be a lot more work but I think he is definitely worth it! Enjoy the site and welcome!

~Lisa

[rob hewitson]

 

Hi lisa

how do you plan to get started

  im keen to get back  to raw after two bags of hills zd have made no difference to the allergy

I was told chicken necks were a good place to start and for a month zahrah happily gobbled down a kg at a sitting in a minute flat

But her allergy got worse

So i started worrying about battery chickens and went back to the vet

Back to saw dust

Id love to find a raw solution

whats your plan

Rob

 

[Lisa Tiro]

Maybe it's chicken that he's allergic to? Maybe you didn't give it long enough? Idk, but I'm going to start him on a half chicken first. I am reading up on it and Marco gave me a good link to start as well. You'll find it under Boerboel Diet here. He hasn't been eating anything. I don't know how he's surviving honestly. I started giving him table scraps mixed in with the kibble. He'll eat the meat scraps and spit out the kibble. I'm worried that he's not getting the proper nutrients so I am reading how to supplement etc. I gave him 3 scrambled eggs and a sausage with one cup of his kibble, his vit C, joint supplement and salmon oil this morning and he ate almost all of it leaving about 20 pieces of kibble which is the most he's eaten in days. He doesn't really get many treats either. I'll let you know how he does.

~Lisa

[Jay Cohen]

Lisa, you should move this conversation to the diet section or Marco will be after you, that's the same thing we did remember?

[Lisa Tiro]

haha...thanks Jay!