e garden. He would always place himself between her and whomever was approaching, but would never charge. We still miss him. He and our kids grew together. He was a great dog.
Take care.
Armando.
Kent Munn said:My father inlaw had a pitbull/chow when I was in Mexico. She was amazing. She was a beautiful red color, short hair, black around the eyes and tongue, what a dog. She was the nicest dog around... most times, but man, she would just turn on a dime with our other pitbull and they would go at it. It was really heartbreaking. They had to be separated it got so bad. She was rescued from a ranch where the dogs pretty much live wild, catch their own food and scuffle to see who is the alpha. Such a shame because she was a good dog, she was just neglected at first and she had a wild side in her. When we got her, she was almost dead, just skin and bones. She bulked up pretty quickly after a few weeks of tender loving care. She ended up dying of Parvovirus I think, I had already left Mexico by that time. It's sad how a good dog can change according to environment and treatment.
Great to see you here Armando.Armando said:
Hello everyone,I found this site while browsing the boerboel network and decided to join. I'm currently waiting to pick up my first boerboel puppy and am looking forward to enjoying a great time with him. He's from Skyview Kuhn and Spitsvuur Kwashe. My wife and I had a pit/chow mix that left us after 18 years and we decided to wait a year before getting a new companion, we looked at many breeds, including rescues. But the boerboel has all the traits we were looking for. Take care everyone.Armando
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y/fresh proteins, I see no need to supplement. I will give fish oil and vitamin C, but I do not try to "bulk up" my dogs. Who is your breeder? Very sad that you don't trust them. I personally would NEVER give this to any of my dogs, but do your research and make your own informed decision...Here is an article I found online about brewers yeast:
The Side Effects of Brewer's Yeast for Dogs
By Kelly Schaub, eHow Contributor
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Brewer's yeast is a one-celled fungus used by beer brewers to turn grain sugars into alcohol. The form used as medicine is a by-product of brewing; the yeast has been dried and sterilized. The tiny yeast cells are packed with vitamins and minerals that could be beneficial to your dog's health. The B vitamins are touted as good for the dog's skin and coat. Brewer's yeast for dogs is often packaged together with either ginseng or garlic--ginseng for energy and joint health, garlic for flea repellent.
Types
Side effects of brewer's yeast for dogs may include bloating, gas and indigestion.
Considerations
Bloating is a serious health concern for dogs. Bloating and torsion of the stomach or intestines can lead to death in as little as 6 hours.
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he mother Org. so with out using their pedigree none would have it. Secondly EVERY Org. has a provision stated in their bylaws to add at any time they so deem to add new blood or even cross breed if necessary to try to get back the traits they have breeded away from for decades, Dalmations, GSD just off the top of my head. The SABT back in 1997 admitted their was a mistake in ommiting the black BB's for fear of being crossed. with other breeds. Which means they were indeed their and known. The real problem is fear and cheating, but if you research the truth you will find far more brown dogs have been pet shop dogs or worse but still allowed in this breed. Now if ebbasa and BI and Kusa would delete this clause I would have a ounce of respect for them but they don't they are going after a color, like these are show dogs, well they aren't! and on top of that they are not for everyone and I fear the day the AKC really exposes them to the world. FCI as well. No farmer would care what color their dog was as long as they did their Job! simple as that. My black dog comes from a family that Ebbasa and SABT Both celebrated as great breeders, so don't believe all the negative hype. Their is a reason the founding fathers/mothers mentioned black skin, nails etc. The same Org. also realized their mistake back in 1997 and in 2003-4 allowed black dogs in. Why because they realized they were breeding away from what was needed in the BB. Now we can go back and forth about about who saw what and when. The lies and double speak, but only the black color carries the most Beta Defensin needed in our breed so breed away fron that and we will have major problem down the road. For those interested research it your self, as I'm not here to taint your prospective in any way. Those who know me know I have red and fawn BB all pure bred. Leon if you like you can pm me anytime. Also this has been going on way to long $ yrs now and that is crazy. Ok I hope I'am done with this on Top BB. Do how you wish and I will do the same. Peace! and don't forget your training, most important, this breed is not for everyone.…
raw bone it has so much more elasticity and just gets eaten up in the dogs stomach acids. Raw bones will never harm because the dogs stomach acids are to strong. I've lost about 4 boerboels on my 7 years buying this top breed due to ill health after changing to raw feeding my adult male is the longest i've had a boerboel. Only now i feel safe to build on my stock, because im a person that wants to buy only the best and if you cant guarantee that then i'll move on.
Lisa Tiro said:
I agree with you. I will read your Greenopia but I have been researching raw and have joined the yahoo group on it but I just feel like it is way too much work especially if I am leaving someone else in charge if I am out or away. I also worry about choking and sharp bones going through the intestines. I do give her chicken and turkey necks we are eating either and I give big meety raw beef bones too. I also was told that the big beef bones are bad because she could chip a tooth OMG! And that pork is too gassy so I am completely confused! I think I will supplement her diet with as much organ meat and necks and maybe some chicken quarters with the wings cut off for now and see how it goes. Hylton Samuels said:None of my dogs suffered from allergies and skin problems ever again. Do yourself a favour and read the attached documents. NEVER LOOKED BACK!!! Google the word " Greenopia" and see what surveys was done on dogfood brands and which types of dogfood got good test results. Don't care who says what , cause i had it over and over, i stick to BARF feeding and it's not even as expensive as people say. Id rather Raw feed my dogs than sit with all these unhealthy dog problems. Im out
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of Waldor (who unfortunately has passed away but Craig still has some of his sperm).
Been doing some research into the diet thing for the last few days and have now moved all the dogs over onto a rawfeeding diet. Mix of Kangaroo, Buffalo and Beef with chicken necks and raw bones and have gone out and grabbed them some organic yoghurt this morning to add to the mix. Can only give it a crack and see if it works but the humidity up here doesn't help as it allows infections to take hold pretty quick!
Anyway.. nice to have another aussie on the website.. was starting to wonder if I was the only one here :)Saskia Vermeulen said:
Hi Shelly, glad to find another Australian BB owner, there arent to many of us here. Anyway my boy Chester is from Ataraxia kennels he is 20mths old, cant believe how alike they are even down to the white on their chests! Was reading that your dog suffers from allergies, so does mine, he was getting a lot of yeast ear infections and really itchy red skin with sores. he also gets itchy rashes under his muzzle. I did a bit of research and have totally changed his diet, his ears seem to be a lot better, he is still a bit itchy in summer but does not have any sores or redness at all and his muzzle is getting better. I totally stopped giving him dry food, no wheat products at all, he has lamb bones for lunch for his calcium intake, roo meat, veges and chicken necks for dinner, I also give him fish oil, rice bran (1tsp) and organic plain yogurt every day and eggs a few times a week, his treats are kangaroo jerky which he loves! I have discussed this with the vet and am doing the right thing, apparently the protein insome kibbles is very poor quality and this plus the grain fillers they use causes allergies. have also used a eczema, dermititis cream from the health shop and have noticed an improvement in his muzzle, the stuff from the vet did nothing. Hop this helps.
cheers Saskia
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the other thread as well.
Concern/Comment:AKC registration/recognition leads to:
a rise in the popularity of the breed
breeders whose sole focus is money
indiscriminant breeding practices
decline in quality
no health testing required for registration
When I first began to research and look for a Boerboel, there were a handful of breeders to be found on the internet, nationally or internationally. I think anyone who has been in Boerboels for the past several years have been witness to an explosion of Boerboel breeders, a rise in popularity, a growing number of Boerboels in need of rescue and a plethora of heretofore unknown health problems. The above noted items have been in play for some time now. To attribute these phenomenon’s to the AKC would not be accurate. Additionally, to my knowledge, not one of the current Boerboel registries requires health certifications in order to facilitate the registration of a single dog or a litter. This is not a registry problem. This is a breeder problem. To condemn any registry for these events is allowing individuals who breed dogs to relinquish culpability. In order to begin to address these issues, individuals/breeders must accept responsibility and be held accountable by the breed organizations. The second step is education; breeder education, owner education, potential owner education and judge education. Overall this is a role for the breed organizations. However, it is also a responsibility of breeders to inform puppy buyers of the nuances of the breed and provide resources that will afford the best chance of success. Specifically, the American Boerboel Club addresses these issues by requiring members to sign and abide by a code of ethics. We have in place a test that allows you to evaluate the temperament/bidabillity of your Boerboel. We have a working title that your Boerboel can earn through participation in a number of various activities and venues. We have held and been active in numerous activities that have offered the opportunity to introduce and/or educate the public, breeders and judges alike, about the Boerboel. We respond to a variety of questions from the AKC website as well as requests for where/how to find a breeder from. The list goes on and will continue to grow as the Breed and the club increases in numbers. Concern/Comment:
“While currently the AKC will only accept dogs who are already registered with a breed registry, that will soon change when they are fully accepted in to the Misc. Class.”The above statement is inaccurate. While the Boerboel is in the AKC miscellaneous class, we remain in the Foundation Stock Service Program. In order to register your Boerboel with the AKC FSS they must be registered in your name with a recognized Boerboel registry. The recognized registries are as follows; KUSA, SABT, EBBASA, ABC and the USBA.
Concern/Comment:
AKC Breed Standard containing a disqualification for the color Black, with no brindle present.
For edification purposes, the AKC does not create the standard, the parent club creates and owns the breed standard. When creating the breed standard the club must use the standard of the country of origin, and put into the American Kennel Club format. Once the breed standard is finalized it must be voted on by the club membership. Usually the country of origin breed standard would be an FCI standard. Ours was a challenging situation in that there was more than one South African Breed registration organization and each has its own standard. The AKC breed standard is consistent with two of the three.
SABT: The recognized colors are all shades of yellow, brown or brindle
KUSA: The recognized colors / color patterns are (with or without a mask): Solid red, yellow (fawn)
Brindle: Brindle is a color pattern with irregular vertical lines of only black hair on yellow (fawn) or red base.
No other colors or color patterns are allowed.EBBASA: All color variations ranging are acceptable subject to the following: Total area of white (poorly pigmented) skin may not exceed 33%. Multi color dogs will be accepted as long as the dominant color is not white and the dog shows adequate pigmentation, especially on the lips, palate, skin and hair around both eyes, anus and sex organs. Powder blue, very light yellow, very light fawn and other lightly pigmented dogs will be appraised based on the amount of pigmentation on all key areas, spotted dogs will be appraised based on the amount of pigmentation, similarity of coloring to other dog breeds and number and mix of colors and black dogs will be appraised on the dogs Boerboel characteristics.
Again, some of these are issues were raised on another site (http://www.boerboelsonline.com/showthread.php?149-AKC-and-the-Boerboel)
The American Boerboel Club encourages every Boerboel owner and breeder to have input and a long-term affect on the direction of the Boerboel by joining and supporting a breed club where you can have a say and a vote. I would like to once again emphasize, though the American Boerboel Club is now the AKC Parent Club, the American Boerboel Club is a BREED club, not an AKC club. Further, I would like to once again issue an invitation, no matter your venue of choice, to join with the American Boerboel Club in this important and exciting time.
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ransfusions. Sadly she didn't respond to the meds. As a puppy Bella also had the skin issues. She had mange and a urinary tract infection in her first year and then rashes on her tummy which we changed her food for and stopped giving so many treats. We are heartbroken and I still cry every single day. On the up side I picked up my new boy on Friday. We are over the moon. He will never lessen the heartache that we feel but we are making new memories with him and there is nothing like puppy breathe lol...
Feel better and I wish you well.
LisaCarol Buchen said:
Hi, We also have had problems with pyoderma, and also pyodermatics. We losy our 2 1/2 year old boy 2 weeks ago.
He had been on a special diet and several medications. Also a special shampoo and a twice daily foot bath as his paws were very badly swollen. After all the vets help, he stopped eating the then prescribe a med to give him an appetite. He started eating again, and then suddenly stopped. We took him in again ( he had been going in regularly ) but then when I took him in they did and ultra sound and x rays and discovered he had eaten everything in sight. Socks, Stuffing from toys, branches, etc.
He had a very twisted intestine which had ruptered and he had fluid in his stomach. They tried to patch the intestine but it did not work and he passed away during surgery. We are very sad. I hope this is helpful.
We fed him dry food before this all happened and we do not know the cause of the infection or allergies.
We purchased him from a breeder and do not blame the breeder. We are just very sad.
If your puppy stops eating/ I would recommend that you have an x ray done immediately to see what his intestine looks line and if there is blockage, as our Tau never had a bm problem and we had no clue.
Good Luck Carol B
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Precise Holistic Complete Large/Giant Breed puppy food. It has the right balance as far as calories per cup, protein, calcium and phospherous etc. He started getting the diarrhea too. I called the vet and his stool sample had been fine the week before when I brought it in so they told me to fast him for 12 hours and then feed bland diet. He was still getting the diarrhea even with the rice and chicken so I called back. They said start him back on his regular food, so I did. Still loose and I'm talking I was up every 1-2 hours all night long taking him out for 2 weeks or more! My son and husband were freaking out so they took in another stool sample to the doctor, again it was clean. So I changed his food thinking maybe it was too rich for him. It took about 2 weeks and I bought Iams, the cheap stuff. His stool finally was more solid. I gradually changed him back to the premium food and when the stools were looking loose again, not quite diarrhea I started adding canned pumpkin in about 1 tablespoon to about 2 cups of dry food 3x a day. He loved it and his stools looked good. In the meantime I had been researching this online (that's where I heard about the pumpkin) and I googled teething in pups and I found some people saying that this happened to their pups when they were getting their adult teeth and this is when it happened to Axel. Then at about 6 1/2 months it happened again when his 7 month molars were coming in. He did not have any skin issues so your boy could have an allergy or a sensitivity to something in the food be it grains or maybe chicken. I know chicken is a common allergy as my cat is allergic to chicken and can only eat duck or rabbit and peas. He pulls his fur out. But I think it was his teeth the whole time. His gums were really red and raw and I was finding his baby teeth all over the place. They make more saliva and swallow it and it causes the stomach to be upset and out of balance. I now add in soft food and some table scraps here and there to spice up his kibble or he just won't eat it. I would love to feed raw but I just can't now, maybe in the future but now it would be too hard.
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s, autoimmune disease, etc) and that it is only 60% effective at best? Lyme vaccine also contains thimerasol, which is mercury. Mercury is not safe to inject into any living creature. Check out this article on Lyme disease and Lyme vaccination by Dr. Patricia Jordan: http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/lyme-disease-and-lyme-vaccine-disease/
I live in Connecticut in a Lyme epidemic area. I do not put any poisons on my dogs or inject them with any. I do not give heartworm preventive, I do not use Frontline or any other poisonous flea/tick preventive. Heartworm meds DO NOT prevent heartworm. It essentially kills the HW should your dog get infected. Also, HW is becoming resistant to the common "preventives." The heartworm meds have plenty of side effects.
I used to use Advantix or Frontline when I first got my first BB. After reading the warning labels, I was a bit apprehensive. If it's not safe to get on my skin, why would this neurotoxin be safe for my dog? The EPA has received upwards of 44,000 complaints of harmful reactions in ONE year ranging from rashes, seizures and death. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35914331/ns/health-pet_health/t/pet-deaths-prompt-warnings-flea-meds/#.UWcCzI70i3A
I'll take my chances with nature! My dogs rarely have ticks, but I am careful about where I take them. I use Buck Mountain Botanicals powder to repel ticks/fleas. It has safe ingredients. However, I do test for heartworm and tick-borne diseases every 6 months. That way if they do get infected, they will be promptly treated. I do believe their chances of getting heartworm in Connecticut are very low.
Before you load Bagira up with all this stuff the vet recommends, I would investigate the other side of things. Check out the site with the link I gave you for the Lyme article. They have tons of educational info there. The best I can advise is to educate yourself regarding these products extensively and then decide what is best for you and Bagira from there.
As far as feeding once or twice per day...I don't know if it really matters. I just know that my dogs prefer to eat twice daily and would freak out if they had to miss a meal. But I do remember reading that kibble fed dogs should be fed more than once daily due to the risk of bloat with kibble. Don't remember where I saw that, but I'm sure a google search would yield some good results. …
"Hello Kim welcome and thanks for posting. Sorry to hear you having trouble with your puppy. First off have you taken her to the vet? Do they know of the situation? Have they taken a urine sample? If your girl has a UTI…"
Our 12 week old Boerboel wants to drink water - she has had a urinary infection that we have been treating.. but this is crazy... she searches for mud puddles, rain, condensation... drinks until she is miserable and burping then lays around and pees... potty training is near impossible as she is more interested in water than life... ANY IDEAS? See More