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    Any Doberman Owners??

    We have 3 dobes.. one is a rescue, we got him when he was 5 and the other two we got when they where pups.. the male is now 4 and our bitch is almost 2..they are just a fantastic breed, they lie on the sofa and chill out with me, but then they like going to the stables and running around down...
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    My worst rescue nightmare!!!!

    so sorry to hear about your nan.. you really have had such a hard time recently.. surely happy times are ahead for you.. x loving the pics of the pups.. they are just beautiful..
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    People who feed dogs Raw/BARF..

    we are very new to feeding raw however after years of struggling to keep weight on our male dobermann we finally started feeding him raw tripe and i am really surprised at the weight hes put on.. He looks fantastic now and hes happily eating all his dinner and breakfast now which is something he...
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    Dually Halter Headcollar

    When we had our big horrid hunter mare i couldnt lead her unless she her dually on!! its a fantastic thing.. defo buy one.. they are well worth the money..
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    Any Bull Terrier fans?

    I love them.. we seriously thought about getting one but ended up getting another dobe instead..
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    Which rambo rug?

    i have a rambo duo for my maxi cob...however....the hood is too tight to i have had to modify it by adding bout 8 - 10" of elastic into the straps so that it actually fastens round his neck without strangling him!! i dont know why they dont do a normal hood for Tbs and a wide fit hood for...
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    portable stable/field shelter flooring- what do you use?

    hi.. we have mobile field stables.. this is our second winter in them.. we have shale floors and use straw beds.. i muck out twice a day as my guys seem to be never out them in the bad weather lol.. i do have deep beds with bankings and it works perfect with the shale floor.. We also put...
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    IRAP would like as much info as poss please

    Hiya.. Yes my boy had IRAP about a year and half ago now. Hes still sound.. He was on egg bars too.. Hes apparently got arthiritis in his coffin joint. was lame on and off and then got referred to large animal hospital..very long story but basically after 3 injections of IRAP, he was sound, back...
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    Box rest - home or different yard?

    Hiya. I had a similar prob with my big guy when he was on box rest.. at home on box rest even with his pal right next door and they could see each other over partition he wouldnt settle, however when he was at the vet hospital he was the model patient and i think they thought i making it all up...
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    Liveryman Element trimmers

    I use them to clip my maxi cobs legs.. i clip all that i can with the big clippers and as hes a bit shy i then finish off with the element clippers.. fab things they are.. But,, they do go right down to the skin almost if your dont use the guard.. mind you i dont use the guard and my poor boy...
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    Steriod injection into fetlock joint due to djd

    IRAP treatment is where they take a small amount of blood from the horse, mix it with serum etc and do something else to it and then re inject it direct back into the joint.. check out the clyde valley vet web site as they do the treatment also and have details about it.. i know they are no...
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    anti fight sprays - any advice

    its terrible really when you cant walk your own dogs for the fear of other peoples.. I have 3 big dogs and they are all under control and not allowed to act like that or scare the s**t out of anyone or their dogs! GSD's are fantastic dogs, i love them. Sounds like if shes walking them both...
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    Name Suggestions

    keela, Ginny, its just so hard to think of name isnt it.. Good luck with your new puppy...
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    magnotherapy......thoughts???

    i was very sceptical about them too but i have used them on my guy when get got diagnoised with arthiritis in his coffin joint. i used magnetic over reach boots daily and i also used a magnectic collar on my old dog and it helps him so after all the i did go and buy a magnectic wrist band for...
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    Steriod injection into fetlock joint due to djd

    my big guys got similar probs to yours.. got inject into joint. that didnt work. eventually we got IRAP treatment, egg bar shoes and he went sound.. that was a year ago and since then hes been hacking, schooling and out jumping. I dont trot on the road or hard surfaces and have only jumped him...
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