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FYI: The collies are Large Breed dogs
and do not attain their full form until 2 to 2 1/2 years of age. There is a new brand of dog food out, Candidae, that am
trying on the collies. It is made with meat and vegetables, and without soy and corn. It is supposedly as if you were feeding
your dogs table scraps, but well-balanced so that their nutritional requirements are met. SInce occasionally our
dogs do get treated to table scraps, but are monitored afterwards to see what they can and cannot handle, perhaps
this may be a good brand to try. Our results will be posted in the future. You must try your pups individually to
see if anything upsets there stomach.
Our puppies are trained with "Trainers", our homemade doggy training treats and small
scraps of meat. They are made with natural, tasty ingredients like beef and liver and we only use citrus and salt as
a preservative. You can purchase them if you'd like. We will send them to you postage paid for 7.95/lb. When
you raise dogs, it is always a possibility that one of your beloved babies will end up at an animal shelter. These are creatures,
often on death row, and they've committed no crime. Although we raise purebred collies, we support our local Humane Society
animal shelter. Over the years we have adopted a couple lovely, purebred and mixed dogs. Our recent addition to our family
is a Great Pyrenees(?). He is loving, intellligent and neutered. He was already about 6 months old when we adopted him, but
he easily trained. Last week we adopted a small, very thin, blue point Siamese. He is also loving and easy going. If you are
considering a new pet and you find that purchasing a purebred is cost prohibitive but you have the money and time to support
an animal well, please consider your local animal shelter. And don't forget, donations of food, blankets, bowls or cash, no
matter how small, is always a help to these homeless creatures.
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