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I DO understand there is more to it than just giving them one thing. Got to be a 'balanced' diet and all. Definitely not going to be simple trying to feed only raw and have everything perfectly balanced.

THAT was some outstanding work right there! (both of you) :)

Beef, chicken, turkey. Fish, duck, rabbit...etc. I get that many grocery stores are different as far as their prices for stuff but still - A lot of those meats I can get from any local grocery chain for a lot less than what that pre-packaged stuff costs 'per pound'. Only one in that list I...

One main thing though is the price- $71 for 26lbs- but after researching all the ingredients - I got a picture (somewhere) of my current girls one time when they were young and at their dinnertime instead of the normal kibble I just tossed a whole duck in each of their bowls. They stood...

:) I have one girl that 'prefers' it very warm and will eagerly get under covers or a blanket like that. (the girl on the left)

Female Dobermans don't do that sort of crap. You can literally place your whatever 'stuff' anywhere and everywhere around the house and a female Doberman will NOT under any circumstances disturb whatever that 'stuff' was in any way no matter what. Would make zero difference if the lights were...

I think we got the same exact flooring. And yes, that laminate, whatever the heck is Doberman proof for sure. :)

Been considering a pair of Standard Poodles instead of Dobermans for the next time around. Seriously considering to the point that I already started researching breeders near me and asking around / talking to owners. :) LOVE the way the 'puppy cut' looks on the adults and bet that I could...

Went first thing this morning and had their blood drawn for the thyroid testing. :) Had to get up at 5AM to give them their meds. :( I got there about 15 minutes before they opened and that place already had a line forming outside. We waited in the truck until they actually opened and the...

Have more time now and wanted to expand on my previous comments with some personal examples - Prior to bringing home my current girls I had raised 5 different Dobermans from puppies to the end. Granted that is not the same level of experience as someone that has been around them for 50 years...

Asked a long time Doberman breeder what he thought about the behavior of some pups about that age that I was looking at. He looked at me and said 'They all act like puppies'. I was embarrassed to have asked after that. Impossible to tell anything at that age. I would go so far as to suggest...

Same girl using her booster seat so she can see outside more 'comfortably' -

That was exactly the problem with Dystopia. Was having her tested twice per year because I suspected something was not right with her but she would just ever so barely make the very bottom of the 'normal' range. Finally raised a stink about about it and insisted on more testing (a full thyroid...

Both of my girls have thyroid problems and are currently on medication (thyrotabs / levothyroxine) for it (and have been for a while). Both girls are already somewhat dialed in on their dosages their bodies need to be at the middle range of the normal level for their T4 (been on the same dosage...

Very glad to hear she is steadily improving and seems to be on the mend! :)

Even during the height of the media covid scare here in the US - Most Veterinary clinics never closed down or missed a beat (not anywhere in my tri state area at least and none that I read or heard about). At the very worst there were a very few clinics around here that would not allow the...

Am reading that now and trying to learn more.

Dystopia would prefer to snuggle up with her other friend if she could help it. Not really cool with 'crate sharing' at all here but 'if' one girl is willing (and eager) to share her special place with her BFF then who am I to get in the middle of that and break it up?

Was my final big red flag (her not being even close to being 'in sync' with the other females here) that something was 'off' with one of the girls and led me to have a full blood panel and thyroid panel done on her. She failed those thyroid tests. :( Once we got her levels back in the normal...

That is good common sense and playing it safe right there. If the owner makes darn SURE that nothing can go wrong - Nothing can go wrong. :) Very much agree with your comments about human supervision.