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Here is a list of good dog foods:

Innova
Evo
Canidae
Merrick
California Natural (great for dogs with allergies!)
Healthwise
Karma Organic
Natural Balance
Eagle Pack Holistic Select
Blue Buffalo
Solid Gold
Artemis
Horizon Legacy
Instinct
Orijen
Ziwi Peak
Wellness
Taste Of The Wild
Fromm Four Star
Nature`s Logic
Timberwolf Organics
Nature`s Variety
So many more…..

When looking for a good quality dog food check that it has NO by – products, corn, wheat, soy or artificial colours or flavours.

Please check out this website, for dog reviews and ratings:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

I do not live in America, so I would not know the prices over their. All of the dog foods above are avalible in America.

Bad dog foods (do not feed your dog these):

Iams
Science Diet
Eukanuba
Anything by Purina (Alpo, Beneful, Lucky Dog)
Advance
and of course anything from the supermarket or that has lots of bad ingredients (like the ones mentioned above ^^)

Their are many toys you can buy for your dog. Always make sure the toys are not small enough for the animal to choke on or swallow.

Check pet co`s website to see what toys they have avaliable:

http://www.petco.com/petco_Page_PC_productlist_Nav_188_N_22+101.aspx

I read this from a book, about clicker training:

Many commands are easier to teach if you use a clicker. Clicker training was invented by a dolphin trainer to teach dolphins tricks. You can buy clickers at pet supply stores.

Clickers replace your spoken “good dog” reward with a quick clicking sound. By the time you tell your dog what a good girl she is, she may be doing something bad. The click tells her she is good at the exact moment she is being good. For example, by the time you say “good sit”, your do may be standing up. But you can click the moment she is sitting.

To teach your dog that the click means “good girl,”you need a pocketful of treats and a clicker. Click and give your dog a treat. Do this about thirty times. By the time you`re done, your dog knows the click is a good thing! Then whenever she follows a command, you just click instead of using your voice to prompt her.

I am not sure what will happen if you do not have the clicker, probably nothing much. Just give her a treat or praise her instead, but I would suggest making sure you take it with you, just in case.

Their are many other tricks you can teach your dog like fetch the newspaper or even play dead.

Check out Amazon! They have tons of books on dog tricks that you can order online:

http://www.amazon.com/Only-Tricks-Book-Youll-Family/dp/1593372566/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217756577&sr=8-2

Here is a few websites/videos on dog tricks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1lO6HQZdsk (this video was really good!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB6y7t_FeT8&feature=related (this was funny!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iaj6lApFuaY&feature=related (screaming pug!)

http://www.loveyourdog.com/tricks.html

http://www.idodogtricks.com/index_flash.html

http://dogtricks101.com/

Cute boy names:

Butterscotch
Shadow
Buddy
Husky
Twinkles
Frostie
Twinky
Munchkin
Oreo
Pudgy
Tiger
Squirt
Angel
Mushka
Mango
Sam
Brownie
Fudge
Cookies & cream (if you get 2 dogs!)
Pepper

Check out these websites, for more names:

http://www.fundognames.com/male-cute-dog-names.html

http://www.names-for-dogs.co.uk/cute-dog-names.html

http://www.alldognames.com/

Good luck! I hope this helps.

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Probably by not it has liquified, but normally when you dog eats something you aren’t sure of you make him vomit by giving him hydrogen peroxide. Never do this with a caustic solution as it will burn coming up more than it did going down.

Fertilizers are salts, probably what your dog was tasting……salt. Really dangerous things are pesticides, antifreeze, chocolate, raisins, etc I’ve never heard of fertilizers being a problem.

Read this: http://www.canismajor.com/dog/poison.html

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Oxbow is a good rat food, I’d say the best one that you can actually buy pre-made but if you want to make your own, ( and it’s not cheap ), this is how I make mine:

Vegetables:
kale
broccoli
baby carrots
peas
sweet corn
bell peppers

Fruits:
strawberries
blue berries
red grapes
pomegranate ( you can get a container of it in the fruit section of your grocery store )
apple
banana ( no green )

Dry:
rabbit food ( mine like fruit flavored )
dog food ( try to find chicken and rice )
dry penne or fusili pasta noodles
plane oats
plane rice cakes
3 types of various human cereals ( no sugar cereals, try to find wheat and organic stuff )

**Also offer garlic and various nuts

If you don’t want to make your own homemade food all the fruits and veggies are very good for treats so are the nuts and garlic is good for their hearts.

As for the cage I can’t seem to find a picture of it but if its at leas this: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Pet-First-Exotics-Large/dp/B000TZ5BRI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1357216070&sr=1-1&keywords=rat+cage big then yes you can have three rats in it.

About getting another rat, It is possible that if the resident rats have bonded they will not like the newbie and may hurt them. Or vise versa, the newbie may attack the resident rats. But if you really want to then three is a good number of rats to have together. And with proper introduction they should be easy friends. But yes there probably will be small fights for dominance, though.

Good luck!

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Most of the pet store will let you bring your dog in, so take him with you and have one of the stores associates help measure your dog.

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What about a leash ???

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A positive trainer who uses positive motivation and clickers – Yes.

A trainer who was a military/police dog trainer – Doesn’t matter.

A trainer who promises fast results using methods that include a choke chain or electric collars – Never.

A trainer who belongs to a reputable dog training association – Yes.

Mainly, a trainer who I trust and can work with.