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There are several, but, you will not be able to do it out of a book or video, I promise you. Look at leerburg.com see if he has any. Again, what you are trying to do has legal implications and you need actual drugs. I have been doing it for 27 years, I know. If you try to short circuit it, you will get in trouble. This is not a game.

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You should check – http://www.schoolingdogs.com/ – It has a no. Of books which helps in dog training, agressive dog training, training dogs not to bark and more.

Better check this page which lists all the products –

http://www.schoolingdogs.com/shop.asp

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I don’t think it’s a waste of time at all. I have a yorkie and trained her to potty on a pee-pad because I live on the third floor of an apartment and have a busy schedule. There’s no way I would have been able to take her down the stairs day and night every 2-3 hours to give her a potty break.

I don’t know about any training books or DVDs because I didn’t use any. But if your adult dog is already trained to go to the bathroom on grass then you could try some training spray that’s supposed to simulate the grass smell so that they know where to potty.

Also, make sure you use as much positive reinforcement as possible. When you see your dog inspecting the pad or circling it as if considering pottying on it, get ready with a favorite treat to reward them with. I used small liver treats for my dog and she loved learning where to pee in order to get the treats.

Good luck!

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There are so many dog foods on the market right now and most people are totally oblivious to healthy and unhealthy dog food. I used to be, but after looking into dog food and researching it I have completely changed my ways when it comes to dog food. All of the food in Wal Mart and most foods from other stores such as Petsmart are unhealthy garbage. Why? Because they either carry:

“Artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives,” all of these can cause cancer and several other health problems. Cancer is the #1 killer of cats and dogs.

“By-products,” they are the junk in meat that are not approved for humans to eat. Road kill, cancerous, dead, and dying animals are allowed as well.

“Fillers,” are corn, wheat, and soy products that virtually don’t have any nutrition in them. They pass right through. Which also makes your dog have to eat more food to feel full.

Surely good dog foods such as Science diet, Eukanuba, Iams, Pedigree, and Purina don’t have any of those and are great to feed my dogs right? Wrong. These foods have most if not all of these terrible things.

Here are the first ten ingredients of three of the so called best foods, which make up most of what your dogs eat and are the most important. The capitol words are the main things that are wrong in the ingredient lists.

Purina adult complete nutrition- WHOLE GRAIN CORN, POULTY BY-PRODUCT MEAL, ANIMAL FAT preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), CORN GLUTEN MEAL, MEAT AND BONE MEAL, brewers rice, soybean meal, barley, whole grain wheat, animal digest… (There is nothing good in that list at all)

Eukanuba-Chicken, CHICKEN BY-PRODUCTS MEAL, CORN MEAL, GROUND WHOLE GRAIN SORGUM, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Brewers Rice, Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed)… (Most of what you see are either fillers or by-products)

Science Diet- GROUND WHOLE GRAIN CORN, CHICKEN BY-PRODUCT MEAL, Soybean Meal, ANIMAL FAT (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Soybean Oil, Chicken Liver Flavor, Flaxseed, Iodized Salt, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, … (first ingredient is a filler followed by by-products and more fillers)

Here is a list of both cat and dog well known foods and treats to stay away from-Fancy Feast, Alpo, Friskies,Mighty Dog, Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Puppy Chow, Kitten Chow, Beneful, Purina One, Purina ProPlan, DeliCat, HiPro, Kit’n’Kaboodle, Tender Vittles, Purina Veterinary Diets, MeowMix, Gravy Train, Kibbles ’n Bits, Wagwells, 9Lives, Cycle, Skippy, Nature’s Recipe, Milk Bone, Pup-Peroni, Snausages, Pounce, Pedigree, Waltham’s, Cesar, Sheba, Temptations, Goodlife Recipe, Sensible Choice, Excel, Hills Prescription Diets, Nature’s Best, Diamond, Ol’Roy, Iams, Nutro, Royal Canin.

Here are some foods that I recommend- Timberwolf organics, Innova, California Natural, Evo, Blue Buffalo, Taste of the wild, Wellness, Merrick Before grains, Chicken soup for the dog lovers soul, Health Wise, Karma, Orijen. Plus there are many more great foods not listed. You have to look at the ingredients list of any food that you feed your dog. If it have any of the things listed as bad then immediately put it down.

To show what a good healthy dog food looks like, here is the ingredient list of Taste of the Wild High Prairie- Bison, venison, lamb meal, chicken meal, egg product, sweet potatoes, peas, potatoes, canola oil, roasted bison, roasted venison, natural flavor, tomato pomace, ocean fish meal, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

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Honestly I have tried all of those above and they all have too high of protein for my dog, giving him the runs. Seriously though, its terrible. Every dog is different, especially when it comes to the sensitivity of a pit’s skin. I feed him Nature’s Recipe – Healthy Skin, Venison Meal & Rice. His coat is always flawless, and he is one beasty boy. Haha.

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Organic or raw food is ALWAYS best for any dog. But I know it gets expensive. Feed him puppy food. Puppies have super sensitive stomachs, so the formula they use is gentle, high in fat, and nutritious. It will be easy to digest and the high fat content will put weight on him.

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Just from an initial view, your resume looks awesome. Congrats. 🙂

Now, onto U of Washington. On the website I use (which I will link too!) It says 58% of applicants are admitted. Good odds. The things they list as VERY important to admission are first, the essay. So make sure that is amazing, have five different people read it and give you their opinions and suggestions. Preferably ones who won’t sugar coat, like a guidance counselor/teacher. You want as many point of views that you can get, when everyone is in agreement that your essay is awesome, that’s the one you submit.

Second, the rigor of your classes. Your AP classes already have you secure for that. And then, your GPA. Under important, they list extracurricular activities. I would say you were golden for this school as long as your essay is good.

You can do this with the other ones and see where you stand, just search the college and click the admissions tab. Really helpful. As you probably already know, SAT is big for most schools, so make sure to do your best on those.

For George Washington, it definitely will be tough as GPA is under very important, but so is the rigor of your courses! With all those AP’s, you definitely have a good GPA. Apply Early decision!! That is such a big factor. Also, at the interview make sure to express that it’s your number one. You have a shot at all of these colleges, just some more than others. Good luck and I wish you the best!

Also, if you get rejected from one of your safeties, don’t panic! Sometimes they consider you a reach, they realize you probably won’t be attending. Other times, it’s because they don’t think your a right fit. Has nothing to do with getting accepted to any of your ideals. 🙂

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1. University of Washington 58% of applicants get accepted
2. Seattle University – 66% of applicants get accepted (private school, harder to go in)
3. Seattle Pacific University 93% of applicants get accepted (private school as well)
4. Gonzaga University 78% of applicants get accepted (private school as well)
5. University of Denver 70% of applicants get accepted (private as well)
6. Carroll College – % not reported..it’s private school.

You could probably get into all of these. However, you should look into them further to see if they have your major that you would like to study. Additionally, you should do a college visit in person and check out their campus and see what they have that you like, dislike, the types of dorms, off-campus housing, tuition and fees and all that other stuff.

Blessings

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1. University of Washington 58% of applicants get accepted
2. Seattle University – 66% of applicants get accepted (private school, harder to go in)
3. Seattle Pacific University 93% of applicants get accepted (private school as well)
4. Gonzaga University 78% of applicants get accepted (private school as well)
5. University of Denver 70% of applicants get accepted (private as well)
6. Carroll College – % not reported..it’s private school.

You could probably get into all of these. However, you should look into them further to see if they have your major that you would like to study. Additionally, you should do a college visit in person and check out their campus and see what they have that you like, dislike, the types of dorms, off-campus housing, tuition and fees and all that other stuff.

Blessings

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Ontario what Canada? Or California? Check the web.

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Rather than switch his entire diet, you may actually be able to tweak it a bit so he’ll eat it – but also consider whether there is an underlying cause for his unwillingness to eat it.

Let the vet know what is happening, and ask them if there is anything they should check – this may just be a bad sense of taste in general, or perhaps he is having problems with his teeth – or is he on a medication such as antibiotics that could mess it up?

Whatever you do, keep in mind that raw meat can carry very bad illnesses that your dog can get in his compromised state, and can also pass on to you and your family. I would never feed any raw meat to an unwell dog.

If all else looks good, you can also speak to the vet about adding some fiber to his diet, but stay away from canned pumpkin pie filling that we usually use for this – it probably has too much sugar in it for him. You could add a small amount of fiber products made for humans after you discuss it with the vet and read the label – make absolutely sure it is only fiber, and no sweeteners, artificial or otherwise. You could also just give him some cooked green beans.

Speak to the vet about supporting his GI tract with probiotics – he may not have the right environment in his gut to support his own bacteria, and that is what breaks down his food so he can absorb it. That is why he is losing weight. Probiotics are usually in paste or powder form, and can be safely added to just about any dog’s diet – it’ll only help.

It may be that you need to add some fat to his diet, but disccus this with the vet before you do it – it may be that if you get the probiotics in him, he will absorb enough of his regular food to make the difference, and if it’s an absorption problem, the stuff in his bowl won’t translate into more weight, no matter what it is.

As for palatibility, or taste, you could store the food with some extra tasty stuff added, so it absorbs the new taste and makes it more interesting. Storing a cup of food overnight in the fridge with a teaspoon of tuna fish tossed around in it can make it much more intriguing!

A few drops of real cod liver oil will do the same thing, while adding virtually nothing to the food…you can also stick a strip of bacon in the plastic container overnight, as long as it is well drained, and discard it before feeding him the kibble.

You can always add some fat-free chicken or beef broth and soak the kibble overnight – anything to make it taste different. If you make up a few batches with different flavors, it may be more interesting than just doing one at a time.

It may be that a holistic vet can help you with his GI tract – there are many amino acids and other factors that can be balanced with supplements, and this particular problem can lend itself better to a vet who uses adjunct therapies rather than whatever a large manufacturer produces for XYZ problem – it isn’t the full picture. It’s amazing what they can do with a little glutamine and probiotic paste…

Anyway, it’s a tough problem you have and it will take some tweaking – good luck!

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That depends:
What kinds are available in your area?
Are you willing to pay to have it shipped?
Do you know what meat proteins your looking for in it?

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I have yet to see a TRULY all organic dog food available in my area. Every single one I have looked at has had organic chicken as the first ingredient and chicken meal as the next – that’s not all organic…it’s really pretty much a marketing trick. Karma, as far as I know, is at least all organic meat – but I’m not willing to pay to have it shipped to my house.