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[acres]

Yep stick with it then. Is definately the best value. About 15 months old before switching to adult. If you want to mi it up for her than try and find some BARF - the 'Big Dog' brand. Do NOT get any other brand, they are cheap inferior copies

[ams]

Will do.

I've been watching heaps of Ceaser Milan on fox while I'm here in Sydney so I've got a few behavioral tricks to pull on her when I get home. That bitch gonna behave if she likes it or not.

[Richo]

PUPPY!!!!!!!!

Sunday arvo is no good for me, RSLC cruise. Dunno when I'll be back in the city

[skillionaire]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG9BOrj2YYk&feature=player_embedded

EVO Review of the new one;

What is it?
A privately funded, highly professional remake of the legendary Lancia Stratos HF. It’s based on the chassis and running gear of the Ferrari 430 Scuderia, has a carbonfibre body and has been designed and engineered by none other than Pininfarina. It’s an exquisite thing, perfectly rendered and although up-scaled, evokes the best in the original. The men whose dream it was are Michael Stoschek, chairman of Brose, the automotive components group, and his son, Michael, though Stratos fanatic Chris Hrabalek lent considerable encouragement.

Technical highlights?
The aluminium chassis of the 430 Scuderia is shortened by 200mm and joined to a steel, FIA spec roll cage, and a body and interior of carbonfibre is mounted to it. The new Stratos is 330mm shorter than the Scuderia and has a dry weight of 1247kg, which helps give it an even better power to weight ratio than the Scud because its 4.3-litre V8 produces 532bhp (540ps) here. All the Ferrari technical refinements remain: the five-stage Manettino, anti-lock ceramic brakes, stability control and F1 paddle-shift.

What’s it like to drive?
Luca di Montezemolo seemed to like it; the Ferrari boss sampled it at Fiorano and uttered ‘bellisima’ when he climbed out. We got a handful of laps around Circuit Paul Ricard and it feels very much in the spirit of the original. It’s wide but short in the wheelbase which, combined with modest weight, makes it very agile. It’s surprisingly supple, too. It feels like it would take some bottle to drive flat-out at big speeds, or quickly in the wet, but that’s always been a part of the challenge of the Stratos and the systems are there for those who don’t feel that confident.

How does it compare?
To a 430 Scuderia? Quite different. In fact, only the paddle-shift, the blare of the V8 and some of the switchgear suggests the donor car. To the original Stratos? Design-wise it’s a fabulous re-creation of the original; slightly bigger in all dimensions with modern aero thinking incorporated, but the spirit of the Stratos HF is here in spades.

Anything else I need to know?
A limited run of this hugely desirable car is looking very likely, at a price still to be decided. Start saving now…

[Shiv]

Eukanuba is over-rated. The protein sources they use are not of the best qualities and they haven't brought anything new to the field for a long time. I avoid the American brands normally, not because the science is bad but because things are manufactured differently over there. Everything is contracted out, they source vitamin premixes from one place, palaltability enhancers from another, protein meals from another, then put it all together in yet another factory. Can't get euk anymore anyway, AQIS has revoked their import licence on account of some manky virus spreading through their new Chinese production facilty.
Advance is an excellent product - made in Melbourne from Aussie ingredients. Formulas are created and tested in house too. For large dogs this is the brand to get normally since they are the only ones to use GLM for joint support. What breed do you have? Any allergies or hereditary problems? How old?
AMS if your dog has no issues, such as dry coat or skin, and only poos once a day than stick with this food - just make sure you get the large breed or senior if over 6 years old.
Advance isn't the only good one though.

2 years no licence. You must have been a naughty boy then huh?

Interesting coming from someone in the industry.

Our dog (8y.o. Goldie) loves the stuff. Its all she's eaten her whole life. She's arthritic, has early signs of hip dysplasia and has had two steel replacement knees. Now that its been recalled for whatever reason, we're on the lookout for something else thats suitable for her. Might we worth trying out Advance...

[skillionaire]

I have a miniature Schnauzer, she's been on Euki since day zero and she's thirteen now. No real dramas, recently had to do some medication for high fat con. in her blood stream. Advance seems to be keeping her healthy.

Thanks for the information.

[buzzda]

That's what Buzz has eaten (well that's the "dog food", he eats all our leftovers) nearly all his life(had the puppy version when he was young), we just alternate between chicken and beef flavours. Can't be too bad, he's 8 now (he's 31-2kg so 55 doggy yrs), had him at the vet couple weeks ago for a hotspot and she was stunned when she looked at his age on the files, "Wow... he's in really good nick for his age" she said.

[acres]

Interesting coming from someone in the industry.

Our dog (8y.o. Goldie) loves the stuff. Its all she's eaten her whole life. She's arthritic, has early signs of hip dysplasia and has had two steel replacement knees. Now that its been recalled for whatever reason, we're on the lookout for something else thats suitable for her. Might we worth trying out Advance...

Definitely mate. Euk senior sources it's joint support from chicken cartilage - this is fairly low grade source. The concentrations are also quite low, even the 'healthy joints' formula only has about 300ppm of glucosamine. Advance senior has about double this and from a more digestible source (green lipped mussel). I would also recommend adding a further supplement to her diet considering the circumstance. Use 'Vets All Natural' brand joint formula. It contains glm, omegas, vit C and anti- inflammatories and all is sourced from natural products. Best of all it is one of the cheapest supplements on the market - I see nothing but fantastic results from this stuff.

[acres]

I have a miniature Schnauzer, she's been on Euki since day zero and she's thirteen now. No real dramas, recently had to do some medication for high fat con. in her blood stream. Advance seems to be keeping her healthy.

Thanks for the information.

Nik, female schnauzers are prone to pancreas issues so she may do better on Nutro Lite. It's a lamb based formula and contains no by-products so will be simple to digest (better for the pancreas again) and has a lower fat content than advance. It is actually produced on the same machinery as advance too. Still contains joint support (no GLM though) but at a lower concentration than advance but for a mini this is still strong enough

[acres]

That's what Buzz has eaten (well that's the "dog food", he eats all our leftovers) nearly all his life(had the puppy version when he was young), we just alternate between chicken and beef flavours. Can't be too bad, he's 8 now (he's 31-2kg so 55 doggy yrs), had him at the vet couple weeks ago for a hotspot and she was stunned when she looked at his age on the files, "Wow... he's in really good nick for his age" she said.

Buzz, that shit is farkin aweful stuff. That is the equivalent of putting 62 octane leaded fuel in your b4. Hot spots are a mythological condition that vets use to sell you steroid shots, malaseb and antibiotics - band aid solutions that will last about 6 weeks. What it actually is a dietary deficiency easily fixed by upgrading to a premium food. Your vet won't like you doing this but your pooch will fare better

[Alex]

wow.

doggyclub is thataway

wake me when the car photos are up, and when you start chatting about cool shiz again.

[buzzda]

Buzz, that shit is farkin aweful stuff. That is the equivalent of putting 62 octane leaded fuel in your b4. Hot spots are a mythological condition that vets use to sell you steroid shots, malaseb and antibiotics - band aid solutions that will last about 6 weeks. What it actually is a dietary deficiency easily fixed by upgrading to a premium food. Your vet won't like you doing this but your pooch will fare better

No, no and no.

Don't believe everything that the sales reps tell ya mate, they usually have NFI bout anything but how much you've spent.

1stly, why/how is it shit??

Vets never had any say in what he eats, and I buy it from the s/market so vet wouldn't even know. Was chosen by reading ingredients lists and nutrition tables. No it's not the duck's nuts of dog food but comparing it to the Advance the only real difference is Advance uses chicken instead of beef.

I'll stand by it, the way I see it is; If a vet is suprised by his age because he's in such good nick, and he's been eating Pedigree all his life it can't be bad for him.

He's only had 3 "hotspots" in his life (8yrs), but has been eating that same food all his life. If it was the food I'd expect it to be more common.

Hotspots are bacterial, sure your premium dog food suppliers will tell you that changing their diet will cure them. My next door neighbour was into all that shit, used to give his dogs supplements for this and that and change their diet to fix things, it never worked... the dogs actually looked worse and never got any better just needed more supplements.

Superficial pyoderma, a skin infection known to veterinarians as pyotraumatic dermatitis and to dog owners as hot spots. Hot spots are surface skin infections caused when populations of normal skin bacteria grow and overwhelm normal resistance. They are generally circular patches that lose hair, can be swollen, may exude a smelly pus, and can be painfully itchy, causing the dog to scratch, lick, or bite to the point of self-mutilation. Untreated hot spots can spread and provoke a normally even-tempered dog to growl or nip when touched.

From: http://www.canismajo...g/hotspots.html

wow.

doggyclub is thataway

wake me when the car photos are up, and when you start chatting about cool shiz again.

You could always entertain us with some pics of all the mingas you've banged lately...

[RX25SE]

wow.

doggyclub is thataway

wake me when the car photos are up, and when you start chatting about cool shiz again.

Alex,

WAKE UP.

[Alex]

Oh Jay.

A Hakosuka Skyline.

You shouldn't have


*blushes*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCF31niwtUQ


Mingas?


Pfft.


Bros before hoes.

Pho before hoes.

[Dylan]

PHOBRO4lYFE.

[acres]

Sales reps??
Foods like pedigree, chum etc are made with meat by-products and wholegrain cereals and by-products. A meat by-product is anything that isn't meat ie, skin, tallow, hooves, etc. Wholegrains are mainly composed of carbs, dogs do not require these carbs and find them difficult to process, this causes intestinal inflammation, which then causes skin inflammation. Skin inflammation causes swelling and dehydration at a cellular level, this causes cracks in the skin, in these cracks the bacteria and yeasts then grow -> hotspots.
Anyway these foods are shit because of the by-products they are manufactured with but also because of the nutrition they lack. They typically only contain nutrients to meet AAFCO standards, this basically means they only contain the nutrients required to keep your dog from dropping dead from malnutrition (approx. 25 - 30). Premium foods are made with meat (real meat) and the grains used are minimal and are also processed to remove the carbohydrate portion so that only the useful protein portion is added (and in some formula's the bran is also used, such as hairball formulaes) . They also incorporate useful ingredients such as omega 3, 6 and 9, glucosamine, chondroitin, etc. (total nutrient availability is typically between 65 - 75). It has been proven with research that there are a total of 76 macro and micro nutrients available to dogs and cats.
Cost wise, if you work it out premium formulaes cost hardly any more to feed than the cheap stuff. Why? Because your dog needs to eat upto twice as much of the cheaper stuff just to gain the same energy requirements and an acceptable nutrient intake. This relates to the by-products they are made with and concentration of nutrients.
Have been educating people with these facts for close to 9 years now and have not once had someone come back after upgrading to premium foods and tell that it is a load of BS.

Vets are morons and have no idea about nutrition. Only recently have they started teaching nutrition at university for vet students so most vets don't no shit. I find that most are dodgy fuckers anyway, medicine is their business so they have no interest in nutrition coz an unhealthy dog is a profitable dog.

Also there is a reason it is in the supermarket and not the specialty chains.

[acres]

How about a wagon

[Alex]

wow.






old cars are really cool.


new cars are kinda cool.


never, ever must the two ever meet like that!

ahhh.

that's better.

[acres]

Is just as bad with the R35 front end too

[B4TT]

hmmm so home brand dog food is bad?......


I don't have a dog so don't worry I'm not feeding it anything at all.