Treats are a little bit different. If your dog has some food allergies, the treats would matter....
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We get asked that a lot. The best food for a puppy is puppy food. It is formulated to meet all of their nutritional needs and requirements....
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Not necessarily better in quality, but if your dog is on a prescription diet, it usually has a medical need for that diet....
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It tends to lean in that direction, just like human food does. You can do free feeding in a single-dog household successfully and have a lean dog....
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In some situations, it can be more beneficial. I think that's more so in cats than dogs, which we can talk about in another video....
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There are lists of things they shouldn't eat. In general, grapes, raisins, macadamia nuts, and chocolate should be avoided....
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No more than it'll make us overweight. Everything in moderation....
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It definitely can. Some dogs will eat and eat. We're sometimes better able to control what they eat than what we eat ourselves....
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It depends on your dog and what your dog's needs are....
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Yes, we always recommend that you take at least a week to transition your dog's food from one food to another food....
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Only if the company will be contacted....
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Just like with everything technology wise, it can fail. Although very rare, we have had to put another chip in or replace that microchip itself....
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It doesn't ensure it. As with anything else, it depends on the honesty of the finder....
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Nope, we just do it on a regular appointment. Sometimes they're here for vaccines, sometimes they're little puppies....
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So no, not quite, as you do have to have a universal microchip scanner. Again, it’s a number that they're scanning....
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Technically, yes. Dogs are omnivorous. They're not solely carnivores like cats that are obligate carnivores....
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Just as with any other needle it doesn't feel the best, but most of our dogs tolerate it very well....
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The microchip is going to be an identification source for them....
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It’s always between the shoulder blades at the back of the neck. If it were a dog or a cat, that's where we put it....
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I'm definitely going to say “no” to that question, and the simple reason why is dogs are carnivores. I'm not even talking about domestic though....