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Haven't been working at it as hard as I should've. She's taking treats now though!
She's decompressing after we adopted her. She's chihuahua mixed with who knows what. Her cherry eye doesn't bother her, so it won't be fixed unless she needs to be sedated for another reason someday.
She's decompressing after we adopted her. She's chihuahua mixed with who knows what.
She tried to prop herself up on my partner, but I guess it wasn't comfy enough. Now she's at the end of the bed
It's an interesting diet this breed needs. Basically small frozen scraps, but very rich in content. Their digestive systems evolved as nomads north of the Arctic Circle and know nothing else, so a bit of care needs to be taken. His body will do a lot with the vital scraps of tundra animals, and doesn't know how to handle big foreign diets which make him unenergetic and unwell after a few meals. Tonight's menu is sheep and beef tripe—their organs go well, but their meat and fat doesn't. Frozen salmon cuts—these dogs know fish as well as reindeer and love frozen meet. They extract all the goods from them. And a rabbit foot—Fur and bone is common in their diet and helps clean. They can start to poop bad without fur fibre. One of the more tame dishes considering the other weird off cuts of bits and pieces he gets. Thought some may find it interesting for a bit of an unusual breed outside of Finland. Edit: And yeah, the photo makes the meal look big and him small. But he's 20kg and that dish is about 3/4 a banana in diameter.
Dogs
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Rules (Will be refined later on).
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Don't be a dick. This should cover most things, just keep in mind that everyone started somewhere and try to be helpful rather than rude or judgmental.
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All breeds and mixes are welcome. You can criticize backyard breeding practices but don't pile on people because they own a specific breed or prefer purebreds or mixed breeds.
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