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I’ll definitely try the lemon slice protocol. I’ll put lemons on my grocery list, as they’ll aid me in my personal liver flush, *upcoming* and I’m out!
I have been giving her brewers yeast each morning.
Garlic, not so much, b/c there are different opinions on that-As far as if it's tollerated well by dogs, and such. But I give her a little, sometimes. There’s no harm in that, I believe.
I’m excited about the brewer’s yeast, and I’m glad you suggested it.
Because another friend of mine suggested that it repels fleas, too.
I’ve been doing it for 3 or 4 weeks.
Just on a side note, the pills take an hour to dissolve in water, (which I do, for her. Then mix it with her oatmeal.)
Kind of makes you wonder how well these tablets dissolve in our stomachs.
I also have some of the granular brewer’s yeast, which I give her sometimes, but not usually b/c I have so little left. Gah, she really lo-oves that stuff. *I’ll put that on my list too.*

storyofmylife,
I agree dogs need a lot of meat. They are carnivores, like us. However, my dog loves veggies [i] and [/i]
And she will graze in the grass, *like a cow*, for hours. What I do, is slice veggies, (cabbage, beets, bok choy, carrot, whatever), very small or use a food
processor. A lot of times canines in the wild will eat the stomach contents of their kill, so they are mushy and somewhat digested plant fiber, in a lot of cases. The smaller and thinner they can be sliced, the better.
Actually my vet didn’t say 10% bone in particular. That I learned from raw feeding research, which specifies that puppies should not have more than that. It can cause them to grow too fast, which is very bad for [i] their [/i] bones, and can cause them problems later. You want the dog to grow very slowly, ideally.
Yes, Daisy is getting older now, at 14.5 months. In the beginning I did give her too much bone, before I knew about the growth factor.
And as she gets older, more bone should be implemented; you are right. I'm pretty sure the dog is finsished growing, at this point. I'm happy to feed her more bone, b/c there are always lots and lots of bones around here. It’s hard to throw them away, when I know how much she loves them!
As far as the ratios, yeah, I’m a bit skeptical myself of all the veggies and fruits, but my protocols are more on a bulk ratio than a weight ratio. Chopped cabbage can take up her whole bowl, but a good steak may only use half of it, yet be 2 or 3 times the weight.
I’d say ¾ of a bowl of meat, and a whole bowl of fruit/veggie, mineral/oat/herb/broth per day is what she consumes. She probably eats better than I. *blush*
Plus, I’m adding chlorella/spirulina soon, as I’ve read about the chlorophyll benefits, which she craves.
*the shopping list is growing.* lol.

thanks so much for the input, friends. I'm learning so much!
hollytree