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Originally Posted by msiodine  THANK YOU. i AM GIVING HER SCIENCE DIET RIGHT NOW, IT'S WHAT THE BREEDER GAVE THE GIRLS WHEN THEY PICKED HER UP. also. How do you keep bows in her hair? is there anything better than the little rubber bands W?bows? Thanks |
I would talk with your vet, and think about switching her to another, more quality food. The Science Diet might be part of your problem with her pooping and eating it. Here's a great link many of us YT'ers use when choosing food. The results may surprise you!:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/
Many members feed Canidae, an all life stages food. I personally feed Blue Buffalo food, which I get at Petsmart. They've been eating that for awhile, and I will switch kibble brands soon. My dogs mainly eat homecooked food-try doing a search for home cooking or homecooking and you'll find that many of us have switched to that after the dog food recalls.
Bows-ahhh bows. It's tough to get them used to having something in their hair. I don't use rubber bands on my furgirls at all-they are too tight, and pull out their hair, and get tangled. I use the cheap-o baby barrettes-you know the kind that come in all different pastel colors, they're plastic, and you can get a pack of like 50 for $3 or so at the drugstore? (Emma has one in my avatar) Be sure to get the name brand and not the generic ones though-Goody is what we have, and they just seem to hold better. I also am a big fan of those TINY claw clips for babies-check the baby section at Target or Wal-Mart, they come in a 12-20 pack for about $2, and they hold REALLY well, without bothering them much.
My final word of advice about putting their hair up is to do it while they're busy doing something else so they're busy and not trying to get the barrette out. I do my dogs' hair right before a walk, and then they look cute while walking, but also get used to having their hair up. You can try the same thing when you have friends over-they look cute, and they're distracted because your company is there. NEVER leave bows/barrettes in while you're not home with your dog until you know if she will leave them in or not. They could pose a choking hazard.