[rawfeeding] Re: 1st day raw- dog went nuts, help!

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "missy7880529" <toddashaffer@...>
wrote:
>
> I just adopted a 52 pound lab/retriever mix. 12months old.
> We've had
> her 3 weeks and she's been a very sweet, calm, submissive
> dog. Playful
> when you want her to be. She also is pretty obedient
> to commands. She
> was raised on Ol'Roy kibble. Today was her first day with
> a chicken
> carcass. I noticed after she ate that she was extra playful
> and has
> seemed a little hyper all day. Tonight after she dug up and
> ate the
> rest of the carcass she was REALLY hyper. She kept nosing all
> of us
> inside the house, so we let her out to play and she went nuts. She
> started barking at us in a demanding way. She would
> alternate bouncing
> at us barking loudly and then she'd do a play bow, so I read it
> as play
> but she would not listen to "NO". It seemed like she thought
> she was
> the boss of play time and was barking commands at us. So
> we ignored
> her until she settled down, put her into a submissive posture
> and now
> she is on a walk to let out the energy. Has anyone else had
> a dog's
> personality change on raw? Her former owner had her since a pup,
> described her as calm and easy even with small children. And
> she was!
> Til today. She is not showing food aggression. But she seems less
> submissive. It was frightening to realize she was not
> listening and I
> had no way to control her. Why did this show up with the new food
> source!? -Missy

Hey Missy,
Welcome to the world of raw feeding. What you have is a normal Lab
or Retriever puppy. Everything you talked about behaviorwise is
exactly the way a lab puppy acts. :) I don't think she has become
less submissive, rather happier and more energetic and more puppy
like. All these are good things. BTW: Taking her for a walk will
not be nearly enough exercise for her. You will need to let her run
a good bit to get sufficeint exercise.

Admittedly a lab puppy is not the easiest dog to control but by no
means is it impossible. Millions of people have survived lab
puppyhood. :) :) :)

The diet change may or may not have caused this dog to learn to love
life but everything you mentioned are good things. They show a
healthy happy puppy. The day will come when she gets old with bad
hips or arthritis and can hardly walk and has no energy nor desire
to play that you will wish for these days back again. Enjoy them
while you can. Possibly a training class or private trainer could
give you some help on learning to live with a dog like this. :) :) :)

Bill Carnes
http://www.skylarzack.com/rawfeeding.htm

Feeding Raw since October 2002

"Unnatural diets predispose animals to unnatural outcomes"
Dr. Tom Lonsdale

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