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What's a Snoodle?
Thanks, Nicola, for writing in and providing great info on Snoodles. I am really surprised their behaviors are so much like Giant Schnauzers!
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01.3.2008 | 
Nicola Wright
26 NOV 2006
I’ve been hearing about this new trend with mixing Poodle and different dog breeds. Honestly, I don’t understand the Chihuahua and Poodle mix … But I’ll try to keep an open mind until I see one.
I’ve heard about the Schnauzer-Poodle mix and recently met one online at Dogster. Elvis is from New Zealand, and he’s just as lovely as can be!
I love the story behind the name Elvis. From his Dogster profile,
“Elvis got his name because of a text from my mum, who had just got out of hospital (she called it jail). So of course, dog with funny hair, good pelvic wriggle and the jail-house rock all equal “Elvis” …”
Read more about Elvis at Dogster.com.
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God, I hate it when she's bored...
East | Giant Schnauzer | 19 months | 112 lbs.
apple cider vinegar for dogs
Long a folk remedy, cider vinegar has been used for various health-related improvements in people and animals. For dogs, it is especially good. It helps with digestion, gas, constipation, bladder stones, urinary tract infections and more.
I’ve been slowly adding vinegar to our dogs water… They smaaart. They avoid that water and wait until we are upstairs, where they go immediately to the bathtub and scratch at the facuet demanding running water.
If you feel like starting, be sure to get organic cider vinegar, which is usually raw and unpasteurized. This is very different than the ones you get at Safeway. The organic cider vinegar will have all the enzymes that are beneificial. I recommend Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, which is available at Farmer Joe’s or other organic grocery stores.
For non-dog related tasks, I use regular vinegar to kill weeds, wash out rugs and clean floors.
Vinegar rocks.
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR FOR YOUR DOG
The Encyclopedia of Natural Pet Care (Revised Edition), CJ Puotinen
Many herbalists recommend vinegar for pets, especially because it can be poured over garlic and others herbs to make medicinal tinctures. Even without those herb, cider vinegar is an important ingredient in your pet’s diet. Use any raw, unpasteurized, unheated, organic vinegar …. Do not use a vinegar that is uniformly clear and clean looking, such as vinegar sold in the supermarkets. These are dead vinegars with none of the enzymes and other live factors that make raw, unpasteurized vinegar so valuable.
Long a folk remedy, cider vinegar has been shown to improve health of dairy cows, horses, dogs, and other animals. It reduces common infections, aids whelping, improves stamina, prevents muscle fatigue after exercise, increases resistance to disease, and protects against food poisoning. Cider vinegar is rich in the vitamins, minerals, and trace elements found in apples, especially potassium; it normalizes acid levels in the stomach, improves digestion and the assimilation of nutrients, reduces intestinal gas and fecal odors, helps cure constipation, alleviates some of the symptoms of arthritis and helps prevent bladder stones and urinary tract infections.
Add apple cider vinegar directly to food or drinking water, starting with small amounts and building up to 1/2 to 1 teaspoon per 15 pounds of body weight for dogs and cats (1 teaspoon per day for the average cat, 1 tablespoon for a 50-pound dog or 2 tablespoons for a 90-pound dog). By gradually adding small doses to your pet’s food over time, you can help even the most finicky eater to accept this valuable food.
SOURCE: The Encyclopedia of Natural Pet Care (Revised Edition), CJ Puotinen, Keats Publishing, ISBN 0-658-00996-6
Via CureZone
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back to square one
Diagnose #6… No neurological disorder. Actually, the neurologist couldn’t understand why East was sent to him in the first place. Zero sign of neurological issues. Maybe a pinched nerve.
It’s back to potential hip dysplasia again.
I just read about Panosteitis. His leg lameness did shift back and forth between two legs for a while. He’s been lame now for about four months. I’m hoping maybe it’s this? He seems to be better, actually. Either that or I’m forcing myself to see the positive in all this. He’s a good dog. I want him to be healthy and happy.
Panosteitis
“Pano” is a disease of large, rapidly growing puppies between five and twelve months of age. The cause is unknown, but males are affected four times as often as females. Symptoms include intermittent lameness in one or more legs that is unrelated to trauma. A characteristic sign is pain and lameness that shifts from one limb to another over the course of several weeks or months. X-rays show increased density in a long bone. Lameness may persist for several months, but symptoms usually disappear by the time the dog is twenty months old. (via Have Paws Will Travel)
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Anyway, the background article on Giant Schnauzer’s could be the same for the Giant Schnoodle. They need loads of love, affection and EXERCISE. I run my boy as much as possible, at the least an hour a day and this is not nearly enough.
We now have an 20 month old daughter, who also demands a lot of attention and time. Elvis is very good with her, but size and playfulness are a concern, so I always watch the two of them together.
He’s knocked over a couple of children due to exuberence and vast size, rather than malevolence.
I’d say if you have the time, no children and love dogs, this cross or “designer” breed is great. I have put a lot of time into training and establishing who’s the alpha in the house (that’s me). But I must say, he’s still given to having a bout of deafness when the swallows are flying in the fields… he loves to chase them.