He is whining in the crate in order to get your attention. If you shush him, or in any way acknowlede the whining, you are reinforcing a bad behavior. When you are trying to get your dog to accept being in the crate, consistency is very important. So...

Nice photos, those look like some very happy faces :)

I'm sure glad we don't have that much snow around here!

The problem was announced to be the wheat.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070323160755.ayf41dzr&show_article=1

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I think you used the wrong name or the wrong link WS... I almost switched to RAW instincts so I recognized the ingredient list is not right. RAW instincts is grain-free, it has the #2 ingredient as tapioca.

Only Natural Pet says none of their foods are affected by the recall, but I it looks like they are going on the assumption that wheat gluten definitely is the culprit. Nothing they sell contains it.

They do sell some of the Menu Food manuf...

You do realize that Chicken Soup is made by Diamond Pet Foods, right?

You didn't seem to trust them yesterday... ;)

Seems no one around here has a high opinion of Diamond, maybe due to the recall last year. You can go to the Chi...

Wow. This got off topic fast!

Anyways, no matter how you guys feel about alicat, she was right. Diamond foods has offically been un-recalled by the single internet source that poked a finger at them.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Menu_Foods_Dog_Food_Recall

Diamond's company spokesperson contacted the owner of that web page, and their food is officially un-recall...

Waiting 5 to 7 days for the chest x-ray is not going to make-or-break your dog's health. There is the chance that this tumor turns out to be benign, and I am guessing the vet taking that into consideration, and trying to SAVE you money. Most vets ch...

There is no need to call Diamond. As I mentioned before, it says unequivocally on their website that they are NOT affected by the recall.

I'm a lazy genius...Much easier to google "Diamond pet food" than to pick up the phone.

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