Stupidity in my inbox.
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draggonlaadyThis was sent to my WORK email. You know, the one that says "doctor" on it.
Right then. This is total and utter bunk. In case it ends up in your inboxes too, I just thought I'd share.
First of all, mind your grammar, dear Adrian (whoever the fuck you are). "Many doctors...universally agree"? Well which is it? universal implies, well, universal agreement. Many is a vague indicator of part of a group. How many is many? 3? 5? 5,000? No indication given. And probably because they couldn't actually find enough to be worth counting.
Commercial dog foods (and cat foods, and poultry food, and hog chow...) have provided a HUGE improvement in quality and length of life of domestic animals, because they are regulated and analyzed and proven to be balanced appropriately for the species. Feel free to compare the health of a kitten raised on table scraps to one raised on kitten chow. I think you'd have a hard time finding evidence that commercial food was the poorer choice.
A "higher risk of dying prematurely"? Could we be a bit more vague there? What are they supposedly dying of? Because most of the prematurely dying dogs that I see are puppies with parvo, or dogs that have been severely injured by guns or cars. Nothing at all related to food. Dogs are, for the most part, living longer and being in better condition until they die than ever before. Long enough, indeed, to start seeing cancer, diabetes, and other issues with definite age-related incidences. Sure, we didn't use to see diabetes in dogs 30 years ago. Because 1: nobody looked, 2: nobody would treat it even if found, 3: dogs have traditionally been kept for work, and when they became sick, they were shot not taken to a doctor.
Save me up to $10,000?! Who exactly do you think is spending $10,000 on their dog? I mean I spend way too much on a variety of animals, but I'd be hard put to come up with a total of $10,000 on a single animal, if I added up all the food, all the vet care, vaccinations, fencing and collars and dog houses and damaged yards and chewed up furniture and toys and any other incidental costs you want to through in. I certainly don't spend, or see people spending, $10,000 on food, or on any directly food-related issues. Get real.
And there's a bit of inconsistency here. First you say you'll show me how to extend my dog's life span by 134%, then you say 8.3 years. Well, since the average life span of dogs that I see in my clinic (and there is quite a variation between average for a giant breed (9 yrs) and a small breed (16 yrs)) is probably about 12 years old. So depending on how you interpret that statement and set up your math, you've either got:
12 * 1.34 = 16.08 years (for a difference of 4 years)
or
12 + (12 * 1.34) = 28.08 years (for a difference of 16 years).
Neither of these is close to an 8 year increase. Since many small dogs make it to 16 years ANYWAY, I have a hard time believing that this bloke can claim credit for that. Furthermore, if he can show me a dog that is proven to be over 25 years old (I want a recorded birth date, not a guess. Registration papers would be nice. PROVEN, is what I'm saying here.) I'll eat my lab coat.
So anyway; I trotted on over to the website linked there. And the very first thing I notice is that it's physically painful to read the thing. Giant red letters are always a turn off. If I wasn't already convinced that the author was a fanatic working from no solid base, that would do it. The entire page is riddled with yellow highlighted passages, red print, and excessive exclamation points, as well as apparently random changes from bold to standard, different fonts, and a bizarre selection of underlined phrases.
I have to admit, I did not read the whole thing. Mostly because I don't feel like spending on this crap the hour and some that it would take me to do so; it's quite long and rambling. But if you page down for several minutes, you'll get to what it is the bloke is actually selling. Books and recipes. He wants you to send him money (last time I read this, it was $57. Seems he's not selling enough or something, because he's marked it down to $37 now) so that he can send you books of his ranting, and a few recipes.
Now, I totally agree that you can make home-made food that is a balanced and good option for your pets. But it certainly is not less expensive than buying commercial food, and it is definitely a lot of work. It's not like you can just give the dog a handful of hamburger and call it good. Most people I've known who tried quickly switched back to the commercial food, because it was such a pain to do the home-made stuff.
So I highly encourage all of you to not send this joker your money. Spend it on a new dog bed instead or something.
Hello,
You're about to discover the terrifying-truth about commercial dog
food that is linked to the deaths of thousands of dogs across the
US every single day.
Many world-famous Doctors of Veterinary Medicine and published Dog
Care Experts universally agree any dog that eats commercial dog
food is at a much higher risk of dying prematurely and by the time
symptoms are noticeable, it's often too late to prevent an
agonizing death except by lethal injection.
See their shocking, research-supported claims in this report.
=> http://www.lkip.net/dogfoodconspiracy.php
Also in this report, I show you a simple solution proven to
increase the lifespan of your dog by up to 134% and save you up to
$10,000.
To discover these amazing secrets just continue reading and your
reward is a super-healthy, incredibly-happy dog that stays
by-your-side for up to 8.3-years longer than statistically predicted.
By Andrew Lewis,
Dog Care Expert
Check here:
=> http://www.lkip.net/dogfoodconspiracy.php
Regards,
Adrian
Right then. This is total and utter bunk. In case it ends up in your inboxes too, I just thought I'd share.
First of all, mind your grammar, dear Adrian (whoever the fuck you are). "Many doctors...universally agree"? Well which is it? universal implies, well, universal agreement. Many is a vague indicator of part of a group. How many is many? 3? 5? 5,000? No indication given. And probably because they couldn't actually find enough to be worth counting.
Commercial dog foods (and cat foods, and poultry food, and hog chow...) have provided a HUGE improvement in quality and length of life of domestic animals, because they are regulated and analyzed and proven to be balanced appropriately for the species. Feel free to compare the health of a kitten raised on table scraps to one raised on kitten chow. I think you'd have a hard time finding evidence that commercial food was the poorer choice.
A "higher risk of dying prematurely"? Could we be a bit more vague there? What are they supposedly dying of? Because most of the prematurely dying dogs that I see are puppies with parvo, or dogs that have been severely injured by guns or cars. Nothing at all related to food. Dogs are, for the most part, living longer and being in better condition until they die than ever before. Long enough, indeed, to start seeing cancer, diabetes, and other issues with definite age-related incidences. Sure, we didn't use to see diabetes in dogs 30 years ago. Because 1: nobody looked, 2: nobody would treat it even if found, 3: dogs have traditionally been kept for work, and when they became sick, they were shot not taken to a doctor.
Save me up to $10,000?! Who exactly do you think is spending $10,000 on their dog? I mean I spend way too much on a variety of animals, but I'd be hard put to come up with a total of $10,000 on a single animal, if I added up all the food, all the vet care, vaccinations, fencing and collars and dog houses and damaged yards and chewed up furniture and toys and any other incidental costs you want to through in. I certainly don't spend, or see people spending, $10,000 on food, or on any directly food-related issues. Get real.
And there's a bit of inconsistency here. First you say you'll show me how to extend my dog's life span by 134%, then you say 8.3 years. Well, since the average life span of dogs that I see in my clinic (and there is quite a variation between average for a giant breed (9 yrs) and a small breed (16 yrs)) is probably about 12 years old. So depending on how you interpret that statement and set up your math, you've either got:
12 * 1.34 = 16.08 years (for a difference of 4 years)
or
12 + (12 * 1.34) = 28.08 years (for a difference of 16 years).
Neither of these is close to an 8 year increase. Since many small dogs make it to 16 years ANYWAY, I have a hard time believing that this bloke can claim credit for that. Furthermore, if he can show me a dog that is proven to be over 25 years old (I want a recorded birth date, not a guess. Registration papers would be nice. PROVEN, is what I'm saying here.) I'll eat my lab coat.
So anyway; I trotted on over to the website linked there. And the very first thing I notice is that it's physically painful to read the thing. Giant red letters are always a turn off. If I wasn't already convinced that the author was a fanatic working from no solid base, that would do it. The entire page is riddled with yellow highlighted passages, red print, and excessive exclamation points, as well as apparently random changes from bold to standard, different fonts, and a bizarre selection of underlined phrases.
I have to admit, I did not read the whole thing. Mostly because I don't feel like spending on this crap the hour and some that it would take me to do so; it's quite long and rambling. But if you page down for several minutes, you'll get to what it is the bloke is actually selling. Books and recipes. He wants you to send him money (last time I read this, it was $57. Seems he's not selling enough or something, because he's marked it down to $37 now) so that he can send you books of his ranting, and a few recipes.
Now, I totally agree that you can make home-made food that is a balanced and good option for your pets. But it certainly is not less expensive than buying commercial food, and it is definitely a lot of work. It's not like you can just give the dog a handful of hamburger and call it good. Most people I've known who tried quickly switched back to the commercial food, because it was such a pain to do the home-made stuff.
So I highly encourage all of you to not send this joker your money. Spend it on a new dog bed instead or something.
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Date: 2009-02-25 06:38 pm (UTC)Doritos have yet to kill me anyway, and Sherpa was very old at the time.
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Date: 2009-02-25 08:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-25 08:04 pm (UTC)And hateful.
Oh, so hateful...
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Date: 2009-02-25 11:32 pm (UTC)Hooray for nut jobs! I'm way too lazy to cook for the dogs, i barely find time to cook for myself.
Now, off to eat a donut because it's what I can grab in 10 sec or less.... :)
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Date: 2009-02-26 01:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-26 04:42 am (UTC)Buttermilk, I'll have you know!
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Date: 2009-02-26 04:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-26 05:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-26 04:22 pm (UTC)If I ever get to have dogs again I'm going to extend their life through necromancy. It's the only way to be sure.