Kidneys - Page 1

I am not trying to offend anyone. Today I viewed a thread on the DB, titled "Fun Dog Attack". In my opinion the dog is exceptional. When the handler attempts to get the dog to release, his technique made me Cringe. This handler should obtain and learn how to use a breaking stick. Picking the dog up, and jerking him much too close to the kidneys, can do damage.

The writtings below, are from the great Dog Conditioner Bob Lemm RIP.

Any Conditioning Diet and hard work affect the kidneys to dry, to wet also. You might as well know now that you can't condition the kidneys. But most important the kidneys are what you have to take care of, they are the weak link in the chain.
The K-D dog food can be bought from your vet. Every vet in America prescribes K-D diet for animals with problem kidneys. There are about 1500 dogs or more in Houston that have problems with their kidneys, so I use K-D diet dog food as a filler to increase the amount of feed. I use K-D diet dog food to protect the kidneys. I use it for the same reason I choose Metabol and Carboplex as a supplement because of the kidneys. The amino acids in Metabol replaced the large amounts of red meat we all once used. And everything else in Metabol is a bonus - free for the price. Red meat and a lot of work weakens the kidneys. The kidneys are about the size of two marbles. don't rub, pat or even touch the kidneys.  Don't pull weights, shake on spring-loaded hides to loosen the hips or use a hard pulling mill to work a dog. All of the above are too much stress and strain.

In ref to the kidneys..It is not all the hard work.There has to be a flushing of the kidneys.An old schooler race horse trainer said Yucca is the best.But one has to make sure the ingestion of water and the urination are watched carefully.The color of the urination sends a sign of how the kidneys are working