Comments for Jamie Dolan - Dog Training, Raw Feeding, and My Life from Neenah, WI

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P.Scully — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:12:07 +0000

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Comment on Fast Growing Tree — Niobe Golden Weeping Willow by Jamie Dolan

Jamie Dolan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:13:04 +0000

Hi Dee;
Thank You. I planted the tree in August of 2009 from about a 1 gallon container, it was pretty small. If you purchased a tree that was closer in size to the one in the first picture, I would guess you would be looking for about a 3 gallon pot. They do grow quickly, but with whatever size you get, much of that first year it will be taking root and the second year you will see a lot of growth. It grew really well this past summer and I had to prune it quite a bit.

They do have fairly aggressive root systems, so it is best to plant them away from septic system that they could invade. They also have the potential to lift sidewalks if they are planted too close. This one is planted 7 feet from the curb, since even a very big willow around here only makes it to around 3 foot wide or so at the base of the trunk, I have lots of room.

You also also start willows pretty easily from cuttings, but they take extra time to establish, you buy yourself at least half a season if you get one already growing, even in a small pot.

Yes, anyone can be the Dog of the Day. I like all kinds of dogs, but most of our members who we do Dog of the Day for have small dogs. Our main community is on facebook http://www.facebook.com/PawDogs and is very active. There is a form on the left side of the page to submit photos for the dog of the day.

Feel free to get in touch if you have any other questions.

Jamie

Comment on Fast Growing Tree — Niobe Golden Weeping Willow by Dee

Dee — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:47:50 +0000

Hi,
Love this tree, and your pictures. I intend to plant a couple at our new house. What gallon size was the first picture??

Thanks,
Dee
Also can any dog be dog of the day??

Comment on Dog of the Day – 1/10/2012 by Steve

Steve — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:56:45 +0000

Wow that dog sure looks like my pooch Kylie from years back.

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Comment on Raw Dog Food Recipes by Dierdre

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Comment on Fast Growing Tree — Niobe Golden Weeping Willow by jamiedolan

jamiedolan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:03:04 +0000

Cutting it back will stimulate new additional growth, but is generally considered to weaken the tree.

Comment on Fast Growing Tree — Niobe Golden Weeping Willow by jody peterson

jody peterson — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:58:13 +0000

should you cut a willow about one third down to make the tree stronger. A friend of mine did this. Thanks.

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Comment on Filligree Japanese Maple by Please HELP! Bark coming off newly transplanted Japanese Maple - Page 2

Please HELP! Bark coming off newly transplanted Japanese Maple - Page 2 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:01:21 +0000

[...] padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #5a7f97; font-weight: bold; } One of my Japanese Maples: http://jamiedolan.com/2010/10/12/fil…apanese-maple/ This shows the boxes I use for trees and what Turface looks like: [...]

Comment on Fast Growing Tree — Niobe Golden Weeping Willow by Devika (Boulder)

Devika (Boulder) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:28:59 +0000

great pictures – I appreciate seeing the growth change!

Comment on Raw Dog Food Recipes by jamiedolan

jamiedolan — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:29:01 +0000

Hi;

Yes, you just want to cut them up into whatever size pieces make sense for your dogs. I've fed beaver in the past, but the only way I could get it was ground. I suspect overall it is going to be on the fattier side, so depending on how your dogs do with fat, you may need to limit the amount you feed at one time. The fat isn't bad for them, some dogs just don't handle larger percentages of fat very well and will end up with some digestive upset / loose stools from a meal that is too fatty. If they are not already dressed, you may want to remove the guts before feeding, depending on how your dogs do with them and if your feeding somewhere that a mess could be a problem. The guts are fine for them to eat if they want to.

I don't know of any parasite problems with beavers; it wouldn't hurt to have them frozen for a few weeks prior to feed them, if they haven't already been frozen that long. Most parasites if present die off with a couple weeks of freezing; the only thing I know that is really resistant to this is a strain of Trich found in some wild bears, I would personally suggest avoiding bear.

Let me know if you have other questions. I have a pet forum setup called PawDogs. It has a section on Raw Feeding here: http://www.pawdogs.com/prey-model-raw-feeding/

Thank You!
Jamie

Comment on Raw Dog Food Recipes by Michael

Michael — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:35:45 +0000

Nice article. I'm getting 4 to 6 beavers for my dog. Any tips on processing it? They're currently frozen and waiting for me. I was thinking of chopping them into thirds or quartering them into into 1/2 meals. I hear it's very rich meat. Any tips would be appreciated. Cheers, Michael.