HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mjohnson@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Marget Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: UPDATE: Gaseous GSD...
Date: 16 Nov 92 20:01:05 GMT
Reply-To: mjohnson@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Marget Johnson)
Organization: Stakeholder Relations, NCR Corp in Dayton,OH

In article <BxtIAH.3LF@news.cso.uiuc.edu> schlumpf@uimrl7.mrl.uiuc.edu ()
writes:
..........description of puppy's gas problem caused by gulping food....
Just in case the gas problem doesn't go away with age (I have one 8 year old
bitch with a gulping food + air = gas problem), you might want to add a couple
of DI-GELS to each meal (maybe only one for a small puppy). It does help, but
doesn't cure the problem.
***********
Marget Johnson, Windwagon Newfs

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From: jegm@cody.esd.sgi.com (Jim Morris)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Doggie Dooley Maintenance
Date: 21 Nov 1992 00:03:07 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: jegm@esd.sgi.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: cody.esd.sgi.com

Mine is the same, It is always full! The holes get clogged and it doesn't
drain. In the colder weather the digestion virtually stops, so it isn't even
mushy anymore. I'm not sure how to fix this problem except wait for summer
before using it again!

If anyone else had any ideas please post.

Pheeew!
-- 
Jim Morris, Email: jegm@esd.sgi.com  Voice: (415) 390-5136
From: bassett@hpcss01.cup.hp.com (Diane Bassett)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:03:51 GMT
Subject: Re: Mutts vs. Purebreds
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs

/ hpcss01:rec.pets.dogs / liza@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Liza Miller) /  1:03 pm  Nov 13, 1992 /


I am not against the idea of a family getting their family pet from the
pound.  That is a good idea -- as long as they aren't getting assurances
that this dog will be particularly healthy.  There are no guarantees of
that.  In my opinion, you are MORE likely to get a healthy, sound dog from
a responsible breeder than taking a grabbag puppy from the pound.  Note
that I did not say a responsible breeder of PUREbred dogs.  I'm not
anti-mutts (natural dogs, random-breds, mixed breds, whatever).  

I just think that misrepresenting the situation is a very BAD idea!

-=lizalee

--
Liza Lee Miller         My dogs are labradorable!     liza@pangea.stanford.edu
Cibola Labradors            Field * Show * Fun                    415/326-5309
Cibola's Misty Mountain Hop--Hopper                   Mistypoint Kashmir--Kash
	            Campbellcroft Cibola Rosette -- Rosie


-

----------
I have been surprised by the number of breeders and trainers I know who 
agree with the theory that you get more health and temperment problems with
purebreds.  They far exceed my knowledge of genetics, but they explain to me
that in the purebred world you are working with a smaller gene pool, because
you are selectively breeding.  So the chances of the parents being somehow
remotely related to each other way back in the family tree are much higher, and
that's where the problem comes from.  However, I heartily agree that when you
adopt a mix breed you frequently don't know what you're getting-- you may not
suffer from the issue I mention, but you also have no idea if the parents had
hip dysplasia, bad temperments, etc.  If we lived in a world where "survival
of the the fittest" still applied to dogs, then maybe I'd believe it more.  I
think it's a weak argument.  

It's far more important for one to choose a dog by either knowing how to 
read them and temperment test them, or bringing someone along who DOES.  And
train, train, train.

In summary, I think the you run a risk with either a purebred or a mix, it's
just that with the purebreds, you tend to be able to better predict what the
issue will be.  With a mix, it's anybody's guess.  

Diane
From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)
Subject: Re: Teething Pup
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Reply-To: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)
Organization: ICS Dept., UC Irvine
Date: 24 Nov 92 00:05:43 GMT

In <20NOV92.11241850@medgen.waisman.wisc.edu> mommaerts@medgen.waisman.wisc.edu writes:


>my almost 4 months samoyed has started what I think is teething.. It seems
>that he lost 2 front "baby" teeth.  What can I expect with this phase?  He
>seems to be a little more 'bitey'-- is this to be expected? how long does
>this last? How many teeth fall out?

Hm, I think I'll add this to the faq.  It seems to be the third such
question I've gotten this last week.

1) More chewing, possibly discomfort.  Try frozen washcloths for him
to chew on.  You might need to add water to soften his dry kibble at
meal times.  Don't be surprised at occassionally bleeding gums.  Don't
expect to find the baby teeth afterwards -- they are most commonly
swallowed.

2) Yes, more "bitey"-ness is to be expected.

3) It takes about a month to 6 weeks for all the teeth to fall out.

4) All of them!  First the front teeth, then the premolars (right
behind the canines), then the molars.  Finally the canines come out.
You might see the adult canines erupt before the baby ones come fully
out.

Regards,
--Cindy
--
Cindy Tittle Moore

Terrell's Chocolate Deduction--Hershe (Labrador Retriever)

The rec.pets.dogs FAQ -- all ten parts -- is available via ftp to
pit-manager.mit.edu under pub/usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/*.  There
is a mail server, email me for details.

In loving memory of Betsy: 4-10-92 to 8-19-92...
From: kudzu@netcom.com (Michael Sierchio)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Rottweilers on sailboats and for search and rescue?
Date: 16 Nov 92 18:47:08 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.1992Nov16.184708.25697
Organization: True Love, and Home-Grown Tomatoes

In article <1992Nov13.170548.24270@polari> weka@polari.online.com writes:
>
>3.  Also, I am involved with search and rescue and have been intending
>  to train him/her.

I can't imagine a Rottweiler making a good search and rescue dog -- they
don't have the long distance endurance/speed combination for wilderness
search and rescue, and they are too big/bulky for disaster search and
rescue.

Not that they can't be trained to do the exercises, but if you're serious
about S&R, you'll do better with a GSD, Lab, Dobie, Malinois, etc.
-- 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  Michael Sierchio                          1563 Solano Avenue, Suite 123 |
|  kudzu@netcom.com                                Berkeley, CA 94707-2116 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: saavik@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Marla Belzowski (K-9's))
Subject: Re: Greyhound Behavior Problem
Organization: Purdue University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:44:25 GMT

In article <24269@alice.att.com> rhh@alice.att.com (r hardin) writes:
>
>
>Get a copy of Koehler, ``The Koehler Method of Dog Training,'' and
>do what it ways, omitting nothing.
>

NO DON`T!!!  Jeezz you want to wreck that dog?  Greyhounds are NOT
dobies!!!  The problem with this dogs
is probably that it ws raised in an environment where it had to
fight for it`s food.  Koehler will totally blow this dog`s mind.
Instead, get a large bone and a pop-can filled with a few penny`S and
tape the top.  You may also want a squirt gun.  Put the dog on leash
and make him/her sit.  Give her part of the bone and hold on to the
other end of the bone.  As soon as your give it to the dog, say
"give" and take the bone back.  The dog will probably growl at you, but
don`t give in.  Yell loudly and throw the can on the floor. Stamp
your feet if you need to and get that bone back out of the dog`s mouth.
As soon as the dog lets go.  Give it praise!!  and I mean Praise!!
Immediately, give the bone back to the dog and turn arond and
take it again.  As soon as the dog stops growling as you take the bone
back give the dog the bone for keeps (for a few hours).  

Try again later.  If the dog growls take the bone and do not allow    
it to have the bone until it stops growling.  

Your dog needs to know that you aren`t going to take something from
it forever.  It is an instinctual reaction to being raised where
the only way to survive was to possess the food and growl at any
attempt to take it.


>It's a wonderful method, but in addition has a reputation even among
>enemies of curing biting.
>

It also has a reputation of making fear biters out of normally
submissive dogs.

>Commentary on Koehler is in Vicki Hearne's ``Adam's Task: Calling Animals
>by Name'' that is helpful in understanding what you're doing when you
>do what he says.


You may also want to try, "Mother knows best", and "How to be your
dog`s best friend" by the Monks of New Skete.  


-----------
Marla Belzowski  saavik@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
Mauii Nikki Belzowski CD CGC TDI CERF
Brittish Legend of Beowulf CD CGC TDI CERF  tri-color collies
Legend`s year of Jubilee    sable and white collie
From: CS#0@lafibm.lafayette.edu (CS#0)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Jennifer Lott-Please Share Xmas Puppy Story
Date: 18 Nov 92 15:09:55 GMT
Organization: Lafayette College
Originator: news@lafcol

It seems most of us would enjoy a good puppy story--I hope it
has a happy ending.  Please share it with us.  Thanks!
Susan Castelletti <CS#0@Lafibm.lafayette.edu>
From: kkeating@acsu.buffalo.edu (Kelly Anne Hinkle)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Christmas Puppy
Date: 23 Nov 92 19:37:56 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo/Comp Sci

I just read that Christmas puppy story, and all I can say is...

*SOB*

Kelly....who's going to go hug her dog right now!!!!
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Distribution: jadpc2
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 09:31:02 -0800
From: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: Chow & doghouse
Comment-To: All@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
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  I have a Shar-Pei who is actually my foster dog.  Her name is
BeeBee.  She sure looks cute sleeping in her doghouse.  It could be
that your dog is perfectly happy sleeping out in the open, but most
dogs like a doghouse.  How about fencing off the underside of the deck
so your dog can't get under it.  
  Also, I have a blanket and several towels in BeeBee's doghouse.
Perhaps some clean soft bedding would attract your dog to use the
doghouse.  He'll like it once he tries it, because it is warm and
cozy.  Most dogs like a den.
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From: lott@egr.msu.edu (Jennifer Lott)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Christmas Story on Puppy
Date: 20 Nov 92 21:52:53 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Division of Engineering Research

Please be patient and don't flame me, I'm working on it.

I'm trying to figure out how to post this story without retyping it.  If I 
can't get it by Tues morning (I depend on someone else to inform me on 
how to do this) I'll retype it.   You can e-mail me personally, and I'll 
send it to you (I promise, it won't be like the muffin recipe ordeal on food.
cooking).

Susan Castelletti, I'm sending you the story but it's bouncing back.

I'm working on it.

Have a great weekend.

Jennifer (j)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: srlee@beta.lanl.gov (Stephen R Lee)
Subject: Re: Dog had kidney failure, is better but won't eat!
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Distribution: jadpc2
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:46:55 GMT

In article <9211151200.AA2066@f723.n202.z1.fidonet.org> ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org writes:
>  Sorry but it really sounds like your dog has lost it's will to live.

What?

> She just had a total renal shutdown!  this dog know it is seriously
>ill.  Did you think if you had her on IV for a couple of days, her
>kidneys would suddenly be well?  I'm afraid all you can do at this
>point is run up a vet bill, and end up with a dead dog anyway.  Your
>dog doesn't Want to live.  Nothing you do can instill a desire to
>live.

Come on, are you kidding?  This is not very constructive advice.  There are
a variety of causes of renal failure.  It does not necessarily mean that the
dog has "lost its will to live."  It seems to me that the best course is to
get the dog healthy again, then try and figure out the cause of the renal
failure.  It sounds to me as if this is what is going on right now.  The 
original posters should continue to do what they are doing, in close consulation
with their veterinarian, not give up on the dog!

>--- FMail 0.92
> * Origin: HILLCREST COMMUNITY BBS, SAN DIEGO. HST 619-291-0544 (1:202/703)

-- 
============================================================
Stephen R. Lee                 | 
OooWoo Racing Kennel           | I'd rather be driving sled
E-Mail: srlee@beta.lanl.gov    | dogs.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: iguana@nmt.edu (Shawn Clever)
Subject: Re: More Wolf Hybrid Opinions
Organization: New Mexico Tech
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:38:17 GMT


How bout an opinion from a hybrid owner???  Many of you seem to know everything
about them, yet you have never owned one or just believed everything you have
read in the papers...

First of all, Yes, emphatically yes, a Wolf-hybrid is different.  Training
methods are different.  Dealing with the animal on a personal level is 
different (than with the average mutt)  The responsible hybrid owner researches
these differences and understands them-- learns to deal with them.

Just a few of these are that hybrids are extremely intelligent-- more so than
the average dog...  They respond differently to the same cues that you give
a dog.  They appear to have a greater perception of bodygestures and human
expressions than most dogs do.  They are very protective, but can be very
gentle.  Ours is over a year old, and is very gentle around our 7 month old
baby.  (Not that I would be foolish enough to ever leave the wolf alone with
him, however.)

Which brings up another point... Hybrids have eaten no more little kids than
dobermans, bullmastiffs, buldogs, pitbulls, german sheppards, and any of the 
other myriad of dogs I can name.  There have been a few instances of untrained,
unattended hybrids hurting kids, yes, but there have been no more so than many
of the other breeds.  As usual, the media has picked a few gruesome incindents
and columnists have looked at it as an opportunity to endorse legislation 
against the breed.

Hybrids require a different type of approach... They are not dogs, it is true.
It is also no guarantee that you will get a docile family pet, or a wild
animal searching for it's first opportunity to return to the pack.  As a 
responsible hybrid owner, though, one should be aware of this.  Problems arise
when people purchase these animals and do not bother to find out how they 
are different.  Problems also arise when people do not follow common sense
practices about approaching strange dogs...  Children should be taught, this,
but often, they are not, or they forget.  A bad result follows.  Children
should never be left alone with *ANY* dog, or wolf, or hybrid, or whatever
breed you choose.  It's too much of a risk, and I don't feel too much sympathy
for parents who don't follow this basic axiom.  It invites a tragedy.

However, to condemn the entire breed and legislate their end is unrealistic.
Not all of them are aggressive.  Some yes, some no, but really no more than
many of the other domestic breeds... In experience, I find that many of the 
smaller dog breeds are far more aggressive.

Responsible ownership is the key-- not legislating the elimination of Hybrid
ownership.



Shawn Clever
(iguana@jupiter.nmt.edu)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: saavik@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Marla Belzowski (K-9's))
Subject: Re: TATTOING DOGS
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:25:45 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.101701.2900@mtroyal.ab.ca> shoran@mtroyal.ab.ca writes:
>In article <1689E77C0.CBARNES@tamvm1.tamu.edu>, CBARNES@tamvm1.tamu.edu (Chris Barnes) writes:
>>  
>...A lot of good info deleted....

>My friend never uses the ear clamp, though I know of other breeders that do. 
>She says that, in the wrong hands, or used improperly, the ear can bleed.  The
>ear clamp uses a pin system - as the clamp is squeezed on to the ear, the pins
>which make up the letters and numbers penetrate the skin.  Then ink is rubbed
>on to the ear.  The needle of the electric tattoer is moving at very high 
>speed to pierce the skin.
>
>........

>Stef

I would not reccomend the ear-clamp to thouse people with breeds that
have upright ears.  It can damage the cartledge (sp?) causing floppy
ears.  In collies, it can cause drooped ears.  

Wolfie got the carteledge riped in his ear at about 6 months of
age and now can not be shown due to a flopped ear.  I have
also seen two shepard pups with ear tattooes, were the tattooed ear
flopped over instead of standing up right as the un-tatooed ear did.
If you do use this tattooing method, be careful not to tear the
ear cartledge!!

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Marla Belzowski   saavik@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
Mauii Nikki Belzowski CD CGC TDI CERF
Brittish Legend of Beowulf CD CGC TDI CERF  tri-color collies
Legend's Year of Jubilee   sable and white collie
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Second request: Is there no help for howling pup 
From: RGINZBERG@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Ruth Ginzberg)
Date: 23 Nov 92 07:25:52 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Philosophy Dept., Wesleyan University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20In-Reply-To: betsys@cs.umb.edu's message of 23 Nov 92 05:27:26 GMTLines: 18

In <BETSYS.92Nov23002726@ra.cs.umb.edu> betsys@cs.umb.edu writes:

> My landlords have a year-old cocker spaniel which howls for HOURS
> every morning when they leave. I received only one response to my
> earlier plea, a suggestion about legal action. Well, it's a nice dog,
> and my landlords are nice people, so I don't really see any reason to
> get formal. It just makes me unhappy to hear the poor dog.
>   Is this dog really as unhappy as it sounds, or is it just a tantrum?
> Also, will a year-old-exactly pup grow out of this behaviour? 
> The dog is left alone about 35 hours a week over six days, which
> doesn't seem excessive. 
>   thanks for any suggestions on how to make the dog happier!

Why don't you offer to doggie-sit?

------------------------
Ruth Ginzberg <rginzberg@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Philosophy Department;Wesleyan University;USA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Distribution: jadpc2
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 09:43:04 -0800
From: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: Sysop
Comment-To: All@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
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  Who is the Sysop on this system?  How can I get a message to this
person?
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From: kjt34420@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kristin J. Thommes)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Old Shoes = Nutrition??
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:14:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.BxxKCw.4FE
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

I've been looking for this article for some time to run it in Usenet and I
=finally= found it in a drawer.  I thought this would interest some of you,
especially those who have been posting about the relative quality of pet
foods.

"Old Shoes"

The ingredients panel and chemical analysis on dog food labels ARE NOT
GUARANTEES OF NUTRITIONAL QUALITY.

The old adage "you get what you pay for" applies more to pet foods than to 
most food items.  Dog food labels and dog food advertisements, in print and
on TV, are ingenious.  They apparently try to lead prospective customers to
believe their product is really made from sirloin, tenderloin, rounds, rib
roasts and chops, etc.!  Can anyone =seriously= believe they are getting this
quality of meat (which sells for $1.25 per pound and up) in a can or carton of
dog food which sells for 15 to 25 cents per pound?

While the example below carried this thought to an extreme, exaggeration is 
used only to emphasize the point.

Here is a "desirable" analysis for a canned dog food:
Crude protein......10%
Crude fat..........6.5%
Crude fiber........2.4%
Ash................4.3%
Moisture...........68%

Here are ingredient that =could be= used to make a product which will conform
to the analysis:
4 pairs old work shoes, leather
1 gallon crankcase oil, used
1 pail crushed coal
68 pounds water

It's CHEAP!  The analysis LOOKS fine!!  But it won't give NOURISHMENT to
a dog!

-- 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: cotton@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (carol.jean.swanson)
Subject: Basenji Educational Materials
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:23:23 GMT



Yeah, I finally got a chance to type in the info I got
a couple a weeks ago about Basenjis!    Hope this of help
to anyone considering the breed.  
------------------------------------------------------------------
Basenji Specific Educational Materials
---------------------------------------
Compiled By Delaware Valley Basenji Club

	((Many Many Thanks to this Club for the info!!!))
1) At Home with Basenjis 
$3.50, Check Payable to BCOSW (Basenji Club of Southern WI)
Order from:
	Pat Bright
	West 1358 South Shore
	Palmyra, WI 53156

2)
So You Want A  Basenji --  $3.00
So You Want to Enjoy a Basenji -- $5.00
So You Want to Course a Basenji -- 5.00
Check Payable to Mary Lou Kenworthy
Order from:
	Mary Lou Kenworthy
	Rt 4, Box 232
	Jasper, GA 30143

3)
Basenji Owner's Manual -- $6.00 ea/$2.00 postage
Check payable to Evergreen Basenji Club
Order Form:
	EBC
	P.O. Box 1546
	Sultan, WA 98294-1546

4)
The Basenji: Out of Africa to you -- $27.70
Author: Susan Coe
Order from:
	Doral Publishing 
	P.O. Box 596
	32035 Village Crest Lane
	Wilsonville, OR 97070

5)
The Basenji Magazine
write to:
	Susan Coe, Ed.
	789 Linton Hill Rd
	Newtown, PA 18940

6)
A Pet Owner's Guide to the Dog Crate --  Free
write to:
	Nicki Meyer Education Effort
	31 Davis Hill Rd
	Weston, CT  06883

7)
Second Hand Dog
Carol Lea Benjamin
1988
Published by: Howell Book House, NY

8)
Breed Referrals/Rescue Info:
	Mark Baime
	Delaware Valley Basenji Club
	259 English Place
	Basking Ridge, NJ  07920
	(908)580-9212
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 09:59:05 -0800
From: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: dog house heat
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  I have heard of venting the clothes dryer into the doghouse.  The
doghouse should be design with a bit of insulation.  The space inside
is so small, that it really heats up quite well with the dog in it. 
It would be toasty with two dogs in it. Personally, I would want to
bring the dog indoors at night if it got That cold.
  At first, I thought maybe a heating pad under the dog's bedding ,
but of course, a dog would probably want to chew on it.  
Maybe a heating pad under a false floor of plywood.  However, as
heating pads are designed to be used directly on people, don't know if
the heat would penetrate plywood.  Besides, the dog would chew the
cord coming out the back.  Of course, the cord could be hidden inside
a metal conduit.
  Then I thought of a heating element under the plywood floor, but
didn't know if this was safe either.  If it overheated, it could cause
a fire, or burn the dog.
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From: exuclh@exu.ericsson.se (Calvin L. Hall, x 6521, s034)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Size of Kennel for Golden Retriever
Date: 16 Nov 92 20:13:01 GMT
Reply-To: exuclh@exu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson.
              Any opinions expressed are strictly those of the
              user and not necessarily those of Ericsson.


I need some recommendations on the smallest kennel 
size for a Golden Retriever. I will providing ample
exercise time before and after I go to work. But I 
will be housing the dog in the kennel at night and during 
the working hours.

Also, what are some of the best alternatives for ground cover
inside the kennel?

Thanks,

Calvin