I like the Bil-Jacs liver training treats at Petco. The regular size is a bit over half an inch, the Little Jacs size is about 1/3 of an inch. They cost about three to four dollars per bag. I've only seen two dogs that did not like them. I have no connection to Bil-Jac or Petco. The grocery stores near me do not carry them.

Please do not leave the dogs alone together. It very likely will end very badly. tiffduke, training will help only to a certain extent. We have been through this. You never know when it will happen - and not just over food. vjtrees - I realize that your posting was from October 2017. I hope for your Dacshund's sake that the Mastiff is now back with your daughter. Please be aware that punctures on the back of the neck need to be checked out by a vet and perhaps meds prescribed to avoid blood poisoning. Dogs, whether they be big or small will go for the back of the neck to ensure that the dog being attacked is trapped. Two of our Dachshund's were attacked in this manner. My heart froze when I saw our big dog holding our Dachshund by the back of the neck and shaking him. There was no reason for it and I should already have left the house - fortunately I had not. The Dachshund was a major Alpha - much to the displeasure of our big dog, who was not alpha. I should point out that our Alpha Dachshund took care of all of his siblings and was not "bossy" with them. Jump forward a few years and we had the same situation - our then Alpha Dachshund was attacked by his Dachshund sibling - who wanted to be an Alpha. They finally seemed to work things out when the little troublemaker attacked our Alpha again. Yet our Alpha did not want to hurt the Alpha-want-to-be. And the attacker knew it. Also, never try to remove the innocent dog without him/her realizing it is you. My husband learned this the hard way - our innocent pup thought he was being attacked attacked on all sides. I hope all is well. We no longer have a Dachshund and I miss them every day.

I know this is an old thread, but for anyone still pulling it up, I just discovered a site that gives suggested substitutions for wheat flour in dog biscuits. I have also seen specialty flours at places like Whole Foods. They carry Bob's Red Mill in our area, and we can get flours made from quinoa, amaranth, pea, almond, etc. If your WF doesn't carry Bob's, you can order direct online. I have a pug with allergies, so I'm familiar with the wrinkle issues and allergies. I have to reiterate a previous post, please DO NOT use human shampoo on dogs. My own hair stylist says human dandruff shampoo makes issues worse on us, I can't imagine what the stuff would do when it damages the skin with an incorrect pH as well. I use witchhazel to clean my pug's folds. Try to get as low alcohol content as possible to avoid irritating any open sores. Any drugstore should have it in the beauty section. One last thing, since my pug also inhales his treats, we use a Kong toy to make them more difficult to access. Try shoving one of your dehydrated burger treats inside. We use a medium sized toy, and have discovered that ice cubes fit just right if slightly underfilled. My ice cube trays are full of raw egg yolk (do not feed raw egg whites), canned pumpkin, applesauce, mashed potato, mashed over-ripe banana, pea soup, and any dog-safe leftovers from my meals. Once frozen, pop them out into a zipper bag and refill! You can also make semi-homemade treats with the rolls of dog food like Natural Balance or Vital have by dicing them to an appropriate size and either dehydrating or baking on low. Here is a link that might be useful: Flour Substitutions

@Allison0704 It is Karma Farma. This is the one we give. It has made a very noticeable difference in Molly's comfort and mobility. https://karmafarma1000.com/hemp-oil-k9-soft-chews Lyme is really not a huge deal in dogs. Both of mine have had it, neither was symptomatic, Bailey we treated w/ antibiotics and Molly my vet said she had antibodies but no active infection so it's likely her body took care of it. We have so many ticks here, it pretty much doesn't matter what we do to prevent, there's almost no way to avoid lyme exposure when the dogs go outside/hike. General practice vets actually get almost no education about nutrition/dog food options in veterinary school. And a lot of info out there is provided by dog food companies. A standard vet's advice on nutrition should be taken with a grain of salt, IMO (although it may be a controversial one). Unless you get lucky to get a vet that is specifically trained in nutrition or has it as an area of interest and has done independent research, you are not likely to get the best advice on food and should do your own research about what you feed your dogs. One of our vets was pretty opposed to the raw diet we were feeding when we first went to him. After doing a full blood panel, and seeing how incredibly healthy our dogs have been up to an old age, minds were changed. Our regular vet who we see often is fully in support of our feeding plan and has credited nutrition (plus the extremely specialized heart-surgery of course) with Molly's longevity and good health.