FAQ's
DOG ROCKS INFORMATION (QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
USE OF PRODUCT AS PER DIRECTIONS ON THE PACKAGE.
Q1.
IS IT THAT IT ATTRACTS THE NITRATES IN THE WATER AND NEUTRALIZES IT?
ANS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT….NEUTRALIZES IS NOT A WORD WE LIKE TO ASSOCIATE WITH DOG ROCKS AS SOME PEOPLE CAN BE CONFUSED AND THINK IT NEUTRALIZES THE PH BALANCE. (RE THE TESTS..THIS IS NOT SO)
THE BASIC PRINCIPAL IS THE ROCK BEING PARAMAGNETIC CHANGES THE ION EXCHANGE IN THE WATER. THIS RESULTS IN THE NITRATE LEVEL IN THE WATER DROPPING AND NOT BEING INGESTED BY THE DOG. LOWER NITRATES WILL CAUSE THE URINE TO STOP BURNING THE GRASS.
IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE PH BALANCE
Q2.
WHERE DOES THE ROCK COME FROM AND WHAT IS THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND?
ANS.
THE ROCK COMES FROM A QUARRY IN AUSTRALIA THAT HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE THE 1890’S. THEY HAVE JUST PURCHASED MORE LAND WITH THE SAME ROCK VEIN RUNNING THROUGH IT. THEREFORE THEY TOLD US IF YOU LIVE TO 250, THERE WOULD STILL BE PLENTY LEFT.
Q3.
DO WE KNOW IF WE CAN FIND IT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD?
ANS.
OF COURSE THERE MIGHT BE SIMILAR ROCK BUT TO DATE, NONE HAS BEEN FOUND WITH AS HIGH A PARAMAGNETIC READING WHICH IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF BASALT.
Q4.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO START TO WORK?
ANS.
IT TAKES 8-10 HOURS TO START WORKING IN THE WATER. YOU WON’T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE ROCK WHEN IT’S WORKING, THAT’S JUST TESTED.
AFTER THAT IT IS IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE AND THEREFORE NO NEW BURN PATCHES WILL OCCUR….HOWEVER IT WON’T FIX THE OLD SPOTS BUT WITH PROPER LAWN MAINTENANCE YOU WILL SEE VAST IMPROVEMENTS IN 5 WEEKS.
Q5.
IF THE DOG KEEPS TAKING THE ROCK OUT OF THE BOWL REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU TRY, CAN THE ROCKS BE KEPT IN A CONTAINER OF WATER AND YOU FILL THE DOGS BOWL FROM THAT?
ANS.
YOU NEED TO BE PERSISTANT WITH THE DOG FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT IF HE STILL CONTINUES THIS BEHAVIOUR THEN…YES, A FEW PEOPLE DO THIS…IT WILL WORK BUT NOT AS WELL AS IF THE ROCKS ARE KEPT IN THE SAME BOWL THE DOG DRINKS FROM.
Q6.
HAS IT BEEN TESTED SO WE KNOW IT LASTS APPROX. 2 MONTHS OR IS THAT JUST TRIAL AND ERROR?
ANS.
THIS IS JUST TRIAL AND ERROR OVER THE 4.5 YEARS OF RESEARCH BEFORE LAUNCHING THIS TO THE MARKET PLACE. THE PATCHES WILL START APPEARING AROUND THE 2 MONTH MARK.
Q7.
WHAT ARE THE REASONS IT MAY NOT WORK IN THE DOG?
ANS.
(a). IF THE DOG IS FED A DIET OF MAINLY RAW RED MEAT, THIS WILL HINDER THE PRODUCTIVITY OF DOG ROCKS. HIGH PROTEIN DIETS HINDER IT….A DIET OF PREMIUM DRY DOG FOOD IS A PERFECT COMPLIMENT TO DOG ROCKS.
(b). IF YOUR DOG HAS MORE THAN ONE DRINKING SOURCE eg. POOL, POND, FOUNTAIN, JACUZZI, TOILET, CAT’S WATER BOWL…..DOG ROCKS EFFECTIVENESS IS GREATLY DIMINISHED.
(c). IT WORKS WEIGHT TO VOLUME, SO IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. IF YOU USE TOO LITTLE ROCKS PER AMOUNT OF WATER, OR YOU EMPTY THE WATER BOWL OUT ALL THE TIME AND DON’T GIVE THE ROCKS A CHANCE TO WORK AGAIN.
TOP THE WATER BOWL UP RATHER THAN REPLACE THE WATER EVERYDAY AND THEN WHEN NEEDED, CHANGE THE WATER WHEN THE DOG IS LEAST LIKELY TO CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
Q8.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN ON THE MARKET IN OTHER COUNTRIES?
ANS.
THE PRODUCT WAS RESEARCHED FOR 4 YEARS AND THEN WENT ON THE MARKET.
IT HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET IN AUSTRALIA FOR 4 YEARS.
IN NEW ZEALAND FOR 2 YEARS & IN THE UK FOR 2 YEARS
THE UK AND NEW ZEALAND HAVE COLDER CLIMATES THEREFORE FIND SALES SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE WITH EACH SPRING, SUMMER.
AUSTRALIA, FOR THE MOST PART HAS MODERATE CLIMATE CHANGES, THEREFORE SALES STAY SIMILAR YEAR ROUND.
Q9.
ARE DOG ROCKS SAFE FOR OTHER ANIMALS WHO MAY SHARE THE SAME WATER BOWL?
ANS.
YES, DOG ROCKS ARE SAFE FOR ALL ANIMALS
Q10.
IS DOG ROCKS AN ALL NATURAL PRODUCT?
ANS.
YES, DOG ROCKS COMES RIGHT FROM THE GROUND. THE ONLY INTERVENTION IT HAS HAD IS THAT IT RUNS THROUGH A GRADED IN ORDER TO SIZE THE ROCKS TO PREVENT CHOKING.
IT IS PACKAGED IN AN ALL NATURAL ECO FRIENDLY BAGS AND BOXES.
FROM THE EARTH AND BACK TO THE EARTH AFTER USEAGE….
