feeding time

[shovel 160]

hello lads.might sound like a stupid question but what time ye find is the best to feed a working terrier before a days digging.would ye feed him night before or a small amount the morning of ?? all the best.

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

Good feed night before.

[coneycatcher17 3]

They seem lasy if you feed on the day of the hunt if I am doing a couple of spots on the day a bit of chocolate keeps there energy up

[Guest sph1979]

a mate of mine uses glucose powder in water for through the day a feed the night before.

Edited August 1, 2009 by sph1979

[searcher 14]

you can get a product called POWER CHOW 2 made by cpn . its a powder you mix with water which you use before or after to replace nutriets etc. huskie peopl use it too.

[Guest sph1979]

Glucose does the same thing for half the price a box from boots should lasat a month atleast. Abloke i no used to give it to his lurcher before lamping a seringe full, the dog still didnt catch much

[dogger 100]

They seem lasy if you feed on the day of the hunt if I am doing a couple of spots on the day a bit of chocolate keeps there energy up

chocolate is toxic to dogs

[jasper-kills 0]

well said dogger if u give it 2 much they can get seriusly ill.

[Northsider 9]

if a digging dog is fit u dont feed him the night before or on the morning of work he could suffer cramp etc

[rickyspringer 15]

they say chocolate, is poisoness to dogs but high levels are or rich cocoa, many dog men give there dog a mars bar or the like for an energy boost, I know in field trials dogs are given a chocolate bar to give them the added energy. Quick and easy and not heavy on them.

 

But I am with the rest of them,give the dog a feed a night before, and a splash of glucose in there water.

[Cleanspade 3,322]

i have never fed any of my dogs before working. thats for terriers and lurchers. well fed fit dogs are better fed after work in my opinion.

[digaman 0]

i have never fed any of my dogs before working. thats for terriers and lurchers. well fed fit dogs are better fed after work in my opinion.

Totally agree.

I have never had any problem with non-feeding. bit of hunger- better work!

[the duke 54]

i feed my dogs in the evening but miss it if out digging in the morning the marsbar is for after a hard dig a quarter will be enough just to put a bit bk into the dog

[dev 226]

i always feed my dogs the night before a days work, they need energy in their body to do the work we expect off them IMO, they are fed about 12 hours or more before they are worked so i cant see how they could get cramp. i cant see the benifit of starving a dog the day before working them. it just doesnt add up to me

[steve R 405]

i totaly agree dev i allways feed mine the night before a days work . i wouldn,t fancey a days work on an empty stomach