Puppy health

[paulmuzzer2 0]

Hi all,

 

I have a 11 week old puppy, he is a 50/50bull/grey(Dam) x whippet(Sire), this is new to me and i have not owned a dog since i was a child. any help would be fantastic.

 

I am currently feeding him on "pets at home" own brand neutrition chicken dried food, the protien is 28% and he is doing ok on it.

 

I have been told by a few mates that i should be giving him bone meal and codliver & malt drink.

 

 

Could somebody please advise me on what i should be giving him as i would like him to have strong bones/joints and good healthy coat.

 

 

Could someone also please let me know how far he should be walked, i am currently walking him about 2 miles per day (1 mile in the morining and 1 at night) is this too much for him or should he need more.

 

Could i also ask for some advice on what coller he should have, i just have a small normal one but a friend says that i should have a wide one?

 

i know that a lot of you guys have different opinions on what to feed your dog and training but a good overview would be great to start with.

 

Many Thanks

 

Paul

[artful212 394]

for a start mate i think ur walkn him to far he not long away from mum

prob only lead trained u shud be walkn him down the end of street and back

to much to soon his muscles we develope befor his bones r strong and weakn them

 

evryone feeds diff but i like to feed feedwell puppy til bout 8 or nine months soaked and

mixed with chicken or beef and giv them bones now and then

 

the collar makes no diff at the min cos he grow out of it but a gryhound 1 [bANNED TEXT] older

 

train him basic commands for [bANNED TEXT] u want urself either sit stay retrievin jumpn

u prob get diff advice aswell every1 here has diff methods either way

 

gud luck

artful

[leannelurcher 0]

i feed my pup on wagg from asda its ok for my pup he loves it .i walked my pup about a mile to the future mother in laws 2 night ago and he was so tired i had walkled him to far .try be carefull how far you walk your pup take him out but only litle walks like for 10 mins or so my pup is doing god on that food try it yours might like it

 

 

not mutch help as i am new to all this my self

 

 

i got my pup a normal collar and with in 3 weeks he had grown out of it he went huge with in weeks we just got him a lurcher collar withc we had to put to new holes in it as its too big but ok now with the other holes in now .but to be honset wish i hadnt bother becuse it wont be long before he out grows it again

Edited September 21, 2009 by leannelurcher

[craigyboy 1,274]

feed barf,its the best food for em all the shop bought stuff is shite...and leanne lurcher you asked for advice on this subject in another thread and i gave you my opinion(which happens to be right) and you still feed it shitty wagg from asda,not only that your telling someone else to buy the trash,

Edited September 21, 2009 by craigyboy

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Wagg is one of the worst ones going ... but, whatever blows your skirt up I guess.

 

Mine all get raw, as well as yoghurt, pilchards, eggs, steamed veg and the odd bit of dried food for variety (like McDonald's for a treat ). Do some research. It sounds daunting at first but once you start it's really simple. And really so much better for them. Plus, their poo is miles tidier and smaller - always a bonus!

[Hollie 21]

My pup came with Wagg when i bought him and it was rank, dogs are not meant to shit like that

 

Untill he was a year old (about 3 weeks ago) i was feeding Wainwrights dry puppy food, cost £30 a sack and i wasn't happy with the way he looked on it, asked for advice on here and decided to be brave and go down BARF (raw diet) route, i saw results within days.........his nose became glossy and wet and his weight has gone up (which i wanted it too)

 

Put it this way, feed well and you won't have sloppy poo to pick up, put good in, get good out

 

Like someone else said, go easy on the distance you walk him, you don't want to damage him

[paulmuzzer2 0]

Many Thanks for the advice to all, i expected that i would get a mixed bag of results. what is common in your replys though is that you prefer to feed BARF. i have never heard of this until i sign on here.

 

could someone please give an honest breakdown of using this diet. how much it costs and is it easy.

 

i am not saying that i want a low budget, easy life but i would like to seriously think about it.

[Steve McHardy 2]

Many Thanks for the advice to all, i expected that i would get a mixed bag of results. what is common in your replys though is that you prefer to feed BARF. i have never heard of this until i sign on here.

 

could someone please give an honest breakdown of using this diet. how much it costs and is it easy.

 

i am not saying that i want a low budget, easy life but i would like to seriously think about it.

 

the raw food road is the best route for a growing pup however if you have to go down the complete food road which i have had to do myself on occasion i give my pup bone builder powder supplement from pets at home i think it helps with bones and especially there teeth or calcium tablets my terrier loved them an would come runnin if you shook the bottle swear he could chew through a brick wall these days have seen smaller teeth on alot bigger dogs. if you wane feed raw minced food i would still put some of the powder on it. im sure some will say its a pointless addition but i think it helps i once bred a litter of english pointers for my boss as a keeper and he insisted i fed them those meat chubs like from aldis at 42p for 800g and they grew like mushrooms turned into belters, 42p for 800g is cheap by any standards but its just ground up meat have my current young lurcher on them and mixer as well as other raw meat and shes comin on good on it.

[craigyboy 1,274]

BARF is about feeding dogs properly. The aim of BARF is to maximize the health, longevity and reproductive capacity of pets and by so doing, minimize the need for veterinary intervention. How do you feed a dog properly? You feed it the diet that it evolved to eat. It’s evolutionary diet. A Biologically Appropriate Raw Food diet. A BARF diet. The BARF diet is simple in philosophy and construction. It looks at the diet of a wild or feral animal and mimics that type of feeding regime using available whole raw foodstuffs. The diet may be enhanced with various supplements. Once the principles are understood, anybody can do this. No great education is required. A biologically appropriate diet for a dog is one that consists of raw whole foods similar to those eaten by the dogs' wild ancestors. The food fed must contain the same balance and type of ingredients as consumed by those wild ancestors. This food will include such things as muscle meat, bone, fat, organ meat and vegetable materials and any other "foods" that will mimic what those wild ancestors ate. Please note that modern dogs of any breed are not only capable of eating the food of their wild ancestors, but actually require it for maximum health. This is because their basic physiology has changed very little with domestication despite obvious and dramatic changes in their current physical appearance and mindset.

a few to choose from..tripe,chicken(any part),lamb ribs,neck,turkey necks,lambs heart and liver,beef,rabbit,hare,deer as long as theyre raw,hope this helps mate

[craigyboy 1,274]

Many Thanks for the advice to all, i expected that i would get a mixed bag of results. what is common in your replys though is that you prefer to feed BARF. i have never heard of this until i sign on here.

 

could someone please give an honest breakdown of using this diet. how much it costs and is it easy.

 

i am not saying that i want a low budget, easy life but i would like to seriously think about it.

 

the raw food road is the best route for a growing pup however if you have to go down the complete food road which i have had to do myself on occasion i give my pup bone builder powder supplement from pets at home i think it helps with bones and especially there teeth or calcium tablets my terrier loved them an would come runnin if you shook the bottle swear he could chew through a brick wall these days have seen smaller teeth on alot bigger dogs. if you wane feed raw minced food i would still put some of the powder on it. im sure some will say its a pointless addition but i think it helps i once bred a litter of english pointers for my boss as a keeper and he insisted i fed them those meat chubs like from aldis at 42p for 800g and they grew like mushrooms turned into belters, 42p for 800g is cheap by any standards but its just ground up meat have my current young lurcher on them and mixer as well as other raw meat and shes comin on good on it.

42p for 800g is cheap mate,but its cheap for a reason.....its shite

i cant understand some people,if you owned a ferrari you wouldnt put diesel in it...or would ya

Edited September 22, 2009 by craigyboy

[dpb82uk 138]

i just bin google ing greyhouned feeding as i wunt mine to have a good diet and i founed this im going to look up as much as i can

 

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[craigyboy 1,274]

As were on the subject ive got two pups at the moment,there just coming up to 4 weeks old and im thinking about weening them off mum,they are the first pups ive bred and would like to know your opinions on what to give them..Thanks J50

as above mate,raw meat,just finely mince it at that age,theyl be eating the whole carcass before you no it