cymruguy69 5 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Right Boys and Girls after reading many posts Iv'e started to get worried at the moment i'm feeding my 7 month old a pound of tripe wth a chopped carrot or hand full of good dry food in the morning and a chicken carcass after her walk in the night do uyou lot think that is to much?? she is a collie/grey x whippet about 21 inches and 14-17kg???? Cheers Math :thumbs-up: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stabs 3 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 f**k the dried food off and that'd be a start I was feeding a 10 month old lurcher a chicken carcass in the morning and then bits and pieces in the evening. All raw stuff from the butcher. Personally, I think chicken carcasses have a great meat to bone to fat ratio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Damn right about the portion of dry shit. I mean, why feed a Dog a perfectly good diet, then chuck filth like that into the mix? It's crazy. Pound of tripe? I'm trying to visualise that in mass. Tripe's not that heavy is it? Pound of anything seems more than ample, to me. Fact that ye asking this at all makes it sound like ye Dog's giving ye the creeps. You're uneasy about her weight, aren't ye? Tell ye what I'd do? I'd f*ck that greasy, pelleted shit right out the door to start with. Then I'd slim down on that tripe. But most of all, I'd feed the Chicken in the Morning. Tripe at night. That way she's getting a lighter but more packed meal to set her up for and see her through the day. Then, when she's ready to crash out for the off season evening, give her that belly full of tripe to sleep on. Oh, and I'd slice the carrots up and partly boil them. Do that at the weekend and have enough to just chuck some in through the week. She'll digest them so much better that way. Finally, I'd like to see the odd, raw lambs bone. Something for her to occupie herself with and work her teeth and gums on. Yeah. I know. I'm a fussy old f*ck But my Dogs only get the very best I can do for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,546 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 You can't give a pup too much good stuff can you? You want them fattish don't you not lean. I would have loved it if my whippet would have ate that much when she wasa pup but she has always been a picky bitch and lean, now she's on nothing but raw meat and bones she isn't as bad. Gnipper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 get rid of the tripe alltogether as it is around 70% water and good for feck all to a growing pup ... feed the best meal (ie the chicken) at night so that when the dog is sleeping the body can digest all the goodness better .......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cymruguy69 5 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Right from reading this Iv'e had two completely diffrent opinions DS I'm not concerend about the weight of my pup it's fine it's the shine of her coat a month back it was like a mirror now it's gone a little dull. I'l definitley chuck the dry and just keep her on the carrot. Iv'e got some ox heart here to and a butcher near me has agreed to give me joints of bone for knawing but promised all his meat else where! So do you guys think it should be chicken in the morning or night!! Socks Iv'e never heared anyone say a bad thing about tripe I was very suprised when you said that. The main reason I get it is because of all the praise Iv'e heared. Isit really that bad for a pup?? Math Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 tripe isnt bad for a pup but it is of no nutritional value ... all it does is fill its belly and stop it being hungry ..... as i have said it is a widely known fact that food is digested better through sleep ... thats why all predetors sleep after a kill .... so by giving your dog its most nutritional meal at night ( chicken) it will have 10 hours or whatever to digest the meal whilst it sleeps ............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cymruguy69 5 Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 tripe isnt bad for a pup but it is of no nutritional value ... all it does is fill its belly and stop it being hungry ..... as i have said it is a widely known fact that food is digested better through sleep ... thats why all predetors sleep after a kill .... so by giving your dog its most nutritional meal at night ( chicken) it will have 10 hours or whatever to digest the meal whilst it sleeps ............ Good Points socks. So I should carry on feeding the carcass at night. What would you suggest for a subsitute to tripe?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tote 856 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Have to agree with socks the nutritional value of tripe is low,I feed tripe during the off season when the dogs are resting. Instead of chicken how about rabbit Matthew? just as good and the best part is they cost nothing,all you've got to do is get out there and catch them. Everybody has got an opinion and they are entitled to them,I feed half dryfood and half raw it works for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I agree with Socks, chicken all the way. I stopped feeding my dog that dry shit and put her on chicken and veg, different dog altogether. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 chicken just feed chicken to a growing pup ... you will soon see the difference ... but if you can get other meats free then chuck them in just leave the last meal at night the chicken meal ......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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