tomo_926 5 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 I feed my dog dry food but he seems to be eating like he never had food before he ain't under weight if owt he abit out of shape just starting to get him into shape so cut his food down n upped his exercise ready for season! Could any of you lads give us abit of advice on feed how much if to change it how many times a day cheers lads Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 the more exercise the more food he will require as for the amount you will know by looking at him just add or reduce as you see fit and as an added note get him off that complete shite or at the very least add raw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 the more exercise the more food he will require as for the amount you will know by looking at him just add or reduce as you see fit and as an added note get him off that complete shite or at the very least add raw There is nothing wrong with a good complete so long as it is decent and not cheap and not full of animal derevitives raw alone is not enough for a runner a mixed varied diet is better a good complete, veg and raw meat fish etc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DEERMAN 1,019 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 the more exercise the more food he will require as for the amount you will know by looking at him just add or reduce as you see fit and as an added note get him off that complete shite or at the very least add raw There is nothing wrong with a good complete so long as it is decent and not cheap and not full of animal derevitives raw alone is not enough for a runner a mixed varied diet is better a good complete, veg and raw meat fish etc wonder who told you that asshole lol...........your getting like others who repete things parrot fashion on here 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 the more exercise the more food he will require as for the amount you will know by looking at him just add or reduce as you see fit and as an added note get him off that complete shite or at the very least add raw There is nothing wrong with a good complete so long as it is decent and not cheap and not full of animal derevitives raw alone is not enough for a runner a mixed varied diet is better a good complete, veg and raw meat fish etc wonder who told you that asshole lol...........your getting like others who repete things parrot fashion on here Oh yeah wonder how i mangaed for last 20 year's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DEERMAN 1,019 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 the more exercise the more food he will require as for the amount you will know by looking at him just add or reduce as you see fit and as an added note get him off that complete shite or at the very least add raw There is nothing wrong with a good complete so long as it is decent and not cheap and not full of animal derevitives raw alone is not enough for a runner a mixed varied diet is better a good complete, veg and raw meat fish etc wonder who told you that asshole lol...........your getting like others who repete things parrot fashion on here Oh yeah wonder how i mangaed for last 20 year's chill no need to threaten me by pm ,thats not nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 the more exercise the more food he will require as for the amount you will know by looking at him just add or reduce as you see fit and as an added note get him off that complete shite or at the very least add raw There is nothing wrong with a good complete so long as it is decent and not cheap and not full of animal derevitives raw alone is not enough for a runner a mixed varied diet is better a good complete, veg and raw meat fish etc wonder who told you that asshole lol...........your getting like others who repete things parrot fashion on here Oh yeah wonder how i mangaed for last 20 year's chill no need to threaten me by pm ,thats not nice :laugh: daft cuni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DEERMAN 1,019 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 the more exercise the more food he will require as for the amount you will know by looking at him just add or reduce as you see fit and as an added note get him off that complete shite or at the very least add raw There is nothing wrong with a good complete so long as it is decent and not cheap and not full of animal derevitives raw alone is not enough for a runner a mixed varied diet is better a good complete, veg and raw meat fish etc wonder who told you that asshole lol...........your getting like others who repete things parrot fashion on here Oh yeah wonder how i mangaed for last 20 year's chill no need to threaten me by pm ,thats not nice :laugh: daft cuni im bored lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 23,298 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 All depends what Complete Food you are feeding. If you are using £6 a sack rubbish, you get what you pay for !! The difference between cheap shit and decent stuff is like the difference between sausage and steak !! LOL !! I don't use Complete, by the way, I prefer BARF. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mally 832 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 I feed Chudleys Greyhound racer with raw lamb,beef or chicken throughout the season and increase the quantity according to there workload. Chudleys isn't the cheapest greyhound racer but It's the best I've found, it keeps weight on the dogs and they do well on it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desertbred 5,490 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 fresh poduce chicken , beef , fish, veg good mixer it takes a bit longer to prepare and store so can be a bit of a problem but to get the best out of your dog the diet should be tailored to the individual dog .These complete foods can be handy but commercially produced one size fits all is not the way to go these are produced withh profit in mind 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomo_926 5 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Cheers lads going out to get some meat tonight and give him it raw as loads av spoke to keep leading me to the raw meat feed but will put in with some dried! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moonlighter 1,163 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 There is nothing wrong with a good quality complete. At lot of coursing lads I know feed complete as its easy to adjust if needed and there dogs are all fit as a fiddle and are top of there game 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BORDERSCOT 3,816 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 I feed a mix of complete and raw to a ratio of around 70% raw and 30% complete - raw is made up of chicken, beef, tripe, lamb, rabbits, organ meat and bones, ie lamb breasts and necks, whole chicken carcases plus sardines and mackeral as well as veg, pasta and brown bread, tomatoes and cooked egg whites - and I use Gain or Chudley's greyhound and add flax or sunflower oil. That just about covers it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Basically the more energy used the more calories will be needed so increase the total input of calories are you increase the exercise/workload. I, as most people these days, use a complete as a base and add in meat and bones with table scraps etc. If you want to add in extra calories without bulking up the amount of feed then increase that fat ratio as fat has around double the calories as protein or carbs. Fatty meat is ideal or a table spoon of oil or lard with a little extra complete will all add calories, the extra fat will also allow the body to spare the carbs in the complete for use as high energy glucose to fuel sprinting. If you don't want to use a complete then meat and veg with a carb source such as pasta will give the same results. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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