patterdalejoel 669 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 YES I HAVE DONE A SEARCH. but cant find anything answering what i want. i want a decent dry food to compliment the raw feeding im doing, she just has it to nibble at when she pleases then gets her raw as a meal. she is a ferreting dog, first cross bed whip. what to go for, redmills, chudleys racer, dr johns what is best????? i think i read attack fell terrier say redmills turned his dog into a mess, so unsure of that, is chudleys greyhound racer the best to go for? cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,617 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Gain seems to be well recommend , and it's one I'm gonna try in the winter to go with the chicken and tripe . Redmills , dogs didn't look bad on it but it made them shit like hell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchermanuk 27 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 i use redmills and find it spot on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stinkershop 56 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 gain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toby63 1,236 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 csj i use good stuf quite cheap aswel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Dogs don't need food to nibble on as they please. they are much better off having one or two set meals per day. Their digestive systems are not like a horse or cow which needs to be constantly grazing, in fact, dogs were designed to fill their stomachs, then empty them completely for several hours before eating a good meal again. If you are trying to alleviate boredom, then you'd be better off finding some good chew toys for her to play with, or a large meaty bone. Dogs also work better on an empty stomach, and it is much healthier for them as well: mentally too they are sharper if they haven't got a full stomach. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samboy 315 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I use Gain 20 with Chicken & Tripe mixed with it. 2 Terriers and 1 Lurcher doing alright on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toby63 1,236 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 skycat how many hrs would you feed a dog before you take them lamping .ive been leaving it bout 7-8 hrs is this long enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdalejoel 669 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Dogs don't need food to nibble on as they please. they are much better off having one or two set meals per day. Their digestive systems are not like a horse or cow which needs to be constantly grazing, in fact, dogs were designed to fill their stomachs, then empty them completely for several hours before eating a good meal again. If you are trying to alleviate boredom, then you'd be better off finding some good chew toys for her to play with, or a large meaty bone. Dogs also work better on an empty stomach, and it is much healthier for them as well: mentally too they are sharper if they haven't got a full stomach. this is what i think, but try telling that to the rest of my family! we have a pet dog here and he simply MUST have dry food down all the time, god forbid he hasnt had it down for an hour he must be starving. it pisses me off as my pup is constantly grazing on his and she doesnt fully eat her meals of raw which i prepare for her, so i thought if there must be food down it may as well be something decent i have been telling my family this for ages but will they listen no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trenchfoot 4,243 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Markus Muhle. top stuff, and seems to compliment raw feeding very well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Dogs don't need food to nibble on as they please. they are much better off having one or two set meals per day. Their digestive systems are not like a horse or cow which needs to be constantly grazing, in fact, dogs were designed to fill their stomachs, then empty them completely for several hours before eating a good meal again. If you are trying to alleviate boredom, then you'd be better off finding some good chew toys for her to play with, or a large meaty bone. Dogs also work better on an empty stomach, and it is much healthier for them as well: mentally too they are sharper if they haven't got a full stomach. this is what i think, but try telling that to the rest of my family! we have a pet dog here and he simply MUST have dry food down all the time, god forbid he hasnt had it down for an hour he must be starving. it pisses me off as my pup is constantly grazing on his and she doesnt fully eat her meals of raw which i prepare for her, so i thought if there must be food down it may as well be something decent i have been telling my family this for ages but will they listen no. I'd get the pup out in a kennel and run: that way you can control what it eats. No one with any brains would take a dog out on exercise or working with a full stomach: maybe you could try explaining the risk of stomach torsion (bloat) and explain what a horrible death it is for a dog: they may just start to listen. Failing that: tell them that it wouldn't be healthy for a human to nibble all day: leading to gastric problems and obesity: it's the same for dogs. But if your family are the sort who never stop eating you may have a hard job convincing them 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 skycat how many hrs would you feed a dog before you take them lamping .ive been leaving it bout 7-8 hrs is this long enough. Yes, though if I knew I was lamping in the evening, I'd either feed late the night before, or a smallish meal that morning: not a full sized meal. I always feed my dogs around 10pm: unless we're out lamping. They only get a morning feed if they've worked very hard the previous night and I know we're going out again the next night. A very tired dog won't digest food very well, so a medium sized meal after lamping, and a small meal the next morning are better digested than one big meal after lamping. Works for me anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toby63 1,236 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 thanks skycat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
*The*Field*Marshall* 674 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I feed my dogs 2 medium sized mugs of Skinners Field and Trial late morning/midday, 1 muesli mix and 1 superior. i feed them offal and chicken carcass in the evening. As well as a bone or 3 throughout the week. . They seem to be doing alright..? I do feed them the morning before going out 10pm. I wouldn’t like the idea of boxing on the same day as not eating anything! Don't take my advice; I'm relatively uneducated on a dog feeding and digestion system. . I'm open to change, so long as it makes sense to me. All the best Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unicornleather 60 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 If anyone's interested I have a saved document of the dry dog food index off another forum with all the nutritional values of dried foods, pm me and I'll send it to you I have a wet food index too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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