Tripe

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Raw green tripe is a fabulous, easily digested mixer,. for rearing tiny pups...

 

Obviously,...with any future canine athlete,...you must get the best into the tyke from an early age, because there is no going back on a poorly reared litter....Personaly, I like to feed raw beef trim,.chicken carcase, green tripe, and everything else that can keep em, plump and juicy...I like pups to be well covered,.they soon lose their roly poly look,. when they become more active...

 

Skinny pups scare me.....

Edited July 17, 2013 by Phil Lloyd

[sandymere 8,263]

http://www.joint-health-for-dogs.com/nutrition-dogs.html

[Giro 2,648]

Tripe's fantastic, it just f***ing stinks

[rob190364 2,594]

Some people talk as if tripe hasn't got any nutrients in it, I find that bizarre! It's very good for your dog, keep it frozen and feed it to them as soon as it defrosts and the smell isn't that bad.

 

As for how much to feed a pup, pups are supposed to be a bit on the chubby side compared to adult dogs. From what I've seen, pups don't usually over eat anyway, they only have little stomachs so there's only so much they can fit in. Feed a decent quality balanced diet and let the dog eat its fill 3 times a day and you wouldn't go far wrong.

[2Painless2btrue 11]

I agree, you're walking a tight-rope when feeding pups, IMO you can only do it by eye and condition score. They can eat a terrific amount without becoming over weight so they shouldn't be stinted. My last pup was a Boerboel who consistently put on a kilo a week, despite being kept lean to minimise the risk of hip problems. Conversion of food to body tissue, not fat, is the aim and as I've stated elsewhere I believe Carbs are over-rated! Farmers know that if you want to fatten an animal you feed it Carbs. I tend to feed more Carbs going into winter for exactly that reason.

[BIGLURKS 874]

http://www.joint-health-for-dogs.com/nutrition-dogs.html

very good read that

[Jamo 90]

i defrost tripe in a tub overnight outside then just open the lid and its gone in seconds for breakfast, so never really had the bad smell for long

 

one of my pups eat a lb pack of green tripe as it was put down for another dog and puked it back up on the way to work in someone else car

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

As usual with THL my post is being misinterpreted.

Someone said you can't over feed a pup. IMO you can.

There's a big difference between being a little under weight and malnourished.

You should feed the pup the correct amount according to how active the pup is etc. but keeping the pup nice and healthy.

Think of the breeds that when they're adult need great stamina. Greyhounds, Salukis and their hybrids, pit bulls, collies and hounds.

IMO these breeds are usually reared in such a way that they're never overweight.

On the subject of tripe ? It's brilliant for rearing pups IMO and all dogs love it. When ever I've tried to feed it for one meal and a complete dogfood for the next meal I've found the pup will ignore the complete because it want's it's tripe.

I feed pups 4 times a day 'till they're around 4 months and IMO at no stage ever of a dogs life should food be available 24/7.

Why the f**k would you ever want a pup "a little underweight"?

 

Its beggars belief what gets wrote on this forum sometimes for new lads to the dog world to read from so called experienced lads.