Flacko 1,742 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Years ago dog men of old would say don't feed 1 day of week let them clean themselves out , what you dog men reckon good or bad advice ??? Link to post
lurcherman 887 13,094 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Dont do it myself but cant imagine it doing harm imo Link to post
dogmad riley 1,343 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I do it with the ferrets but dog I am not so sure. Link to post
slip lead 862 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Old wife's tale, you go a day without food see how you fill. 1 Link to post
running addiction 207 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 it wouldnt harm the dog but I personally wouldn't do it, it's once a day for me, some feeding morn/nite everybody will have different views and there own methods of feeding as long as the dogs healthy and happy performing as It should be it's each to there own 2 Link to post
blackmaggie 3,376 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 i wouldnt fancy working a dog that hasnt eaten for that length of time 1 Link to post
lurcherman 887 13,094 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Bit breakfast for mine in mornings then late feed 3 Link to post
s.e.s.k.u 1,893 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I'd never do it. .my lot look forward to their scran too much.... Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 A friend of mine used to feed his dogs that way Link to post
nans pat 2,575 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 i miss mine once a week.know an oul fella does it himself doesnt ate fook all on a monday hasnt done for yrs an hes 84 still jumping about 1 Link to post
jack68 628 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Look at it this way do you go a day once a week without food, I will no none of you do so why the Feck would you let your dog go without food. Years ago lads fed there ferrets on pobbys ( bread and milk ) to you younger lads times change and for the better in my mind...atb Link to post
crorider 174 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I only do it I they get fussy about what they eat. Theyll eat anything after a day with nothing 2 Link to post
karl p 31 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 If I'm going lamping in the night they won't get fed that day till they get home or if I'm out daytime ill feed them the night [BANNED TEXT]! Done it that way for years an found it the best way Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 It's an old way of thinking that I used to do myself until you look into it scientifically and realise there is no reason to starve a dog off ... What exactly are the dogs going to clean themselves out of ? Parasites ? No we have wormers that can cover any internal parasite ... Excess food in the digestive tract ? No because a canine can process a full meal in 8 hours ... So what is the benefit of starving a working dog for 24 hours ... Nothing ... If you work a dog hard through hunting or a daily routine it needs the fuel to keep going so starving a dog off is detrimental to what you are trying to achieve .......... 6 Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I do it with the ferrets but dog I am not so sure. Why do you do it with your ferrets ? What good do you think it does for them ??? ......... Link to post
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