Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 If you want him to perform like an athlete, feed him like an athlete, I think this is a problem with inadequate diets the dog gets the blame, 22% is not enough for a growing dog, imagine having a bowl of cereal for breakfast, and then trying to graft all day, you would also look inadequate for the task, get some beef mince with a 20% fat content brown/white rice or pasta with some greens and watch him come on in leaps and bounds.... People get too hung up on percentages of protein. 22% protein is plenty. But it's the quality of the protein that matters. I agree that dry is shite. The beef mince you suggest using will be about 20% protein. If that's mixed half and half with pasta or rice then that's taking the total protein down to 10%. Even less when greens are added. But I agree the dog would come on leaps and bounds. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slip lead 862 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Feeding the Racing Greyhound for Performance John Kohnke SGV Conference 2012-1.pdf Feeding_the_Racing_Greyhound.pdf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saluki246 1,053 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Salukis and saluki saturated lurcher do better on carbs, like rice and pasta with chicken ect, they are bred over thousands of years to live off what they can find. They are a lean dog and hard to get wait on, too much protein ect, is not good for them, just my take on them and my experince of owning them.. Have a look at this clip below, of a arabian in sauidi and look at what he feeds his dogs.. not saying that the only way, but it sort of gives you a clue.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,436 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Get some nice fatty fresh meat down him, all the supermarkets got good deals on lamb right now Doesn't really look too skinny to me though but he's your dog and you'll know better than us how he should be looking. Edited March 26, 2015 by BGD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leethedog 3,071 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Nice dog mate he looks fine if ya what weight on him like has just been said fatty lamb is good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad4it 694 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 nice stamp of a dog there what he weight and how tall is he, get your self a hand mincer and see if the bucther does deals at the end of the day they usealy do the stuff that been in the windrow cheap just mince it, feed it with your dry food and a tin of oily fish twice a week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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