Dog Food

[Westyorkshire_lad 402]

How many lads measure weight dog food when giving them it of jus go by what you think is right , my dogs about 50lb in weight according to gain I should be giving around 400 to 425 grams just weighed it out don't seem a lot ?

[Sammy666 49]

Just give whatever the dogs looks good on every dog different.

[desertbred 5,490]

450 grams is about a pound in weight doesnt seem a lot for a 50lb working dog.Meat you would expect to give at least a pound in weight thats without a mixer,and that would be one feed there should be a little morning feed also.

Edited March 28, 2015 by desertbred

[Lloyd90 509]

If your the normal dog owner who walks their mutt around the estate for 10 mins once or twice a day so it can do a shit on someone else's lawn or the kids park / playiny field then it's probably the right amount

 

If your out for hours a time conditioning and working yer dog then prob needs a bit more. I just use a mug for my lab n spaniel

each get 1-2 scoops of feed twice a day, if it's been a tough or long day might get more. looking at it it don't look alot but there in condition so it's doing the job

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

As said above!! but I'd just like to add that it's pretty hard to keep a dog in hard work muscled up on dry bag food. If you can't find a source of meat and bones then at least try and find a butcher that'll give you leftover fat and scrap trims. When you're giving lots of roadwork or lamping, a small handfull of fat added to the food will help stop the dog getting skinny and "hat racky".

[Westyorkshire_lad 402]

Never measured my dog food always given what I thought [BANNED TEXT] with amout of work etc I give dry, meat and table scraps have gone back to using gain dogs seems to be looking heavy I like to keep my dogs in shape all year round

[socks 32,253]

My bitch is 50lbs and has a 1lb of meat a day and looks pretty good on it ... I weigh out each of my dogs meals but I do adjust according to body condition and work load ... I feed raw meat .....

[Gtbaker369 44]

I've always just done it by eye depending how the dogs look, if they look like there getting abit thin then just knock it up a bit and same other way.

[Dogman_28 4]

1 pound of mice an a pint of gain 20 does mine I normally go by eye I know [BANNED TEXT] the dogs fit an sharp by looking at him

[Qbgrey 4,124]

I wouldnt feed a working lurcher dry food like said a pet maybe.how do you expect s lurched to go all night in the cold on s cereal diet.dogs eat meat..

[Jim1987 12]

My dogs on raw meats and bones only, about 1lb a day and he's doing fine. I don't use any mixers or dry foods etc

[FUJI 17,327]

I've never got my head around all this weighing dog food malarkey? Run them plenty and feed them plenty..jobs a good un ?

[mick81 275]

Think u should be able to judge a dogs weight be ya eye , if u running them hard then feed them right ( plenty protein ) raw meat bit biscuit , (gain 28) pasta , veg , wormed regularly , that's what I do and dogs are in good condition ?

[mushroom 13,198]

Bloody hell I'm feeding over a kilo a day of good meat plus tatties and veg.

[desertbred 5,490]

Bloody hell I'm feeding over a kilo a day of good meat plus tatties and veg.

yes all well and good but whats the pup eating