Feed Before Work

[king 11,984]

What are you doing feed wise with a terrier before working them.

It ain't running about like a lurcher.

But obviously don't want to be putting a terrier to ground with a big belly full.

Cheers King.

[king 11,984]

I've never fed a dog before work, get fed once a day at tea time

I should of worded it a bit better really mate.i don't mean literally before going to ground.was after more of a time frame for feeding before taking them out in the morning etc.

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

Never grub em before always after a day out, try to get a routine going. Plenty of grub after mind!!

[HPR 1,161]

I feed mine twice a day in the morning and tea time . I've always gave mine a feed before work I just get up earlier so it can digest and always make sure they've emptied out . Which they do pretty quick once the routines there they get use to it . The way I look at it I wouldn't want to go to work all day on an empty stomach . It's the same as my gundogs makes me laugh at dinner time on the shoot days every ones filling there face and having a brew and the dogs get f**k all maybe a few scraps when there the ones doing the work . I always give mine a mackerel sarnie etc . This is just my opinion by the way . Like I say all it means is you have to get up that little bit earlier and do that extra bit before you go out . If you feed your dogs at 6 teatime then go out at six in morning and don't get back till 6 the next tea time normally later . That's 24 hrs no food wet damp and a hard days graft . It's a long time in my eyes . I do know people that do it and it works for them . But that's the way I do it and I also put a tad extra in the night feed when we get in . Foods an important thing but there living quarters are just as important .

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

Same with the hounds they get their food at the end of the day after being out hunting. This is immediately after we unload the grub is down ready

[dillydog 8,479]

I change in summer, Winter feeds are at night, they digest it over night, shit first thing and they're good too go. In the Summer it's a case of feeding the morning and they've got all day to empty out before they get locked in at night.

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

I think its what works best for you! Very difficult to change a routine when its suited you and the dogs (especially the dogs) If it ain't broke don't try and mend it, if you know what I mean lol

[devon flighter 421]

I feed mine twice a day in the morning and tea time . I've always gave mine a feed before work I just get up earlier so it can digest and always make sure they've emptied out . Which they do pretty quick once the routines there they get use to it . The way I look at it I wouldn't want to go to work all day on an empty stomach . It's the same as my gundogs makes me laugh at dinner time on the shoot days every ones filling there face and having a brew and the dogs get f**k all maybe a few scraps when there the ones doing the work . I always give mine a mackerel sarnie etc . This is just my opinion by the way . Like I say all it means is you have to get up that little bit earlier and do that extra bit before you go out . If you feed your dogs at 6 teatime then go out at six in morning and don't get back till 6 the next tea time normally later . That's 24 hrs no food wet damp and a hard days graft . It's a long time in my eyes . I do know people that do it and it works for them . But that's the way I do it and I also put a tad extra in the night feed when we get in . Foods an important thing but there living quarters are just as important .

is that terriers hpr or gundogs? reason i ask is i do the same with gundogs ( a lite meal before work and the main after) but when i had terriers i fed at night ,my reasoning gundogs are on the go all day and need a steady release of energy but terriers work in generally shorter burst ,unless on a long dig

[HPR 1,161]

That's because they will be feeding them in the kennel putting them in the car then straight in the cart . I get up at 6 feed the dogs . Go in sort my own stuff out . Take dogs for a piss and shit . Go to shoot for 8.20 take dogs for another piss shit . Then we start at nine . It's not my fault your beaters are lazy b*****ds and can't be arsed to take the dogs for a shit . I know on our shoot if the dogs shit in the cart that we've got to travel in and have our munch in . They would be getting told to empty there dogs out and if they didn't listen get f****d off .

[HPR 1,161]

 

 

I feed mine twice a day in the morning and tea time . I've always gave mine a feed before work I just get up earlier so it can digest and always make sure they've emptied out . Which they do pretty quick once the routines there they get use to it . The way I look at it I wouldn't want to go to work all day on an empty stomach . It's the same as my gundogs makes me laugh at dinner time on the shoot days every ones filling there face and having a brew and the dogs get f**k all maybe a few scraps when there the ones doing the work . I always give mine a mackerel sarnie etc . This is just my opinion by the way . Like I say all it means is you have to get up that little bit earlier and do that extra bit before you go out . If you feed your dogs at 6 teatime then go out at six in morning and don't get back till 6 the next tea time normally later . That's 24 hrs no food wet damp and a hard days graft . It's a long time in my eyes . I do know people that do it and it works for them . But that's the way I do it and I also put a tad extra in the night feed when we get in . Foods an important thing but there living quarters are just as important .

is that terriers hpr or gundogs? reason i ask is i do the same with gundogs ( a lite meal before work and the main after) but when i had terriers i fed at night ,my reasoning gundogs are on the go all day and need a steady release of energy but terriers work in generally shorter burst ,unless on a long dig

Both its just something I've always done . I've dug with lots of other people and none of them do it . You never know how long your dogs going to be to ground or how many dogs there going to have in the day . So if it's done you know there right for any occasion . Jmo .

[king 11,984]

Quite a variation there.tea time.night.morning.

It's good to hear how other lads do things though.

[leethedog 3,071]

My dogs get fed soon about 3.30 as that's when our youngest lad gets home from school it's his job or strait after working

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Ive always fed them on the night. I know what youre saying HPR and in regards to beating and gun dogs i'd agree. But for digging dogs I wouldnt feed them before, as i'd imagine theyd feel bloated and uncomfortable. Same as ourselves, trying to do any type of manual work such as digging after eating is a killer so i'd say the dogs would feel the same. Thats only my take on it mind.

[stop.end 4,082]

Feed them a wee bit of pure animal fat the nite before... the pure fat helps to keep them cool temp when working so hard underground.

[HPR 1,161]

Ive always fed them on the night. I know what youre saying HPR and in regards to beating and gun dogs i'd agree. But for digging dogs I wouldnt feed them before, as i'd imagine theyd feel bloated and uncomfortable. Same as ourselves, trying to do any type of manual work such as digging after eating is a killer so i'd say the dogs would feel the same. Thats only my take on it mind.

I'm not saying I feed them a lot I feed them twice a day anyway . So when I'm off out digging I'll give them a third of there daily portion . Normally they'll have at least 2 and half hours digestion time . Because we normally go out at 8 I'll feed them at 6 then we have to get where ,where going . Before I leave the house they'll be walked and emtied out . I just see it as I never leave the house for work in the morning without having me porridge a brew and a shit . So that's what the dogs get .