dog diet and supplementation

[Allan P 1,150]

2 minutes ago, sionnach99 said:

Do you allow them salt and pepper on that and butter on the potatos or are they on a stricter diet than that?

Only on a Sunday, as a treat if he's been good.

[peterhunter86 8,627]

29 minutes ago, vfr400boy said:

I use salmon oil and sf 50 , and they get fatty lamb ribs chicken carcasses beef trimmings mix veg from Aldi goats yogurt and tined fish in tomato sauce,  

Ive Heard of giving them natural yoghurt for upset stomach, why do you give the goats yogurt 

[peterhunter86 8,627]

My mate keeps a few native finches and he was on a bird forum and someone said they put flake fish food in the birds food and his dogs food said it was full of oils and was great for birds and dogs

[vfr400boy 3,455]

1 minute ago, peterhunter86 said:

Ive Heard of giving them natural yoghurt for upset stomach, why do you give the goats yogurt 

If am completely honest it’s because it’s free ! It puts waight on them they look very well on it just a  spoon full a day 

[vfr400boy 3,455]

Well I get my meat for free to am a tight ass ha ha ! 

[vfr400boy 3,455]

2 hours ago, sionnach99 said:

What is sf50 lads ? 

A multi vitamin in a powder form , 

[sionnach99 1,264]

Where can you buy it vf400boy??

[sionnach99 1,264]

When one of my dogs were young it had bowed legs , a friend of mine told me to get bone builder its made by a company called beapher , it was excellent straightened him right up. I might start feeding it again to add a bit of calcium to their diet.

[Black neck 16,041]

Plenty about what to feed but how much 

I have to weigh each dog then weigh out the food everyday then add a percentage of extra calories for exercise done that day or not as the case may be 

Pain in the arse

[white van man 3,329]

I think we get a bit caught up in this. I don’t give supplements personally as I think the stuff they need is in the food. Some people add things like bone builder, vitamins etc if they can’t get hold of certain things. There’s plenty of info online and everyone has different opinions. I’m lucky as I get plenty off the butcher. It took a while of asking different places but it’s paid off. Between the butchers, table scraps and what the dogs catch we do ok. Plenty of dogs out there live a hard working life fed on rubbish. Look at what your average farm dog is fed on! Some working dogs see nothing but kibble and they do alright. Cost and availability of different food always restrict things. Suppose you can only do your best. 

 

[Black neck 16,041]

6 minutes ago, white van man said:

I think we get a bit caught up in this. I don’t give supplements personally as I think the stuff they need is in the food. Some people add things like bone builder, vitamins etc if they can’t get hold of certain things. There’s plenty of info online and everyone has different opinions. I’m lucky as I get plenty off the butcher. It took a while of asking different places but it’s paid off. Between the butchers, table scraps and what the dogs catch we do ok. Plenty of dogs out there live a hard working life fed on rubbish. Look at what your average farm dog is fed on! Some working dogs see nothing but kibble and they do alright. Cost and availability of different food always restrict things. Suppose you can only do your best. 

 

Did you weigh that lot

[vfr400boy 3,455]

I get sf50 off eBay it’s cheep enough not sure if it works or not but works out a a couple of pound a week for 3 dogs , I don’t pay for meat as my cousin is a butcher 

i think at the end of the day if your dogs look well and are fit keep doing what your doing 

[white van man 3,329]

4 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Did you weigh that lot

Never have weighed dog food. Don’t know the weight of my dogs either! I just gauge by the way they look and the amount of exercise or work I’m putting their way. 

[Black neck 16,041]

41 minutes ago, white van man said:

Never have weighed dog food. Don’t know the weight of my dogs either! I just gauge by the way they look and the amount of exercise or work I’m putting their way. 

I'm the same mate was just pissing about I just a moocher do a bit lamping 

All that weighing things would drive me nuts 

Looked like some good food you got for them Anyroad mate

[Boristheblade 1,367]

19 minutes ago, Black neck said:

I'm the same mate was just pissing about I just a moocher do a bit lamping 

All that weighing things would drive me nuts 

Looked like some good food you got for them Anyroad mate

What spots you mooch? Only care about decent ones abundant with gear