Before or after?

[Saltmoon 2,208]

Been told a few different reasons for feeding a dog before and after lamping none of which I take much notice of but one stuck and that's if a dog is running on a full belly it is more likely to twist it? Any truth in that? 

[trigger2 3,145]

8 minutes ago, Saltmoon said:

Been told a few different reasons for feeding a dog before and after lamping none of which I take much notice of but one stuck and that's if a dog is running on a full belly it is more likely to twist it? Any truth in that? 

I’ve never known it happen to a dog. I like to feed mine 4-6 hours before I run them.

[Black neck 16,022]

Just common sense I reckon ty you wunt wanna go running about wi your Xmas dinner sloshing about in ya guts 

Personally always leave till after then load em up

[mighty celt 996]

I all ways give them a small feed early morning if going lamping that night.

[Saltmoon 2,208]

I don't feed mine if going out wait till I'm home but was just curious really about the whole twisted stomach thing 

[TOMO 26,284]

havnt dogs got one of the quickest digestive systems in the animal world....it was proberbly on here but I read they can digest a belly full in 8 hours...

i feed at tea time if I'm off out midnight and after....then when they have finished running they get another bowl full...

[TOMO 26,284]

Just now, Saltmoon said:

I don't feed mine if going out wait till I'm home but was just curious really about the whole twisted stomach thing 

isn't that something to do with real large dogs like deerhounds....and i think running them straight after a feed....

 

[terryd 8,504]

I found the worst that happens if you time it a bit too close to going out they just throw it up. I like to give it 5 or 6 hours

[Saltmoon 2,208]

4 minutes ago, TOMO said:

isn't that something to do with real large dogs like deerhounds....and i think running them straight after a feed....

 

Not sure really my neighbour has a French mastive and that twisted it's stomach so you may be right in big dogs 

[Big Ron 1,157]

5 minutes ago, TOMO said:

isn't that something to do with real large dogs like deerhounds....and i think running them straight after a feed....

 

Its Deep chested dogs , no exercise hour before food or after is the rule 

[Trev70 5,185]

12 hours or more before all ways have all ways will it works for me 

Edited December 26, 2018 by Trev70

[C.green 3,231]

Depends really if i take my dog out local just for an hour or 2 i find them a touch sharper without the feed or bit of lambs milk. If got something planned then try to feed abit of lamb or tripe few hours before.

Edited December 26, 2018 by C.green

[Igz 1,445]

I’ve tried different things this season. Feeding him a little something of a morning if out lamping. Feeding around 2 on the afternoon and then nothing at all and I feel like he runs better just been fed once a day after all exercise over. The couple of days a week I rest him he gets a few extras like fish and offal and he does ok for me on this

[trigger2 3,145]

I’ve seen one or two dogs go off there feet over the years and most of them seemed to have one thing in common they hadn’t been fed for a long time before lamping. I’ve been out with a lad who reckoned he read in a Plummer book not to feed his dog the day it was going running. Not sure how true that was but his dog went off it’s legs fast. I ain’t saying that running a dog on a empty stomach is necessarily wrong but that’s just been my experience.  

[dytkos 17,803]

Feed mine most days around 4pm, if lamping (10 pm onwards) they get about 2/3 of their normal amount and the same again when we come back.

Basically, enough to give them energy and have time to digest it before we go out and then they get extra if they've been working.

Cheers, D.