I had forgotten just how bad …..

[mC HULL 13,870]

2 hours ago, paulus said:

Add water to a bowl of dried food and watch it swell up, now imagine that in the dogs gut. always just fed raw with added pasta and tomatoes every other day. Whole tripe is great but the neighbours tended to get the arse over the smell, same with deer guts and stuff, 

why most use gravy stock or water on it first mate and don’t feed it dry 

[Moocher71 4,050]

8 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

why most use gravy stock or water on it first mate and don’t feed it dry 

Csj ,chudly , artaruky,are all the same ,they all made out of the same mix but made into different size ,shape kibble .I no because I worked for company that made it and I can tell you perc it all came from same hopper 

And when I say the cheaper bags I don't mean bags of wag ,

 

[jukel123 8,817]

12 minutes ago, Moocher71 said:

Csj ,chudly , artaruky,are all the same ,they all made out of the same mix but made into different size ,shape kibble .I no because I worked for company that made it and I can tell you perc it all came from same hopper 

And when I say the cheaper bags I don't mean bags of wag ,

 

What's the best  make/ brand in your experience bud?

Edited February 4, 2023 by jukel123

[mC HULL 13,870]

3 minutes ago, Moocher71 said:

Csj ,chudly , artaruky,are all the same ,they all made out of the same mix but made into different size ,shape kibble .I no because I worked for company that made it and I can tell you perc it all came from same hopper 

And when I say the cheaper bags I don't mean bags of wag ,

 

is never feed chudley or any of them you mentioned mate it’s on par with wag

[Moocher71 4,050]

3 hours ago, waltjnr said:

Grew up feeding raw tripe (proper whole tripes) ,bit of biscuit ,veg leftovers ,peelings ect ,then worked in a greyhound kennel ,learnt a bit more about nutrition, think nowadays its all about convenience, I'd use dry in Socks situation, as a last resort,someone dog sitting ,makes it easier for them ,

Of course if you going away and someone looking after your dogs kibble makes things easy for those watching them and I used to feed kibble and raw but after seeing how it's made it put me off so just feed raw with veg ,

My dogs look better on raw 

[Qbgrey 4,170]

50 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

I always feed good quality dry. Tried raw, too much hassle, especially in summer. My dogs have been healthy and long lived. Just put a bitch down at  nearly fifteen.

If you change from raw to dry or vice versa, without gradual introduction, you are going to get diarrhoea.

When I was a kid, dogs were fed on bones and scraps. They are scavengers, they can eat anything.

In the days before dry food, Ive known farmers who fed their collies  on porridge and whatever else the dogs could scavenge. They would run all day.

If you feed raw, there's a much greater chance of salmonella bugs infecting yourself or any others in the household.

Dry is sterilised, balanced, healthy and convenient.  Top greyhounds are fed high protein dry.

The only downside is dogs shit more on dry.

I did not receive any remuneration from dry food manufacturers for this post.

 

So your happy to feed a meat eater cereal based food ? 

[mC HULL 13,870]

3 minutes ago, Qbgrey said:

So your happy to feed a meat eater cereal based food ? 

a good kibbles main ingredient is meat 

[jukel123 8,817]

4 minutes ago, Qbgrey said:

So your happy to feed a meat eater cereal based food ? 

Yes. I sleep well.

If you want to adopt the view that you care more for your dogs because you feed them raw,no problem, have as many  brownie points as you want mate. Dogs are pretty omnivorous at the end of the day.

Edited February 4, 2023 by jukel123

[Moocher71 4,050]

4 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

is never feed chudley or any of them you mentioned mate it’s on par with wag

I no 

5 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

is never feed chudley or any of them you mentioned mate it’s on par with wag

But a lot do and that's just 3 Types out of a list of over twenty different brands , 

[Moocher71 4,050]

6 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

a good kibbles main ingredient is meat 

What meat ? Bone meal you mean and oils 

[Moocher71 4,050]

18 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

What's the best  make your experience bud?

Skinner's is about best 

[mC HULL 13,870]

1 minute ago, Moocher71 said:

What meat ? Bone meal you mean and oils 

a dog won’t do well on muscle meat mate 

and how much meat do you think is in the minces everyone uses at best there minced chicken wings most stinks 

 

[mC HULL 13,870]

1 minute ago, Moocher71 said:

Skinner's is about best 

skinners id avoid mate there’s better 

[Chid 6,621]

https://www.forpetzni.co.uk/products/whistlers-chicken-with-rice-veg

[Moocher71 4,050]

1 minute ago, mC HULL said:

a dog won’t do well on muscle meat mate 

and how much meat do you think is in the minces everyone uses at best there minced chicken wings most stinks 

 

You believe that chart if you like I made the stuff for 5 year so I no what goes in it,