beddlington/greyhound 50 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Hi everyone, i have a 7 month old lucrher which i have been feeding her on Bakers not sure if thats good or not? i was advised by the vet to try her on Hills-Science Plan large puppy breed but she didnt take to it at all. i would like to keep her on dry food any advise Edited November 10, 2008 by beddlington/greyhound Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diggermad 154 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 hi mate the best dry food is called beta but very expensive have you tried raw meat plus get a liquidiser and buy some veg and mix it together mine love it and shes an 8 week old up to you mate tripe / lamb or chicken mince hope that helps DM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddlington/greyhound 50 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 hi mate the best dry food is called beta but very expensive have you tried raw meat plus get a liquidiser and buy some veg and mix it together mine love it and shes an 8 week old up to you mate tripe / lamb or chicken mince hope that helps DM yes thanks mate someone else said that too.im not too bothered about the price i just want to get a good all round food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AngelicAcid Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Forget what the vet said mate. RAW MEAT.chicken legs wings, lamb ribs. Keepers mix from dorwest herbs is also a very good addition to a raw diet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diggermad 154 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 hi mate the best dry food is called beta but very expensive have you tried raw meat plus get a liquidiser and buy some veg and mix it together mine love it and shes an 8 week old up to you mate tripe / lamb or chicken mince hope that helps DM yes thanks mate someone else said that too.im not too bothered about the price i just want to get a good all round food. ok mate whatever dry food you get make sure they have a lot of fresh water cheers mate DM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ABDog 0 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Beta isn't the best dry food. In fact, there isn't one. For as many diets out there, there are dogs that they are not suited to - even raw. Some dogs may do ok on Bakers but it's not a particularly high quality food. Many feel it's quite the opposite, in fact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diggermad 154 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 hi forgot to mention james wellbeloved as well cheers mate DM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddlington/greyhound 50 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 hi forgot to mention james wellbeloved as well cheers mate DM was told that one aswel mate cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddlington/greyhound 50 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Beta isn't the best dry food. In fact, there isn't one. For as many diets out there, there are dogs that they are not suited to - even raw.Some dogs may do ok on Bakers but it's not a particularly high quality food. Many feel it's quite the opposite, in fact. any advise from yourself????????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jolong 1 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 ive got a 7 month old pup... everything i was feeding him was going right through him and coming out like water... now i feed him a complete food called "GUSTO".. dont know if youve heard of it .. but that seems to be great for him all the best Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddlington/greyhound 50 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 ive got a 7 month old pup... everything i was feeding him was going right through him and coming out like water... now i feed him a complete food called "GUSTO".. dont know if youve heard of it .. but that seems to be great for him all the best thanks cant say i have heard of that one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
malinois-dogs 0 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Hi everyone, i have a 7 month old lucrher which i have been feeding her on Bakers not sure if thats good or not? i was advised by the vet to try her on Hills-Science Plan large puppy breed but she didnt take to it at all. i would like to keep her on dry food any advise the best food dry food that is,is choice nutro it's high in fat and working dogs work on fat and get there energy from fat,if feeding raw diet as someone already said chicken wings, horse meat which has creatine in it, breast of lamb, and the very best thing to give your dog when growing and working hard is a thumb size piece of suet hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ABDog 0 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 any advise from yourself?????????From about 6 months I would be switching to a raw diet if possible (and none of that veggie stuff - they can get that from rabbit guts if they need it). Check the labels, you need to be looking for decent amount of meat content, low (or no) grains. . gluten free. You don't need stupidly high protein levels or a large breed food. . steady, natural growth is preferable to accelerated. Hills is, imo, overpriced. Bakers, again imo, has too many additives (just look at the pretty colours ). I've had (and heard of) reasonable results with Chum complete puppy, IAM's puppy, BETA, Purina, Kirkland CostCo own brand). . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diggermad 154 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 veg wont do them any harm cheers matey DM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ABDog 0 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 veg wont do them any harm cheers matey DM No, it won't. But it's importance in a carnivores dietary requirements is often overstated. And people often forget that it must be liquidised (or processed by the prey animal) since dogs cannot break down cellulose. Mine get veg randomly and not as part of their diet. Simply because they seem to like it. Particularly cooked broccoli for some reason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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