Feeding a running dog???

[Guest MY LAW]

can i ask you all ,could you be expected to do a hard days work with little food in you .and would you make a pig of your self if you had food in front of you all the time ,or just take what you need .

Edited December 24, 2008 by MY LAW

[chartpolski 23,116]

can i ask you all ,could you be expected to do a hard days work with little food in you .and would you make a pig of your self if you had food in front of you all the time ,or just take what you need .

 

My answers to your questions would be.... NO..... YES..... NO ; but what has this got to do with feeding a dog before going out for a night on the lamp ?????

Cheers.

[tote 854]

can i ask you all ,could you be expected to do a hard days work with little food in you .and would you make a pig of your self if you had food in front of you all the time ,or just take what you need .

 

With most if not all of the greyhounds and lurchers i've had over the years they would have "made a pig of themselves" if grub was left infront of them all day, of that I have no doubt.

[Guest MY LAW]

can i ask you all ,could you be expected to do a hard days work with little food in you .and would you make a pig of your self if you had food in front of you all the time ,or just take what you need .

 

My answers to your questions would be.... NO..... YES..... NO ; but what has this got to do with feeding a dog before going out for a night on the lamp ?????

Cheers.

running a dog ,with out mutch fuel on board .[i supose if you are only out for a hour you would get away with it ]thats what.

[Guest MY LAW]

can i ask you all ,could you be expected to do a hard days work with little food in you .and would you make a pig of your self if you had food in front of you all the time ,or just take what you need .

 

With most if not all of the greyhounds and lurchers i've had over the years they would have "made a pig of themselves" if grub was left infront of them all day, of that I have no doubt.

at first untill they realize they did not have to ,but like every thing else you wont know untill you try it .

[tote 854]

Not eating before exercise causes cramp and stiches for humans and i have been told it is the same for working dogs.

 

So if you want the best out of your dog i would feed it a tin of dog food about an hour before it goes out lamping/ferreting.

 

C,mon mate, you're either comming the c t or know feck all about dogs.

 

I'll let you tell us which it is.

 

Is there need to be like that,

Just saying what a old lurcher worker from my village told me, i asked him the same question and he told me to feed them an hour before working with a light food.

 

Maybe I was a bit harsh whippeter so I apologise. The thing is mate a complete novice might read your post and think "oh that's the way to do it"

 

The moral of this episode must be don't believe everything you're told, i'm sure we've all been given some dodgy info at one time or another, it's just a case of sorting out the wheat from the chaff.

[inan 841]

Not eating before exercise causes cramp and stiches for humans and i have been told it is the same for working dogs.

 

So if you want the best out of your dog i would feed it a tin of dog food about an hour before it goes out lamping/ferreting.

NEVER FEED A DOG JUST PRIOR TO RUNNING IT. This can result in Torsion,a twisted gut, which is very bad news for a dog and not only extremely painful but potentialy fatal.Mine get fed AFTER they have finished lamping.ANYONE DOUBTING THIS SHOULD CONSULT A RUNNING DOG VET.ps , Ive no wish to preach to anyone ,just thinking of dog's welfare.

[chartpolski 23,116]

can i ask you all ,could you be expected to do a hard days work with little food in you .and would you make a pig of your self if you had food in front of you all the time ,or just take what you need .

 

My answers to your questions would be.... NO..... YES..... NO ; but what has this got to do with feeding a dog before going out for a night on the lamp ?????

Cheers.

running a dog ,with out mutch fuel on board .[i supose if you are only out for a hour you would get away with it ]thats what.

 

Running a dog for about an hour ??? LOL !! It takes an hour at least to get to decent lamping ground !! 4 - 6 hours would be about the norm for a decent shine !

Cheers.

[Guest MY LAW]

can i ask you all ,could you be expected to do a hard days work with little food in you .and would you make a pig of your self if you had food in front of you all the time ,or just take what you need .

 

My answers to your questions would be.... NO..... YES..... NO ; but what has this got to do with feeding a dog before going out for a night on the lamp ?????

Cheers.

running a dog ,with out mutch fuel on board .[i supose if you are only out for a hour you would get away with it ]thats what.

 

Running a dog for about an hour ??? LOL !! It takes an hour at least to get to decent lamping ground !! 4 - 6 hours would be about the norm for a decent shine !

Cheers.

your hard work to explain some thing to fair play.

[LDR 29]

Not eating before exercise causes cramp and stiches for humans and i have been told it is the same for working dogs.

 

So if you want the best out of your dog i would feed it a tin of dog food about an hour before it goes out lamping/ferreting.

NEVER FEED A DOG JUST PRIOR TO RUNNING IT. This can result in Torsion,a twisted gut, which is very bad news for a dog and not only extremely painful but potentialy fatal.Mine get fed AFTER they have finished lamping.ANYONE DOUBTING THIS SHOULD CONSULT A RUNNING DOG VET.ps , Ive no wish to preach to anyone ,just thinking of dog's welfare.

 

 

Was just about to post the exact same thing mate, take away whether your dog works better or not, on a full stomach a dog running hard might not ever work again, mine get 6-8 hours clear to let food digest before working!!!

[Guest lurchers n lamps]

i give mine a small meal in the morning and they also get another feed when they come back from lamping

 

EXACTLY mate !!! What a load of nonsense, not feeding a dog for two days before they work !!! Makes me wonder if these people actualy work dogs ????

Cheers.

im the same small meal during the day and another when we get back in

[Guest Chip]

How do you guys organise you dogs before a lamping session?? i have been told by some people not to feed the dog the day i go i have heard some people wont feed the dogs for a couple of days before.

look forward to ur replys

regards steve

cant see any sense in not feeding a dog a couple of days before an outing who ever told you that wants his dogs taking off him,

ive missed the odd day to assist dropping a bit of weight leading up to the season.

and a rarely fed a dog on the day i was going lamping unless it was something light scrambled eggs etc,prefering to feed them at night when i got back.

[whippeter69 88]

KK guys after reading the post im defiantly going to change my dogs diet, thanks guys for the info.

 

No probs Tote mate

[Kye 77]

Ours get fed twice a day,...mon/wed/fri they get veg and extra fats as well...other wise its raw meat/bones...if there out in the day, they skip breakfast, if out at night, they skip supper...fed once they have done there job...that with plenty of water...when the chickens are laying well, they will get egg yolks as well, and when the wifes garden is going well, they fairly help themselves!..lol..plus we have apple trees and they pick them and eat 'em aswell...maybe give 'em extra if its been a supper hard day or night, dont feed kibble or canned.

 

Kye..

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Dogs dont need a morning meal to put in a good days work! I work spaniels, cross-breds, terriers, lurcher, and they are all worked all day long and get fed last thing.