towzer 3 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 im wanting to change my complete food i give my 12 months old lurcher, at the moment both my dogs are on supadog with different things added everyday , e.g fish, meat , tomatoes, alternated. the problem is my 4 year old lurcher does really well on this diet he looks really well an thrives on it, an his stools are perfectly solid everytime, whereas my young dogs always seems to be loose an sloppy and i find it hard to get an keep any weight on him . im after trying another complete biscuit so has anyone got any recomendations please, cheers in advance. i know im gonna get preached about giving BARF diet, but thats not the question ive asked , cheers for any replies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) It's always an idea to get them used to a few feeds, depending on budget, so try a couple till you find some that suit then alternate now and again. He's on Wag worker as a base with meat & bones, cooked veg, eggs, scraps etc but other report not getting on with this brand. What ever you go with it needs to be taylored to each dogs needs. Overfeeding dried can cause scouring so check volumes. Edited March 26, 2009 by sandymere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 A laot of dogs are loose when when cereal based complete foods: that is when the greater part of the food is cereal: wheat, soy, beet pulp etc. Look for foods were the first ingredient listed on the bag is meat: Iams, Purina Pro Plan to name but two. Yes, they are a lot more expensive that the cheap sh*t stuff, but you feed a lot less and do a dog more good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towzer 3 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thankyou for the replys folks has anyone had any experience of Autarky? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Tried it a few years ago: didn't like it: lot of waste! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towzer 3 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 cheers skycat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DEKAW 85 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thankyou for the replys folks has anyone had any experience of Autarky? Tried this a while ago with all my dogs as there seemed to be some good reviews on this feed. Personally i didnt think that much of it so went back to feeding raw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samba 534 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 i use chudleys greyhound at momment with bits/bats from butcher tues/thursdays Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moonlighter 1,164 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 i use autarky as a base food. dogs seem to do really well on it. its wheat glutton free which is a good thing. its about 15 quid a sack which is probally the cheepest wheat glutton free food i can find. i try to feed barf as much as poss though but its not allways poss. cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inan 841 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 im wanting to change my complete food i give my 12 months old lurcher, at the moment both my dogs are on supadog with different things added everyday , e.g fish, meat , tomatoes, alternated. the problem is my 4 year old lurcher does really well on this diet he looks really well an thrives on it, an his stools are perfectly solid everytime, whereas my young dogs always seems to be loose an sloppy and i find it hard to get an keep any weight on him . im after trying another complete biscuit so has anyone got any recomendations please, cheers in advance. i know im gonna get preached about giving BARF diet, but thats not the question ive asked , cheers for any replies Supa Dog is a cheap and cheerful food,a good guide to the contents of the grub is how prominent the meat content is on the bag,if its not in the first two or three mentioned in the ingredients its basically a cereal filler with soya etc,,if you feed this give additional meat and bones,I feed Beta Greyhound ,with raw rabbit,, veg chopped and mixed with giblets into a pudding,a couple of eggs thrown in ,cod liver oil caps daily ,in the winter , and as a change a big tin of Pilchards in tom sauce each week. The problem with the cheapies is, as Skycat said earlier ,you end up giving the dogs more so ,it is really a false economy,imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dodger 2,765 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Towzer have you tried c s j? supposed to be a good complete, i use it now and again if i run out of meat, seems good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
digger63 3 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 After trying various completes ive gone back to "meat greaves" and plain mixer,the advantage being you can alter the protein content by increasing/decreasing the greaves, a bit of experimenting and you can tailor it to each dog,i also feed veg. Between me and mates who are on it we are feeding pure whippets,beddy whippets,spaniels and lurchers on it,ive also used it for terriers,its just a case of figuring the right amounts of mixer/greaves for each type of dog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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