Dog food

[Fleeced]

Chappie can actually be great for anorexic dogs.

On the subject of dog food there is currently a class action suit being compiled against some of the big pet food manufacturers re. prescription diets.

http://www.walkuplawoffice.com/Pet-Food-Fraud-Landing-Page_ppc_lp.shtml

 

[Downton_shep]

We feed csj 20% protein to ours.

What sort of money is it?
All mine are on skinners maintenance this time of year but seams a lot of folks like csj.

 

[Spartacus]

Around 13 or 14 a bag I think. Cheaper than skinners for sure!

 

[Downton_shep]

Around 13 or 14 a bag I think. Cheaper than skinners for sure!

That would be quite a saving over a year! Cheers.

 

[RastaBoy]

All ours are on £6.50 a bag from home bargains.
I think dog food is a con. Ours will run all day on it and also trial. 20 kilo bag I believe analysis same as the expensive ones. Got 18 dogs on it at moment.

 

[Chasingmytail]

If your serious about dog food and a collie that may have weight issues then look up CSJ these people are marvellous and you can email issues with weight or type of dog training. They do fish meal which is great for joints too and less smelly poo. Great stuff and not excessive in cost compared with retail. http://www.csjk9.com/range/dogfood_c45.html

 

[tinsheet]

This time off year diet of pheasants
Rabbits other times, the odd dead ewe if I don't find it first
They look bloody well on it to.

 

[Vizslaman]

I used to feed Applaws dry food but now feed Natural Instinct Working Dog RAW.

 

[Fleeced]

Mine are fed mainly green tripe and and other raw meats and fish except for one with renal failure who need lower phosphate.

 

[Fleeced]

I'd feed rabbit if I could. All myxied out in my area. Most raw rabbit dog food you buy has a lot of chicken in it.

 

[Dry Rot]

I'd feed rabbit if I could. All myxied out in my area. Most raw rabbit dog food you buy has a lot of chicken in it.

I'd a friend in the game dealing business. He got a contract with one of the major dog food companies to supply rabbit meat. He got a machine that would turn rabbit, bones and all, into paste which was the end product. The most important specification was, "No lead shot". He reckoned every tin of "rabbit" pet food had about a teaspoon full of rabbit meat in it to justify the description. He did really well out of that until he supplied some meat with shot in it and that was the end of that. They instantly cancelled the contract. I doubt whether any pet food has "a lot" of any sort of meat in it! The cat food I feed my ferrets seems to be mostly diced liver and it is easy enough to guess where that comes from.

 

[Old Shep]

If you could contemplate raw feeding ( by far the best but not suited to everyone's lifestlye ) look up raw feeding Lancs. Not that dear compared to good quality kibble such as Millies. I can feed 5 dogs ( 2 of which are setters so much bigger than collies) for around £65 per month. They are in exceptional condition! I know there will be a lot of people saying " I can feed my dog for £1 per month!" or whatever but I won't feed Sh*te! I look at the "volume out" compared to the "volume in" - if it looks similar then its not doing much good.

 

[Dry Rot]

There really ought to be enough by products around to feed dogs cheaply. I doubt many farm dogs were fed out of a bag fifty years ago. Do the knackers only take whole fallen livestock or will they take a three legged cow, for example? I've fed all sorts of by products and deadstock to a lot of dogs in the past but things have got so tight (regulations) and expensive, I now feed out of the bag like everyone else.

 

[RedMerle]

Feed mine on Skinners Lamb and Rice or Duck and Rice which I get from Carrs Billington. It's the field and trial so VAT free.

Had them on working 23 but the volume I was needing to feed wasn't suiting them as house dogs as the volume comes out the other end too.

Also previously had them on Arkwrights but one of my dogs took to eating faeces in the garden so I concluded it must be missing something she was needing.

So they are on a pricier food but I have less problems with runny tummies etc.

 

[Fleeced]

There are a lot of people who raw feed these days. I doubt it will ever match kibble feeders in numbers due to ease but it's certainly a big movement throughout Britain. People are realising that pet food manufacturers charge a fortune for a lot of rubbish fillers and stuff dogs wouldn't naturally eat which ultimately causes poor health at some point down the line. Like in humans high carbs / low fat = increased incidence of GI issues, insulin resistance,diabetes and arthropathies. But far better and safer to feed kibble than feed raw without a bit of study first. I feed raw to some of my dogs and kibble for anything that can't have raw for whatever reason ie renal failure needing lower phosphate.

 

[Fleeced]

Feed mine on Skinners Lamb and Rice or Duck and Rice which I get from Carrs Billington. It's the field and trial so VAT free.

Had them on working 23 but the volume I was needing to feed wasn't suiting them as house dogs as the volume comes out the other end too.

Also previously had them on Arkwrights but one of my dogs took to eating faeces in the garden so I concluded it must be missing something she was needing.

So they are on a pricier food but I have less problems with runny tummies etc.

The fillers aren't digested at all, or at least only a tiny amount so that's wasted money. They then eat their own poo because it contains the same food that's put in their bowls, comes out the other end totally unchanaged. It's rarely a shortage of anything that causes coprophagia in dogs. Usually high carb/starch kibble. Not many raw fed dogs have the problem.

 

[RedMerle]

I know people rave about raw feeding. It's just not something thst was feasible for me with them. Particularly when I was island living and working shifts.

It makes sense actually what you say about it coming out the same as it went in. It put me off feeding them it anyway and the habit has stopped.

 

[Fleeced]

There are plenty of raw food fanatics about unfortunately. I always think feed what suits your dog, you and your wallet. But I'd never feed a prescription diet from the vets or the cheaper filler heavy kibbles.

 

[country_gal]

I used to feed Applaws dry food but now feed Natural Instinct Working Dog RAW.

I feed RAW and wouldn't go back to kibble now. I absolutely love Viszlas, a breed of dog I have been thinking about for a while now!

 

[Vizslaman]

I have to say I agree
Vizsla's are a wonderful breed especially the Wire Haired Vizsla (I am biased)