Chaff 3,405 Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Never heard of shepherds mix who makes it? Its actually called shepherds choice made by cambrian. Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Said it before... Feck all wrong with cheap kibble imo BUT only as part of a decent diet of good raw. Same as scraps, they go in the bowl too. You wanna see the state of a roast chicken carcass after i've stripped it down for the dogs.. A Bombay Shitehawk would leave more on it..!! Also talking about scraps, my dogs have never looked better than when my Mam was a school dinner lady and they got all that gear... Feckin ran well on cheese pie they did.!! For me its always been about consistency, finding a diet that the dogs look and perform well on, is readily available and yes, cheap enough to buy too. I use a kibble that don't leave great big cow pats (Lidl's complete is fine) and add with what meat and scraps are available. No point gettin all snobby about grub for a lurcher.. Quote Link to post
ginger beard 4,652 Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 GB is there much goodness in the lungs? I always chuck em away??atb don't think so but it won't do them any harm.i'm going to give them some cattle trackear tomorrow because they really did like it. i like to try them on any part of an animal. 1 Quote Link to post
Rabbit Hunter 6,603 Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Good post Bosun, and I totally agree. I think there's a bit of a craze about dry food at the moment. Some of the prices are extortionate! For me it's mainly raw chicken or tripe mince, but also the odd day of dry food and also leftovers from the table. 1 Quote Link to post
WILF 43,975 Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Spot on Bosun mate, I tend not to use biscuit very often but I do use it as a bulk up when the weather is really savage. I'm lucky in that I get at least 10lb of raw meat free of charge every day from my local butcher, sometimes a lot more. It's everything from out of date sausages to chicken to mince to whole sides of beef. I also feed all the left overs, in another note, I eat a lot of garlic and spices in my cooking and always feed those to the dogs and they seem to stay pretty worm free. 1 Quote Link to post
TOM TERRIER 173 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 CSJ produce some good biscuits that are reasonable price. 1 Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,002 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Getting a biscuit fae Ireland just now called odds on dogs love mixed in with raw Quote Link to post
Joe_1987 12 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 CSJ produce some good biscuits that are reasonable price. Just switched over to CSJ no grainer myself, you don't need to feed a lot so it should last a while. 35 quid for 15kg delivered to the door Quote Link to post
dodger 2,660 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 CSJ produce some good biscuits that are reasonable price. I know few lads use there sooper dooper champ think it's called dogs seem to look n run well Quote Link to post
morton 5,367 Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 I use Dr Johns Gold for all my gun dogs, lurchers etc as part of a part raw part biscuit diet. Its good food at a reasonable price. Its shit food at a reasonable price,as the majority of folk always seek a cheap feeding regime it will serve their purpose as their mutts are never expected to become much better than the shite they feed them,if you own a mutt you would wish to perform above the norm shite like Dr.Johns would never enter their feeding cycle. 1 Quote Link to post
C.green 3,203 Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 I used to feed my old dog cheap biscuit with a cheap tin of beef and veg or chicken and veg soup over the top with the odd bit of mince or trout. Looked well on it and ran ok Quote Link to post
samuria 331 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 CSJ produce some good biscuits that are reasonable price. i use the complete tripe for my 2 they love it. also have rice with minced rabbit chicken venison etc etc..... Quote Link to post
sandymere 8,260 Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Lot of "my dog foods better than yours" these days, I use a cheap complete as a basis with meat, bone and table scraps and dogs do well. The reality is that it all just comes down to a balance of nutrients, don't matter if they come in an expensive packet or a cheap one just as long as they are all there in a digestible form. If you build a house with reclaimed bricks it doesn't matter if those bricks came from a demolished shit house or a palace they are all the same once in the wall. 1 Quote Link to post
terryd 7,966 Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 That is true if the dog looks well and does what you need then that is all you need be it 8 quid a bag or 36 or a visit to the butcher now and again Quote Link to post
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