how long after a meal ???

[oakey 57]

How long after a meal do you give before you run your lurcher ? I dont mean a full on lamping session just if you are out after tea is it ok to slip the dog if a rabbit is sat out?

[watchman 256]

i only ever feed mine last thing at night that way nothing gets in the way if i decide on a last minute lamping session

[Guest arch1]

Thats something i'd like to know aswell.

 

Iv'e read on a different forum about 2 hours. It's to stop the dog getting twisted gut i think ?

[coursingmad 0]

i only ever feed mine last thing at night that way nothing gets in the way if i decide on a last minute lamping session

i used to do same mate, but last thing means they lay till morning grubbed up, not good for digestion, mscle bilding etc. jst abot 6 oclock followed by short walk, be fine to run next morning, if you do go lamping feed them when you get back, then ots only ine night they lay.

[watchman 256]

i only ever feed mine last thing at night that way nothing gets in the way if i decide on a last minute lamping session

i used to do same mate, but last thing means they lay till morning grubbed up, not good for digestion, mscle bilding etc. jst abot 6 oclock followed by short walk, be fine to run next morning, if you do go lamping feed them when you get back, then ots only ine night they lay.

they still get a final walk around the block before my slippers go on, and the hot chocolate on the go mate

[conor.k 2]

if im going out for a quick shine half that morning and half that night if the dog has been worked hard a bit more than half

[fresh earth 47]

Mine are walked 6am then fed serial let out for a pea at 1pm then out at 5.30 6pm for 2 hours followed by evening meal unless they are going out that nite they are fed when i get home and clean them down.

[bullmastiff 615]

Mine always get fed first thing in the morning now, so are always ok to run in the evening. If he's had a real hard night then he'll get a few chunks of meat and biscuits once I've got him settled.

 

This was raised in the working dog health subforum a while ago, I think it was as a rule of thumb about 8-12 hours after a decent feed that you can work them hard.

[Trigger 26]

i dont mind if my dog has a little bit to eat just before i take him out for a full working session. i wouldnt go to work on an empty stomach so i dont expect my dog to, i find he is just a bit steadier at the begining of the night its never done him any harm yet.

[the bullcross man 6]

my dogs get there food in the morning as i dont use them for ferreting so my dogs are always ok by time i go lamping