what food is best

[KittleRox 2,147]

currently feeding pup skinners puppy.mixing with butchers meat.i would like to use different meat, better quality, suggestions please something not to expensive.

[Guest deerhound hunter]

mince or chicken

[Guest jt750]

My mates puppy is on a flesh based diet as my dogs are and they are thriving we currently pay around 40p lb for the mince to which i add cooked rice and raw grated veg ( sometimes cooked) 3 or 4 times a week. I think if you wanted to buy it from a shop its anywhere around the 60/80p lb. Ask your butcher if you can have his left overs that he has to pay to get rid of and you should get a good mix of meat fat and offal. Have you a local greyhound track ? you should be able to get meat from there

[KittleRox 2,147]

My mates puppy is on a flesh based diet as my dogs are and they are thriving we currently pay around 40p lb for the mince to which i add cooked rice and raw grated veg ( sometimes cooked) 3 or 4 times a week. I think if you wanted to buy it from a shop its anywhere around the 60/80p lb. Ask your butcher if you can have his left overs that he has to pay to get rid of and you should get a good mix of meat fat and offal. Have you a local greyhound track ? you should be able to get meat from there

no local track but may try butchers thanks

[saxonmaster 74]

ask your butcher for a box of boned out chickens mate cheap and the dogs love them and really good for them also lamb bones neck, breast and so on. marrow bones maybe some fish once a week. wouldnt bother with the dry food mate only if u run out of the meat and give the fruit and veg maybe twice a week and let them have access to plenty of grass. on this diet they should drink less and poo less and its easier to clen up after mate.

[KittleRox 2,147]

ask your butcher for a box of boned out chickens mate cheap and the dogs love them and really good for them also lamb bones neck, breast and so on. marrow bones maybe some fish once a week. wouldnt bother with the dry food mate only if u run out of the meat and give the fruit and veg maybe twice a week and let them have access to plenty of grass. on this diet they should drink less and poo less and its easier to clen up after mate.

raw or boiled

[saxonmaster 74]

ask your butcher for a box of boned out chickens mate cheap and the dogs love them and really good for them also lamb bones neck, breast and so on. marrow bones maybe some fish once a week. wouldnt bother with the dry food mate only if u run out of the meat and give the fruit and veg maybe twice a week and let them have access to plenty of grass. on this diet they should drink less and poo less and its easier to clen up after mate.

raw or boiled

 

meat raw veg raw or slightly boiled mate. once season has started dont forget about whole rabbit with fur u can feed this raw but some people boil and take if off the bone because of worms i do both.

[KittleRox 2,147]

ask your butcher for a box of boned out chickens mate cheap and the dogs love them and really good for them also lamb bones neck, breast and so on. marrow bones maybe some fish once a week. wouldnt bother with the dry food mate only if u run out of the meat and give the fruit and veg maybe twice a week and let them have access to plenty of grass. on this diet they should drink less and poo less and its easier to clen up after mate.

raw or boiled

 

meat raw veg raw or slightly boiled mate. once season has started dont forget about whole rabbit with fur u can feed this raw but some people boil and take if off the bone because of worms i do both.

think i will boil,just about to build kennel,will prepare bunnys etc once built,wifes abit squeamish with furry animals on kichen worktops.thanks for advice

[saxonmaster 74]

ask your butcher for a box of boned out chickens mate cheap and the dogs love them and really good for them also lamb bones neck, breast and so on. marrow bones maybe some fish once a week. wouldnt bother with the dry food mate only if u run out of the meat and give the fruit and veg maybe twice a week and let them have access to plenty of grass. on this diet they should drink less and poo less and its easier to clen up after mate.

raw or boiled

 

meat raw veg raw or slightly boiled mate. once season has started dont forget about whole rabbit with fur u can feed this raw but some people boil and take if off the bone because of worms i do both.

think i will boil,just about to build kennel,will prepare bunnys etc once built,wifes abit squeamish with furry animals on kichen worktops.thanks for advice

 

no problem mate let me know how it goes mate all the best billy

[screeny 0]

i feed our patterdale, ZAK, on raw minced chicken, beef, offal, from the butchers £5 for 10lb, last"s ages,also feed him on raw bones, lamb, for free off the butcher, and i got chicken backs for £2, of a whole sale butcher near me in manchester, if anyone needs some chicken backs PM me i will be happy to help, i starve him for aday a month, and dont give them dry mix at the same time, as it has different digest times than raw meat, i giv him dry mix once a week, or every couple of weeks, his teeth are clean an white,and coat is shiny as, and he"s very alert, cost me about £1.50 a week, happy days!

Edited July 15, 2010 by screeny

[sandymere 8,263]

Butchers meat is as good as any but perhaps not the most cost effective, there is usually waste meat available from a real butcher such as lamb necks/ribs etc either free or for minimal cost. In the summer I use this source, remember though that it may contain a lot of bone which can be a problem. In the winter rabbits, skinned, gutted and frozen for a fortnight, fed raw a couple of times a week but these tend to be very low in fat so butchers waste or extra fat may be an idea. (there are risks with feeding bones even raw) A base of complete and kitchen scraps etc or a form of carbs such as pasta, oats etc will supply a balanced feed dependent on the dog and its lifestyle/work. What age and breed is the pup will help people to answer in greater depth.

Sandymere.

[Stabs 3]

ask your butcher for a box of boned out chickens mate cheap and the dogs love them and really good for them also lamb bones neck, breast and so on. marrow bones maybe some fish once a week. wouldnt bother with the dry food mate only if u run out of the meat and give the fruit and veg maybe twice a week and let them have access to plenty of grass. on this diet they should drink less and poo less and its easier to clen up after mate.

 

That's pretty much what I feed, minus the fruit. Lots of lamb in the winter months and beef in the summer months due to the respective fat content. Chicken frames I find are excellent.