GETTING IT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

[kimbokenneth 12]

on a night out lamping,en do u give ur dog his last bite to eat. sum say 24 hours...others say that morning!!!wat do u find best?????

Edited September 1, 2011 by kimbokenneth

[trigger2 3,108]

i usally feed my dogs in the mornings. when i am working them i will feed in the morning as usall then give them a small feed upto 4 hours before i go out depending on how hard a night i think i will be having.

 

not feeding a dog for 24hours before running them imo is a load of bollox and bloody dangerous for the dog. many a time ive seen dogs run without being fed for 24 hours and they have collapsed everyone with the same problem there blood sugar levels have dropped and some have started to fit which sometimes can cause death. the drop in sugar levels i would say is down to the lack of food for the body to feed off.

 

ive never known a dog thats been fed 10 hours previous collapse from low sugar levels. you dont go to work on a empty stomach so why expect your dog too. this is based on what i have experienced others might say different.

[watchman 256]

iv always fed last thing at night no matter what but this year for the first time i will be giving a small meal few hours before to see if i can spot any differences in the way my bitch performs as i say never have before so if it doesnt make a visible difference to me then back to the single feed last thing at night,i suppose its just knowing when and how much if i go down this route so your answers are welcome

[Guest borntorun1988]

i feed my dog in the morning then go out lamping at night never feed him before hunting i was always told that the stomach can twist if you feed them before running

[buster 8789 64]

I feed mine last thing at night, but if im taking the dogs out i'll give them a small meal a few hours before.

[philkemp 50]

Always give my dogs something a few hours before now didnt used to would feed them after but as said above ive had dogs collapse n have fits so always feed bout dinner time before a gud nites work

[TOMO 25,242]

i think if your lamping after midnight,, feeding them at tea time, is perfect, gives them 6-8 hours to digest there food, of course if your going soon as its dark,, you got to alter this

[robert michem 314]

i feed me dog every nite at 7,30,,, iff im going lamping say at 11 oclock,,, come 5 that nite he will have mash spuds, with a cheap tin of samon in it,,,, he runs all nite,,, and now and again in the gets a forti sip..

[Guest Josy]

Good topic.

[dymented 2,220]

feed mine in the morning and when they get back

[Guest vin]

usually feed late at night...but if i'm out for a long hard night..i feed a small light meal at least 6-8 hours before i go. If its just a steady night with not too many runs i don't feed.It all depends on how hard the dogs going to be working on the night/day.

[derbylad1 293]

it really depends on what kind of night i'm expecting to do. if i wanna be out for a while, then i feed wholemeal food...ie bread, rice, porridge in the morning. always give 8 hours plus before running on the lamp. then when i get back, the body will crave protein so feed what the'ye caught. they love it!!! then i feed myself what i crave...love a beer when i get in.

[rocky1 942]

normally feed my dogs last thing at night ,but if i know for defo i,m going out i,ll feed 1/2 in the morning and them give them a full meal when they gat back in

[Tom n Sky 16]

This is interesting, id like to know if it does actually make a difference. My thoughts were that if the dogs stomach was empty then it would obviously be lighter and able to run faster, but couldn't keep going all night as it has no fuel to do it. So i decided to feed mine 1 chicken wing 4 hours before work and then her usual meal when we get back.

[dogs and quarry 40]

good advice, I've always wondered myself if I was doing the right thing, giving a feed around lunch if I know I'll be going out, and then again when we get home.