Food Advice

[Lurcher88 51]

Afternoon all,

 

I've a beddy/whippet x GH who is 1 year old next week.

 

Previously I've been feeding him a combination of Wagg worker + Chappies original - He goes mad for it! However, I've done a bit of research into the ingredients in Wagg biscuits and was pretty disturbed by the contents ...

 

Having read numerous posts on this site it appears Gain 20/28 & Dr Johns is what most lads recommend. Despite this I looked into reviews by "nutritionist experts" and especially Dr John's got a shocking review.

 

I've called at the RSPCA center around the corner from me and bought a 2k bag of James Wellbeloved but the price is extortionate for a 15k bag (£45+).

 

I feel even more confused than ever reading more and more information so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Lurcher88

Edited March 17, 2013 by Lurcher88

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

If you are set on feeding dry on its own then I can highly reccomend. Markus Muhele.

 

It is £70 for 2 x 15kg bags delivered and takes about 3 days to come from Germany.

 

Have a read up on it. Go on their website.

 

I feed this with various raw meat and bones etc supplemented with cod liver oil and the dogs are looking fantastic.

[LaraCroft 863]

There is loads of info in the "working dog health" section - on dried foods, and BARF (raw) diets. I mainly feed raw stuff that I feed either whole or minced, depending on what it is - rabbit and chicken usually, and add in bits from the butcher ( liver, heart,kidney, off cuts ) as and when he has them. They also have fish and any left over veg from the table. I found dried food got scary expensive for the better quality stuff, and mine much prefer raw anyway - their teeth, coats and general health are much better (imho)

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

Hiya

 

I wouldn't use Dr Johns - know a guy who uses it and his dogs look okay but nothing outstanding...heard lots more negatives that positives about it. Lots of dog men use Gain 28 when they're hard at it and 20% off season...also Red Mills and Australian formula are worth a look as is Chudley's greyhound racer...also some raw - chicken, beef, lamb, tripe, fish, and raw bones and organ meat as well as brown bread and pasta/rice...keep it varied and interesting and don't overfeed - chop up any rabbits etc you catch and most importantly don't give the RSPCA any of your hard-earned cash 'cause they are a bunch of c**ts....all the best and good luck...Colin.

[Taz-n-Lily 62]

Read up on the barf diet. My dogs are in great condition, but cannot be described as true working dogs (but I have hopes for the deerhound X ).

 

Tinned food is for emergencies only.

Mine are fed raw bones (pork, lamb and beef), cooked mince with terrier mixer, the odd raw egg, raw chicken, including the bones, and the odd raw rabbit. With rabbits it's important to realise that they can carry tapeworms, so most of my rabbit is cooked before the dogs get it. Table scraps, like steak fat, are fine to give as a treat.

They enjoy the odd fresh catch which they eat while still warm. Everything - bones, fur, teeth, meat, guts - goes down apart from a bit of innards (gall bladder?), and the poo is normal at the other end - no fur, so it's all well digested.

 

Cooked rabbit and chicken bones are a big no, but raw can be easily digested by dogs.

 

Finally, for breakfast my dogs share a tin of tuna in oil. They love it.

My last dog - a vizla/red setter X - lived until he was 16 and was fit and active up to a week or so before he was PTS.

Good age for a big hound.

[low plains drifter 11,307]

Dr john's is the most cheap and nasty garbage I have ever seen,probably the equivalent of dog food pot noodle's,greyhound food is considerably cheaper than the very expensive dry foods,and often sold vat free,but just a quick look at a dogs teeth will tell you what they are designed for,for condition,and a happy dog,you wont go far wrong with a good bit of raw meat and some edible smaller bones aswell as the odd large marrow bone

[Lurcher88 51]

Dr Johns does appear to be nasty from reviews.

 

Think i'll give the 'Country Value Complete' a try ... Seems decent price with decent results!

 

Lurcher88

[Taz-n-Lily 62]

Suit yourself - I can't see how a "complete" dog food can possibly be as good as a varied diet, but it's your mutt.

 

Pleased I bothered replying .

[Lurcher88 51]

I use dry complete supplemented with fish, meats & table scraps. I take any advice on board and full appreciative of anyone's views and I am not experience by my own admission.

 

Thanks again =)

 

L88

[tb25 4,627]

 

 

if you wanted to add a few raw treats to the dogs diet mate let me no.

maybe not as cheap as some of the lads of here can get but.

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