Wroking Dog Maintenance

[NaTiiVe 29]

hey just wondering what would you guys reccomend if i was to ask what sort of routine should i do with my dogs to keep them the fittest they can be, ie food, excrecise, times to feed and walk etc etc sounds noobie but atm mine just have food all day but want to get them into tip top shape and wanting some help to make a routine sort of thing so i feed them certian times, and also money isnt so much an issue wanting to buy raw dog meat to mix with biscuit, what meats and also biscuit do you recomend on a daily basis, cheers in advance lads

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

I feed once a day, just before I go to bed. So no chance of running the dog on a full stomach.

 

Just changed my dogs diet from prize choice mince "pets at home" and beta dried, to raw chicken carcases from the butchers or whole gutted and skinned rabbit/hare or whatever else, with some brown rice (going to change that to just a small amount of pasta or brown bread) and liquidised veg.

 

Its cheaper for me to feed this way, better for him and his teeth and less shit in the garden. Its a win win.

 

Exersize will depend on how old your dog is and how active/fit it already is. No good anyone telling you to get your dog out doing 5 miles a day behind a bike if your dog is 12 months old and never been off the lead......

 

Have a good read of skycats pinned topic with regards to fitness and conditioning http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/298709-fitness-and-conditioning-skycat-running-dog-maintenance/

Edited September 9, 2013 by DeerhoundLurcherMan

[NaTiiVe 29]

cheers mate ill have a good read at that... and also this beta dried is it a biscuit? cheers

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Yes mate,it is. I wont go back to dried food. To me its just a lazy substitute of the real thing. If you want the best out of your dogs then you need to put the best in.

 

 

 

Give it proper.

[billy whizz 141]

look good that mate how much it cost you to feed that it worked out far to expensive for me to feed 1 dog barf?my bitch wont eat raw or bones??lol male hammers any meat and bone

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Cheers.

 

Rabbits, hare, pheasant, pigeon etc don't cost a penny, the chicken carcases cost me £8.50 for a big 15kg box (frozen) from the butchers, some give them away! I only feed a small amount of rice/pasta and liquidised veg which is cheap anyway.

 

Opposed to £30/£40 15kg bag of beta dried food and about 80p each for the "prize choice" mince........