Bshafto 34 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Ive just got an 11 wk old deerhound x bull grey and wanted to know if im ok feeding him the same grub as my older lurchers which is red mills and should i be feeding him twice a day as apposed to once on a night like i do my other dogs Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 4 Times a day, little and often 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BORDERSCOT 3,816 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Ive just got an 11 wk old deerhound x bull grey and wanted to know if im ok feeding him the same grub as my older lurchers which is red mills and should i be feeding him twice a day as apposed to once on a night like i do my other dogs Cheers Needs fed more than twice a day at 11 weeks...... I always feed pups 4 x small meals daily until they are 6 months and 3 x daily til they're a year old...and twice a day after that..... Personally I would be feeding more than Red Mills....get some good quality flesh and fish, veg and pasta..... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bshafto 34 Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Cheers lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skanko 27 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 A hav two 8 week old pups the now a feed them red mills racer mixed with minced beef or lamb. A just mix it in a big dish and leave it ther for them to self feed as am working all day and wouldn't be ther to feed them anymore than 3 times a day. [BANNED TEXT] they get a bit older al start feeding them [BANNED TEXT] and after work then again at night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bshafto 34 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Ive started to mix abit of veg, pasta and mince to my red mills, mix it in a jug on a morn and the missus gives him 3 small amounts during the day and i give him another small bowl at night Seems to be looking lively on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe67 239 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Only had pup few hours, shes been eating wainrights in warm water, how much is a "small meal", dont wanna over feed. Are you guys cooking some of those meats before feeding? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skanko 27 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 No mate mate raw, when am giving mine individual feeds a leave the pup to eat as much as it wants for about 15 minutes them take the bowl away.If am off or about that day. Al do it 4 times a day 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huan72 687 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Remember that your pup is making its muscle and bone from the food your giving it so it pays to feed the best quality food and ingredients that you can 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chook1 184 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 Only had pup few hours, shes been eating wainrights in warm water, how much is a "small meal", dont wanna over feed. Are you guys cooking some of those meats before feeding? Let your pup guide you on how much is a meal, if the pup is looking for more then you haven't given enough if its leaving food then your making to much, its very rare a pup will over feed. Mine was fed 4 meals a day when i got him and over the months till 6 months it was cut down, when he turned 6 months he was put on to two meals a day, often you will notice pups will start to cut the middle meals out themselves as they get older. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,172 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 This thread has just reminded me of a pup I let go to someone who came highly recommended by a mutual friend: I went to see the bloke and the pup when it was about 4 months old. It was a wreck. Only the size of a pup of 3 months old, and skinny as hell. He told me he'd only been feeding it small amounts as he thought that lurchers had small stomachs His other dogs were Labs. I put some food on the floor and the pup practically suffocated in its haste to inhale the lot at one go. I doubt he'd been giving it enough for a terrier pup, let alone a lurcher which would make 25" plus. The dog did come right, but he got rid of it at around a year saying he didn't really want a lurcher. Hard lesson learned: by me. Never trust anyone else's opinion! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I lose count how many times my pup gets fed...4 Times minimum but will often just drop her a chicken wing or two, or a rib bone. She has a slice of Brown bread when I do my toast on a weekend morning,cowhide chews are begged for and the cupboard door nudged every time the wife walks in the kitchen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bshafto 34 Posted October 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I suppose at a young age its better to give them a little to much rather than not enuff, Off to get some frozen raw this weekend that should see him right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I lose count how many times my pup gets fed...4 Times minimum but will often just drop her a chicken wing or two, or a rib bone. She has a slice of Brown bread when I do my toast on a weekend morning,cowhide chews are begged for and the cupboard door nudged every time the wife walks in the kitchen. Mine is exactly the same pal. 3 solid meals a day and probably 3 in between. The odd chicken wing or handful of complete etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 my pups on wainrights...and doing well..... 3 meals a day.... fill her face.... and whatever fits inbetween..... bit of veg...raw meat...etc... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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