socks 32,253 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 A dog digests its meal in 8 hours so if your lamping at 10 then why not feed at 2pm ... You will have a dog that's fully fuelled for a hard or easy night whichever it turns out to be ... Its common sense really ........... 7 Link to post
RossM 7,979 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Mine get 1 feed at night time around 8ish if I'm going lamping I'll feed them around lunchtime and they'll still get a feed when they get home.... Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I have to admit everytime I've seen a dog,,get a hypo on the lamp...it's been the ones that haven't been fed for 24 hours,,,and that includes two of my own when I was younger,,,and fed in that way Never seen it happen to one fed early that day..... Of course these dogs that I've seen have a hypo have been on nights after big chalks,,,,if your just after a handful ,,then it won't make much difference At least your talking from your own experience,Only seen one dog go of her legs once early morning,So she had been fed not that long ago really under 12 hours,Maybe some are prone to it maybe she was lacking something.She never done it again even when worked harder Maybe if i ever try and catch more than 3 rabbits i will need to start feeding earlier later. Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 A dog digests its meal in 8 hours so if your lamping at 10 then why not feed at 2pm ... You will have a dog that's fully fuelled for a hard or easy night whichever it turns out to be ... Its common sense really ........... Lol one dont think they need it two Telling the boss i have to go home at 2 to feed the dog wouldnt go down well Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Well then when you get home at 5 they can get a small fatty meal then ... It's still very easy ...... Link to post
chris87 297 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Seen a program recently where they were recomending humans starving for if i rember correct for 2days every month so the body could use up excess blood sugars ect Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Why though, they catch all i want them to do without it.Am on the falconry section talking about a 5 once sparrow hawk. A ferret feeds every 2 hours or so i dont take them a packed lunch though on a days ferreting. Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Why though, they catch all i want them to do without it.Am on the falconry section talking about a 5 once sparrow hawk. A ferret feeds every 2 hours or so i dont take them a packed lunch though on a days ferreting. A ferrets utilisation of its food is completely different to a running dog and is a silly comparison ... I suppose as has been said if your only getting a few bunnies then it won't make a lot of difference but if your expecting the dog to graft hard all night then it certainly would be an advantage to feed ....... 1 Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Any one that can keep ferrets and lurchers and come on with a dogs have the fastest digestion of all mammalsFACT ,is hard to take seriously. Must admit mine rarley have to work all night very few do,but i dont feel less of a man for it Dark now better get out before the dog starves to death.lol Link to post
blue staffy 145 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I give mine a feed in the morning before work usually about 5:30 then they get fed at night about 20:30 unless I'm lamping then they get fed after we get home and I've never had a problem wouldn't like to run the dogs if they not been fed for 24 hours or more Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Whatever fella ... You are the man .. You know everything there is so you crack on ... I'm off out to give my full overweight dogs a few runs ....... 1 Link to post
sniper2011 69 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I never came on here for 6 months..first day back and YAAAAAAAAAWWWWWNNNNNN ..im gone..adios amigos..ban me forever please!!!!yeah yaaaaaaaawwwwwn ban the c**t his pics are wank anyways? 1 Link to post
Dewclaw69 484 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 mine don't carry the weight to miss a day's grub. don't think anyone would get a days work out of me without food either Link to post
Giro 2,648 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) I always feed before and after lamping.. I would not be concerned, dropping dogs scran once a week.. (I don't to it religiously) Mind I would not take them out grafting.. Its ment to be detoxifying.. Plenty research that promotes this in humanes.. What does Sandy Reckon ??? To be fair I like a dog with a bit of meat on them, they fast run it off.. Had trouble in the past holding weight.. Switched to meat animal fats and its been perfect.. Edited October 5, 2014 by Giro 1 Link to post
aaron the coursing man 144 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) a feed myne at tea time every night so if I do go ther fuelled up Edited October 5, 2014 by aaron the coursing man 1 Link to post
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