riohog 5,621 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 yep they need abit of fuel in the tank!! ..you dont get far in a car thats running on empty !! 3 Quote Link to post
MickC 1,825 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Don't give the dog glucose its sugar,it causes cramping and can also cause muscle damage. It is salts the dog loses during a nights work so if need be find something to replace these if you feel it necessary. I feed 1/4 of grub at dinner time on the day I'm going out and the rest when I get back. Edit to say if the dogs diet is right you shouldn't have any problems. Edited July 9, 2015 by MickC 1 Quote Link to post
Qbgrey 3,987 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 If your on about recently running it and got a bit gangly it be the heat.mine took off after something the other day in the sun.came back wobbly.got him in nearby stream a big lively. 1 Quote Link to post
swg dave 333 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 I was reading a racing greyhound forum and quite a lot on there say they feed brown wholemeal bread which i do myself sometimes, some say pasta and some did not agree with pasta something about the flour used. Do you feed brown bread or pasta to your dogs ?? if so how much pasta,, and would that be mixed with meat,,? would you use before a night out on the lamp. ITS interesting to know the different types of food people feed the dogs cheers SWG DAVE.. Quote Link to post
trigger2 3,100 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 i use to feed my old dog about 4 or 5 hours before going out lamping and he run fine like that. the dog i am running now needs to have been feed at least 6 hours before. 1lb of mince and a pint of meal. Quote Link to post
bunnys 1,228 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Some good advice feed thy animal prep lamp meal I feed meats plenty fat find that tripe a good preamp meal swings and round abouts having thy animal well adjusted to the feed his gonna run on a must shopping mid season or drastic fall in quality of food etc can cause problems with thy animals performance and energy levels and of course sensible resting time in between every couple runs helps recovering and the animals to cool etc. atb bunnys. 2 Quote Link to post
malc1 544 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Mine have there food down all day and have pasta egg sardines and I get in from work my spaniels the same but they get a meal when they get back after a days beating Quote Link to post
dytkos 17,536 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 No ,,I feed a full meal every day between 4-6,, regardless of weather I'm lamping Taking about dogs now TOMO not you lol My life/workstyles done an absolute 100% swing now so got to adjust the dogs feeding for this coming season, trial and error again lol Cheers, D. Quote Link to post
mattyg 1,862 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I'm sure my mutts ain't worked as hard as a lot you guys but I tend to feed feed for the work they are going to do and not for the work they have done, so I tend to feed before. Matt Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I've always fed last thing at night and for ease will always continue to do so. However, if i'm off out for a shine that night, they'll get a light meal between 12 noon and 4pm, no set time, as i dont have time for that and i also believe that dogs fed on the dot each day are a bloody nusence around feeding time, next doors mutt proves that to me every evening around eight o'clock!! Nah, feck that, expect nothing and everything else is a bonus! Quote Link to post
keeganrees 196 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 We where away last year and was mixing chopped tomatoes into mince and pasta .. Something in tomatoes triggers the recovery process apparently Quote Link to post
swg dave 333 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 We where away last year and was mixing chopped tomatoes into mince and pasta .. Something in tomatoes triggers the recovery process apparently SPAGHETTI BOLAGNAISE LOL,,, ONLY JOKING. Quote Link to post
bunnys 1,228 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I suppose feeding different times day or night suit some folks but myself man of routine much the same for the dogs ,mine thrive on routine likes has most do,feeding some sort feed crap and get by others need top raw plus other ,depending on routine I feed all same yr round just increase with the levels of work exercise.the old 2thirds meat 1third dry or bread etc,seems to stand the test of time feeding prior work depending when starting. Should be a matter of routine dogs starved of fuel only gets thee the inevitable..atb bunnys. Quote Link to post
dytkos 17,536 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 We where away last year and was mixing chopped tomatoes into mince and pasta .. Something in tomatoes triggers the recovery process apparently Potassium that helps prevent cramping mate. Cheers, D. Quote Link to post
slip lead 862 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 This is good stuff for you and your dogs Quote Link to post
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