Canine Cuisine

[THE STIFFMEISTER 17,684]

6 hours ago, Blackmag said:

As kid Oldman use to have big pans boiling outside with sheep heads wessels throttles and any bits he could get from work it was my job to watch it when it cooled down it used to have a white crust with jelly on it  lurchers and terriers thrived of it topped up with table scraps 

I didn’t know he was into running dogs mate , I thought heel was class in the firm but his best work is in Dracula 

[downsouth 8,416]

3 hours ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

I didn’t know he was into running dogs mate , I thought heel was class in the firm but his best work is in Dracula 

Very good in Leon too

[Rickshaw swami 4,506]

Appreciate all the responses as this subject fascinates me.

The first time I seen a pack of english fox hounds they were gorgeous.I asked the Englishman what he fed to make his dogs look like that.He said tripe.I said what else? He said more tripe.lol To this day those were the best looking dogs I've seen.

One thing that every diet mentioned in a positive way on this thread has in common.Fat adaption.Meaning the dogs primary energy source is fat instead of carbs.

I was getting deer meat from my grannies freezer when I was a teenager.My granny asked me what I did with all that meat.I told her that I fed it to my dogs.She laughed and said she only ever fed my grandads coonhounds corn meal and bacon grease.Imagine running a coon all night on that.

[Rickshaw swami 4,506]

Tonight's feed.

Pink canned salmon,Hearts,venison,chickenfeet and a little orijen.

 

In case you are wondering my own supper will be leftover pizza.

[WILF 51,590]

20 minutes ago, Rickshaw swami said:

Appreciate all the responses as this subject fascinates me.

The first time I seen a pack of english fox hounds they were gorgeous.I asked the Englishman what he fed to make his dogs look like that.He said tripe.I said what else? He said more tripe.lol To this day those were the best looking dogs I've seen.

One thing that every diet mentioned in a positive way on this thread has in common.Fat adaption.Meaning the dogs primary energy source is fat instead of carbs.

I was getting deer meat from my grannies freezer when I was a teenager.My granny asked me what I did with all that meat.I told her that I fed it to my dogs.She laughed and said she only ever fed my grandads coonhounds corn meal and bacon grease.Imagine running a coon all night on that.

I think I read years ago that dogs get energy from fat.

I used to get sacks of all the stuff the butcher threw out….never bothered me feeding them big chunks of white fat. 
One thing I will mention and that I have said before is, we eat a lot of herbs and spices in our dinners…..turmeric, masses of garlick, ginger, cumin and all sorts of other stuff.

My dogs get all the leftovers and never need chemical worming, ever !

I may just do a course as a precaution every few years IF I think they may need it….but it’s very rare. 
I can’t say for sure if that down to what I cook with but I think it is.

[Rickshaw swami 4,506]

5 minutes ago, WILF said:

I think I read years ago that dogs get energy from fat.

I used to get sacks of all the stuff the butcher threw out….never bothered me feeding them big chunks of white fat. 
One thing I will mention and that I have said before is, we eat a lot of herbs and spices in our dinners…..turmeric, masses of garlick, ginger, cumin and all sorts of other stuff.

My dogs get all the leftovers and never need chemical worming, ever !

I may just do a course as a precaution every few years IF I think they may need it….but it’s very rare. 
I can’t say for sure if that down to what I cook with but I think it is.

Out of likes but I agree.Especially about the fat.Sleddog men agree.So did the bulldog men of the 90's.American veterinarians would disagree with us because they get paid by kibble companies.I dont tell Americans what I feed as I may be labeled a witch and burned at the stake.As you know you can't reason with Yankees. 

[mC HULL 16,903]

I think they look best fed on hare and deer myself but likes been said you can obsess to much

[Rickshaw swami 4,506]

On 16/11/2025 at 17:23, WILF said:

I think I read years ago that dogs get energy from fat.

I used to get sacks of all the stuff the butcher threw out….never bothered me feeding them big chunks of white fat. 
One thing I will mention and that I have said before is, we eat a lot of herbs and spices in our dinners…..turmeric, masses of garlick, ginger, cumin and all sorts of other stuff.

My dogs get all the leftovers and never need chemical worming, ever !

I may just do a course as a precaution every few years IF I think they may need it….but it’s very rare. 
I can’t say for sure if that down to what I cook with but I think it is.

I picked up 25 lbs of white beef fat last night from a local farmer to add into my terriers diet through the winter in small quantities.

 

[Rickshaw swami 4,506]

Last nights feed

Cup of orijen

Quarter pound chicken hearts

Half ounce beef fat

2 tsp fish oil 

 

I can't tell you what position my 2 daughters played in sports but I can tell you that my terriers diet last night was 53.5%Fat 35.2%Protein 11.3%Carbs

 

[Bendigo 1,446]

On 16/11/2025 at 23:23, WILF said:

I think I read years ago that dogs get energy from fat.

I used to get sacks of all the stuff the butcher threw out….never bothered me feeding them big chunks of white fat. 
One thing I will mention and that I have said before is, we eat a lot of herbs and spices in our dinners…..turmeric, masses of garlick, ginger, cumin and all sorts of other stuff.

My dogs get all the leftovers and never need chemical worming, ever !

I may just do a course as a precaution every few years IF I think they may need it….but it’s very rare. 
I can’t say for sure if that down to what I cook with but I think it is.

A friend of mine who has a large kennel of trialing labs and other working dogs gets worm counts done. He send a shit sample once a year. Only once in 7 years did they come back with a positive sample for worms.