Preparation for a nights lamping

[dytkos 17,953]

Just wondered if any of you did anything in particular to prepare your dog for a night on the lamp.

 

We feed as normal in the morning and the dog gets a raw beaten egg at around 5 o clock, and fed again when we get in from our night out.

 

Be good to know your thoughts

 

ATB Champ

 

 

You cant expect a lurcher to run for 3-4 hours on an empty stomach, this would help burn the dog out, muscle cramps etc, most tips on here seem sensible, feed early in the day a medium feed, then light walk to empty, couple of hours before you go a small portion, ie; handful of feed or couple of eggs with suggary milk, when lamping always take some electrylte fluid for a drink halfway through. A mini mars bar can help.

We all use what suits but it is good to see what others do.

 

Fair comment mate but DON'T feed chocolate to your dogs!

It contains a chemical called THEOBROMINE which is poisonous to dogs. They have not got the facility to remove this from their system and repeated doses of chocky build up and an cause nausea, dizziness and in extreme cases, death.

I'm sure the odd mini mars is not gonna kill 'eem but be careful, non is better than one. Cheers, D.

[Penda 3,367]

I usaually give mine a thew turbos off the back of me hand then put sum hard house on for em there well up for it a thew straighters in the field jaws hangin off the lot

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

I feed my dogs every evening. Not in the mornings as they may be working all day long. They never get burned out, muscle cramp... for me if a dog didnt want to eagerly work all day its nae good... thing is, ive never had a dog that isnt mad keen and will work as long as I stay out, the longer the day the better as far as they are concerned..., they never tire and they never get a breakfast. The dogs out lamping are fed when they are back in.

If a dog is getting a bit too lean I just up the feed. Mine get mainly BARF diet...

[sascha 7]

i agree with dogs n natives, if mine has been out during the day, then out on lamp. i would give the dog a tin of sardines in tomato sauce, olive oil etc, a few hours before you go, to give it a boost.

they are full of energy in a tiny tin. and they are only 40p a tin!!!!!!

[runforyourlife 361]

I feed at night when the dog gets back to the kennels after a nights lamping.....A pound of minced butchers scraps.....biscuit/mixers and abit of rabbit on the bone......never fed in the morning aprt from with pups.....in that case i get as many meals into them a day as possible....but there not out running......I belive as long as they get a good meal at night they will wake up fresh the next day and by time darkness falls there ready to be ran with out having much crap left in there stomach still digesting.... I will give a thew tit bits tho....im im eating a choc bar on teh way out with em ill chuck em both a bit....not sure if it does oat but cant do much harm....its just a bit of sugar for em before a thew runs..

Witton

 

 

Well said witton, and it is also spot on pal...

[runforyourlife 361]

I feed my dogs every evening. Not in the mornings as they may be working all day long. They never get burned out, muscle cramp... for me if a dog didnt want to eagerly work all day its nae good... thing is, ive never had a dog that isnt mad keen and will work as long as I stay out, the longer the day the better as far as they are concerned..., they never tire and they never get a breakfast. The dogs out lamping are fed when they are back in.

If a dog is getting a bit too lean I just up the feed. Mine get mainly BARF diet...

spot on, glad that most hunters agree with this...