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What do you feed your dogs? |
Tinned Food/Pouches |
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Kibble/Dried food |
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62% |
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Raw diet |
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27% |
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linsey I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 2289 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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why not talk to John about raw feeding, and look at some of the articles on the forum?
I feed Leon raw and he loves it and is thriving!
It can seem like a bit of a leap of faith when you switch them to raw, but it just seems really "right" and the natural thing to do... _________________ Dogs are the leaders of the planet.
If you saw two living creatures, one of them does a poo and the other carries it for him, who would YOU think was in charge?
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Craig/Tracy Site Addict
Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 660 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Might be a stupid question here guys but I take it when you are all talking bout raw diet you mean raw just put it in his dish for him |
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John Thomson Site Admin
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 4780 Location: Cumbernauld
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Craig/Tracy Site Addict
Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 660 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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thought so but hey as you seen big L plates here. Definitely going to switch as he loves his food. Will speak some more at class. |
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tricia Site Addict
Joined: 19 Oct 2008 Posts: 566 Location: Nr. Allandale
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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I feed our dogs dried food ...Hills science plan .
I fed Bracken mince, chicken and fish when she had the pups but I cooked it first!
Don't know much about raw food... will need to do some reading |
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John Thomson Site Admin
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 4780 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Hills Science plan is what you will see in most vets............Hills finance the canine nutrition section of the Vets university course..........I prefer raw food, no additives. _________________ John Thomson
www.cumbernaulddogtraining.co.uk |
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charlene I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 1393 Location: cumbernauld
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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tina gets dried food from trophy pet food _________________
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tricia Site Addict
Joined: 19 Oct 2008 Posts: 566 Location: Nr. Allandale
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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It was a vet that bred Bracken and she recommended it to me and I have carried on using it since.
The dogs like it, but I did look at feeding raw to Bracken when she was in whelp.
They had it frozen at Pet at Home... but decided it was too much of a change with having the pups and everything. |
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Janis I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 4643 Location: CUMBERNAULD
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: |
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tricia wrote: |
It was a vet that bred Bracken and she recommended it to me and I have carried on using it since.
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could be wrong but i assume the vets are on some sort of commission or bonus if they sell X amount!
my two are on raw to and i was a bit skeptical at first but not several months down the line i see m dogs happy and thriving and i know they are getting what they need.......also there is no massive sticky poo's! _________________ Cockapoo's...a little of this, a little of that..........
the perfect combination!
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Gaelle I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1070 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:31 am Post subject: |
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I'm with Janis on this. I switched Cuthbert over recently to raw food (Prize Choice) out of Pets at Home (not enough freezer space to go with Landywoods!) and he seems more enthusiastic about his food and is in very good condition. The vet even asked the other day what he was being fed on as he looked to be in such good shape, even his coat gleams more now.
If need be he will still take dried food so you wouldn't be burning all your bridges at once if you did switch to raw.
Definitely worth thinking about. _________________ Happiness is watching my dog chase leaves dancing in the breeze. |
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Christine High Post Member
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 458
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:24 am Post subject: |
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As most of you have had the pleasure dis-pleasure of meeting Alfie. When we first joined the class Alfie was very very hyper he was barking for no reason, he was biting the sofa and would not take a telling I was at my wits end and after a nasty experience he would not allow anyone to clap him without him taking a snap at them
After lots of advise from everyone on the forum I tried a few bags of raw. At first I hated the smell however Alfie loves it, and believe it or not Alfie's behavior is much calmer around people and in class. |
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Margaret J Site Addict
Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 531 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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i feed mine raw .......used to use Burns dried food...they much prefer the raw |
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kirsty I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 2712 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Mike
I think I posted up last night.....too many wines....that my two boys were rescue shepherds and that I had serious behavior problems with my white boy.
I had a behaviorist out from GSR, and spent a lot of hours getting advice from our John and one thing thing I believe 100% is that taking Dodge off the additives in dog food calmed him down greatly, I think he was like a hyper kid on smarties or wotsits. Him being calmer, let him adapt to the changes I was making in his daily life and routine and definitely helped.
Raw food all the way for me.... though the food order is due friday and I have been out of food now for a couple of days. I have left the responsibility of feeding the boys with lindsay today so it will probably be pedigree scum for tea for them tonight but I will get them some mince tomorrow.
It is worth mentioning that those of us with the larger breeds generally order up some raw bones too and source chicken carcus. _________________ "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog." |
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charlene I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 1393 Location: cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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i would like to change tina to raw but my freezer that small i can hardly even fit my own food in
and dont really have anyspace to buy another freezer _________________
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jackdeb I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 2389 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Our 2 are on dry food 'Dr John'ns' they seem healthy and happy enough so i'm happy with that
Debs _________________ springers rule!!! our house |
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