My Dog Won't Calm Down

Darlyd

We now feed our dogs kibble, I give Molly who is 10 senior light, and our puppy, puppy kibble. It's recommended by the vet so that reassures me. Expensive but it's worth it.

I used to have a collie and oh my god, I feel your pain, they are hyperactive dogs anyway, always need to be busy hence chasing sheep.. lol... I was thankful to have a wonderful Uncle who owned a farm and who sadly lost his collie, he adopted mine. I just could not handle him.

Staffies all the way now.. My B itch is so lazy, we have to drag her out the door for a walk!

OnAndUp

Firstly......not sure if everyone has realised but this is an old thread that has been resurrected....;)

darlyd wrote: »

We now feed our dogs kibble, I give Molly who is 10 senior light, and our puppy, puppy kibble. It's recommended by the vet so that reassures me. Expensive but it's worth it.

Don't always trust your vet where food is concerned! Especially if the food they advise is Expensive which brand is it? They usually get incentives for selling / advertising food in their surgery! Not always in the dogs best interest!

Darlyd

OnAndUp wrote: »

Firstly......not sure if everyone has realised but this is an old thread that has been resurrected....;)

:eek: I never noticed....

Don't always trust your vet where food is concerned! Especially if the food they advise is Expensive which brand is it? They usually get incentives for selling / advertising food in their surgery! Not always in the dogs best interest!

It's just called kibble, Was recommended to me when Molly was cut open to find out why she was being very sick, her pancreas was swollen. She been on that since (on and off I would say due to DH feeding). She is on it for definitely now. And puppy on the puppy version.

We buy it from pets superstore, pets at home I think it's called. Not available in the supermarket.

Kinski

Brian15 wrote: »

It looks ok to me and my deerhound now eight loves this in preference to many varieties of so called "Premium" foods.


Ingredients
Cereals (minimum 4% rice in the green and orange kernels), Meat and animal derivatives (Minimum 4% fresh meat in the moist meaty chunks, minimum 4% beef in the moist meaty chunks), Vegetable protein extracts, Oils and fats, Various sugars, Derivatives of vegetable origin (0.5% beet pulp in the brown and red kernels), Minerals, Vegetables (minimum 4% vegetables in the green and orange kernels). With antioxidants, coloured with and preserved with EC additives. Typical Analysis
Protein25.0%Fat8.0%Ash7.0%Fibre3.0%Calcium1.1%Linoleic acidmin 0.1%Linolenic acidmin 2.0%Vitamin A12,000 IU/kgVitamin D3800 IU/kgVitamin E (α-tocopherol)60mg/kgCopper (Copper Sulphate)12mg/kg

That food will more than likely be over 50 % cereals which as others have said are cheap fillers also by just saying cereal it means they are buying the cheapest one on the market at the time. Derivatives that's the crap left over after the animal has been stripped of the meat for human consumption, so it's the skin, fur, hooves, claws, feathers ect. My personal favourite EC additives, more than likely BHA and or BHT both of which are thought to cause cancers and are banned in human food. Also don't be fooled buy the pretty colours that are in the food, dogs don't eat with they're eyes. Sorry but I'm at a loss as to why anyone would want to feed that stuff to their dog. I feed Arran Orijen ( just about to try Barf ) and yes to start with it's a lot more expensive but because I don't need to give him as much as I would a cheap nasty food it lasts a lot longer and cost wise probably works out about the same.

Beckyy

Fire_Fox wrote: »

There is no evidence dry food is good for dogs teeth, that is an old wives tale. In fact most dry dog and cat foods are high in cereals which contribute to dental decay - ask your dentist, starchy carbohydrates feed plaque bacteria not just sugars. The more progressive vets recommend raw meaty bones (poultry necks, chicken wings and carcasses) to keep teeth clean.

I couldn't agree more about raw bones. I don't have much experience with completes now as I feed raw/barf. But, I'm sure that feeding soft slop (as in dry completes soaked) all the time must have a more detrimental effect on teeth because it's leaving the rubbish on the teeth AND they are never used or cleaned at all. At least solid kibbles have a chance of scraping something off the teeth, even if it's a slim one.

I would thoroughly recommend raw feeding to OP if it's something they'd be willing to try. I swear by it, and my dogs teeth are probably in better condition that some human's!

rising_from_the_ashes

Absolutely agree with the Bakers comments!

Also have a look at Skinners Duck & Rice (about £22 for 15kg - vat free) http://www.skinnerspetfoods.co.uk/products/field---trial-products/duck---rice/ and Wainwrights (£33.49 for 15kg - loads of different ones) http://www.petsathome.com/shop/dog/dog-food-treats/dry-dog-food/?ref1=1|Brand-|Wainwrights.

Both are reasonably priced, good quality & easy on the tummy (my lab's prone to upsets but has been fine on both of these).

He sounds like a fantastic dog - what a joy to have a "golden oldie" who's still full of beans & living life to the full (but fully understand why you'd want him to slow down a bit)!

Crisp_£_note

Weve learnt the Bakers lesson with our Collie cross many years ago when we switched him from meat and mixer to complete! Hes a rescue but had him since a pup. Hes now a senior and we feed him on Harringtons as its natural and we also avoid the beef flavours as this can cause ours to be agressive.

I know what you mean with the attention seeking when your on the phone or trying to have a conversation.

Ours is also going through a peculiar stage so a trip to vet soon if he doesnt improve.

As for the Greyhound cross well thats a different story he's just a loony :rotfl:

Best of luck and keep us updated please

Thanks