Dog Food

teddysmum

pmartin86 wrote: »

teddysmum - Where do you purchase it from for the 15%? I'm very happy to buy in bulk assuming the shelf life is long enough, storage is not an issue at all.

I buy directly from their website and as I have purchased before get emails when a new offer pops up. Offers usually last for a week and then a new one comes out. Sometimes it's buy two and get one half price.The discounts are up to 20% for a £200 spend.

I also recommend the skins for cleaning teeth; the twists or cubes (tiddlers are too small except for toy breeds) being better than flat strips, as the layers scrape the tooth surface.



A bonus is that they do not used lab animals to test their products. Any testing is done by donating tasting samples to a local kennels. I was told this when I enquired about their ethics.

http://www.fish4dogs.com/


Mine so like it that, this morning, one was trying to climb up to the worktop, as my husband left a few pieces there last night. (I shared it out and now all is quiet)

adandem

I phoned Arden Grange customer services, Burns do the same but read it's hard for dogs to gain on Burns and our dog is a light eater.

rising_from_the_ashes

pmartin86 wrote: »

Shes a 7 Month old Border Collie (Non Working - However does attend Agility classes twice a week and has at LEAST an hour a day walks (usualy more!) She currently weeights about 13kg

That's a lot of exercise for a young dog - although I don't believe you need to be quite a strict as with some of the bigger dogs prone to joint problems later in life, be very careful not to overdue it as her bones / joints need time to grow & strengthen

What is she doing at agility at that age?

If general obedience, fine but she shouldn't be jumping over loads of things etc on a regular basis

Also, remember to have a day off from walks now & then - there will be times (with the best planning in the world) that it's just not possible to take them out &, believe me, there are few things worse than a dog that won't settle & is literally climbing the walls if it can't get for it's walk

pmartin86 wrote: »

rising from the ashes - Wainwrights is what we fed her when we first had her, it didn't agree with her, might be worth trying again now she's a bit older though!

Or try a different variety - eg Maisie can have chicken & fish but anything else goes straight through her BUT Ben had Duck & Rice for years & was absolutely fine

adandem

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

That's a lot of exercise for a young dog - although I don't believe you need to be quite a strict as with some of the bigger dogs prone to joint problems later in life, be very careful not to overdue it as her bones / joints need time to grow & strengthen

What is she doing at agility at that age?

If general obedience, fine but she shouldn't be jumping over loads of things etc on a regular basis

Agree, we always followed the 5 minutes per month rule. There was a dog on TV last week (German shepherd) with damaged growth plates due to over exercise. Hips and joints are easily damaged in a young dog. Mental excercise can help with excess energy too

krlyr

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

That's a lot of exercise for a young dog - although I don't believe you need to be quite a strict as with some of the bigger dogs prone to joint problems later in life, be very careful not to overdue it as her bones / joints need time to grow & strengthen

What is she doing at agility at that age?

If general obedience, fine but she shouldn't be jumping over loads of things etc on a regular basis

Also, remember to have a day off from walks now & then - there will be times (with the best planning in the world) that it's just not possible to take them out &, believe me, there are few things worse than a dog that won't settle & is literally climbing the walls if it can't get for it's walk

Border Collies are sadly a breed prone to hip dysplasia, so I would be just as cautious with them as with a larger breed. OCD (Osteochondritis Dissecans) another condition the breed is prone to - with trauma to the joint being thought to be the main contributing factor.

pawsies

Harringtons is a cheaper food that does not have the artificial rubbish in it either. Yes it has some cereal in it but for the price it isn't half bad (about £4-5 for 2kg and about £30 for large 15kg bag.)

I would personally use Naturediet or Natures Menu/Wainwrights wet as I feel it is better quality.

rising_from_the_ashes

pawsies wrote: »

Harringtons is a cheaper food that does not have the artificial rubbish in it either. Yes it has some cereal in it but for the price it isn't half bad (about £4-5 for 2kg and about £30 for large 15kg bag.)

I would personally use Naturediet or Natures Menu/Wainwrights wet as I feel it is better quality.

Sorry but just looked at 3 Harrington's ones (lamb, turkey & salmon) and the first ingredient for all of them is maize - of no nutritional value to a dog at all! Meat or fish wants to be the 1st ingredient in any food

Totally agree with you on the wets though:)

zaksmum

My dogs have CSJ which works out at £1 a kilo delivered.

It's excellent quality for the money.

They used to have Hill's Science Plan but are much healthier on the CSJ.

happysaz133

A couple I have tried, that still have a decent meat content but not the high price is Burgess Sensitive (about £26-34 per 15kg bag), Harringtons (maize in this though) (about £22 per 15kg bag), and Skinners Duck and Rice (around £30 per 15kg bag).

My dogs have done well on all of those, although currently eat James Wellbeloved as we won a years supply of it. When its done, we'll be back on the Burgess.

hmc

Our local agility club wouldn't let my spaniel go until he was 1 yr so be careful there.
We tried a lot of foods before being happy, we also used burns when we needed one to lose weight lol and he did
Now they are settled on Simpsons grain free, excellent food, look it up