MARY POPPINS Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Just like to know your oppinions on food for dogs, I feed my three fresh stuff, bit extravagant probably but I cook them a big pan of any meat, and add vegetables to it, then mix it all up with a teaspoon of Bovril, and a teaspoon of cod liver oil,(I probably do this about three times a week,)then i give them that with a mixer biscuit, I dont think it costs much more, just probably time consuming,but at least I know what they're having. My neighbour only feeds her dogs any kind of complete she can get, cheapest dearest doesn't matter, but now shes saying they wont eat it,I've told her to try them on dog meat and biscuits, but she says years ago a vet told her dog meat was bad, and they should only be given complete.and she says its easier when they go in kennels as they prefer to feed complete. I'm not a fan of complete diets, and if ever I dont have any fresh, my dogs will have dog meat and biscuits. I've kept dogs for years and years and bred german shepherds, and they've all lived to good ages, never had any skin problems, or tummy problems. Wondered what everybody else thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELSoames Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 My dog gets mixer and dog food, but if there are left overs of a casserole, or sunday dinner he'll quite happily eat that as well. TBH he eats anything and doesn't have a problem. Our last dog couldn't eat certain things as it made him sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowrose Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 If you can get your dog to eat a dry food, do it as its less mess, less fuss and better for their teeth. Both of the dogs Ive had (sadly no longer with us) refused dry food, despite us buying good quality ones. We have just changed our cats over to dried food and its a lot more convenient. It wasnt easy, but they now accept it as we have found a good quality one they like. It spares the tartar build up on their teeth too, one of our cats had to have several teeth removed a few years back because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gempud Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Mine gets fed dry food with a bit of water to soften it a bit. It's the Jolly's (at Meadowhall Retail Park - Fantastic helpful staff!) own brand. It's supposedly all natural stuff and no additives etc. It doesn't half create a whiff at the other end tho! But to be honest she will pretty much eat anything - it's just my personal preference for her to have dry as it's easy and not as messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotti Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Mine are fed Burns complete food. I have tried feeding the BARF diet, and found that I'm not good enough at making sure they get the right balance and Takara was picky about what she was going to eat and what she would leave. She would refuse meals until she could have meat on the bone Eddy came to us after being fed dog meat and biscuits. His owner said he wouldn't eat biscuits without meat. He is now fed Burns with no dog meat. We sometimes feed any left overs with the complete, if I've made liver treats the liver-water from boiling them goes in with their food etc. I wouldn't feed dog meat because Eddy's teeth and breath are disgusting I don't believe dog meat is good for them particularly, if you're going to feed meat, give them mince, or offal etc. dog meat is disgusting. Ours also get plenty of bones and carrots to keep the teeth nice Edit to add - Burns was developped by a vet and is brilliant for dalmatians because of the low purine level and sensitive diet. We have tried many foods and this is the one I'm happiest with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savbaby Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 i give mine complete, usually bakers but since discovered asdas own which seems similar to bakers although not moist liker bakers... i usually have fresh veg every night for myself and cook extra to put in for the dogs. They Also love carrots to munch on as a snack and the bigger the better!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooz22 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 BARF? Thats an unfortunate name for a diet. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowrose Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Mine are fed Burns complete food. I have tried feeding the BARF diet, and found that I'm not good enough at making sure they get the right balance and Takara was picky about what she was going to eat and what she would leave. She would refuse meals until she could have meat on the bone Eddy came to us after being fed dog meat and biscuits. His owner said he wouldn't eat biscuits without meat. He is now fed Burns with no dog meat. We sometimes feed any left overs with the complete, if I've made liver treats the liver-water from boiling them goes in with their food etc. I wouldn't feed dog meat because Eddy's teeth and breath are disgusting I don't believe dog meat is good for them particularly, if you're going to feed meat, give them mince, or offal etc. dog meat is disgusting. Ours also get plenty of bones and carrots to keep the teeth nice Edit to add - Burns was developped by a vet and is brilliant for dalmatians because of the low purine level and sensitive diet. We have tried many foods and this is the one I'm happiest with. Our cats wont touch Burns dried food and I think we tried our dog on it too and he refused it. It sounds good when you read the ingredients and read all about it, but if they wont eat it its money down the drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetviper Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I put dried down for mine full time and I feed it a can of dog food at tea time but I get the casserole range which have some veg and rice in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotti Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Our cats wont touch Burns dried food and I think we tried our dog on it too and he refused it. It sounds good when you read the ingredients and read all about it, but if they wont eat it its money down the drain. Well if they won't eat, it then they won't eat it... not much you can do. Mine absolutely love it so I stick with it. It's just helpful that they love it and it's good for them. There are other types of food if you're looking for something in particular, hypoallergenic etc.. CJS I still recommend highly for coat condition but it has a high level of protein in so was no good for my dogs. James Wellbeloved was good too... I like the hypoallergenic types - but mine were moved off of it when Takara's coat needed a different food. When they both moved onto Burns their stools were a lot better, coats are great and the low protein level is great for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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