Dog owners what food do you give your dog?

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we have been given a nearly 2yr old staffi she is lovely, but very thin her previous owner gave her the following for a days meal
bowl of sugar puffs (breakfast)
2 cans dog food (lunch time)
1 can (dinner time)
bannanas and apples for snacks

we are not happy to continue this we are aware that it will take some time to change her meals

so was wandering really what you feed your dog and the amounts my moms dog always had dry complete biscuits so very different to what rosie has. thanks in advance

we use beta puppy but will be moving him onto beta adult. we have a westie

ours (cocker spaniel) has

• cornflakes and milk for breakfast (wierd but family oddity)
• 1/3 tin dog food (usually tesco) plus dry mixed for tea (plus kids left overs.

We have a Golden and feed her on Beta Purina active dog.

She loves scraps, but unfortunately (for us) they give her the squits

as a treat lambs hearts are really good for them. i found that they gave my boxer a lovely coat.

Puppy on beta puppy, others on field anad trial working. Cos they work. And it's the only thing that put weight on ancient lurcher without making him shit like a donkey.

James Wellbeloved complete dry food. Lowish in protein and very low in allergens.

Our dog seems very fit on it but it's not very tasty, I think! I mix it with water to make it more palatable. Sometimes I put a bit of olive oil in.

He also gets a few leftovers and carrots/ aplles to chew.

how old is the dog?

sorry ignore that one

Baker's Complete twice a day - nothing else but the odd bit of bacon rind or toast

That is if the chickens don't get to the rind first

He's a springer and very active

I wouldn't recommend any dog food
it is all full of hydrogenated fat

I feed my dog on veggies and meat or fish
Every other day cook up a big thing of mixed veg. Buy cheap mince or tuna or pilchards etc. Also she has kelp powder (for minerals) and glucosamine (for bones). She is the healthiest looking dog!

Our vet warned me about the commercial dog food after she had a mast cell tumour aged 2. She was on Nutro before, he said they all without fail buy up pre-used oil from factories and it is causing more and more tumours in dogs. She is so much fitter and healthier since her change in diet

my dog is on a senior diet as she is 8. you should go and see a vet and ask what sort of diet your dog needs to be on. even if you ask a nurse at reception they should be able to help you

lol at the dog getting a bowl of sugar puffs

Do you know how much she weighs?
Tbh I would be taking her to the vets and getting her checked over and have her weighed because what she is currently eating seems alot for a staffie.

Our dog weighs 21kg and he has 2 bowls full of dry complete food a day and thats from following guidelines on weight.
He used to have tinned food but even then it was 1 tin a day which was halved for morning and evening and it was mixed with pedigree mixer which would just cover the base of his bowl.

That's very interesting CD. I'd like to feed my dog 'proper' food, but I don't know if I would be very good at making time for it. And I would worry that I wasn't getting the right balance and quantity. The processed dog foods can really be as nutritioanlly brilliant as their advertising suggests: we wouldn't dream of eating it ourselves.

'can' should be 'can't', sorry

Think there is more info on the Barf diet on cockers on line.. is getting popular. I have 5 dogs and haven't the time to do it really. Plus lab get really bad guts if she has anything other than her usual dried food.

I feed my labrador on Naturediet as it is natural and hasn't been tested on animals......yes, dog food is tested on dogs (ie force fed in huge quantities). We buy in bulk from the manufacturer and they deliver it FOC. He gets a pack a day.

Apples and carrots are a good healthy snack for him.

He does get leftovers as well

I should also add the food we get is bought from a farm shop, comes in huge bag, costs £7 and lasts 2 months.

Interesting what you said there CD.
My PIL's feed their dog "fresh" food but it costs them an absolute fortune and my MIL is always faffing cooking meat and then cutting it up and freezing stuff.

Our puppy has science plan

Chappie. Cheap and cheerful, low fat and gentle on delicate tums.

But definitely get her MOTed at the vet first, because I'm surprised she was thin on that diet.

Well I can tell you it takes 5 mins every 2 or 3 days! Also means you never throw any old veg out

I buy carrots, potatoes, swede, brocolli, cabbage, parsnips etc, whatever is cheap and in season and often marked down stuff. Then I chop all the hard stuff very roughly into about 2inch cubes and shove it on to cook for about 5 mins once water is boiling, then lob the green stuff in the top for another 3. Then strain and leave, it continues to cook a bit as it cools. Stick in fridge in a container. The meat I feed her raw or just open a tin of tuna.

She is a ridgeback (they don't need huge amounts of food) and I give her twice a day either a third of a 500g pack of mince or a tin of tuna or a tin of pilcahrds plus about 4 or 5 big handfuls of veg, 1 tsp kelp powder and a glucosamine tablet. You just have to keep adjusting until they maintain the right weight really. She eats WAY more than she did of the nutro (it was pathetic, giving her one cup of horrid dried pellets, i hated it!). Her coat shines, she is slim and bouncy and lovely

she weighhs 35 kg btw

Nutro choice for our adult dog.

Pup, currently on pedigree.

Were trying to resolve a chewing problem with the pup and am willing to try ANYTHING. We are currently reducing his protein diet as recommended by a behaviourist. But i dont think its making much difference.

He will go back to Nutro soon i think.

Both are fed twice a day.

Dogs DONT need snacks. Cut them out asap. They will probobly be doing her more damage than good!
Has she been regularly wormed? That could be the reason she is thin.

Also, it worth noting that she is ony just at an age (if only just turned 2) where she will now mature. She will stop growing and start to fill out instead. Our 14month pup is skin and bone! But he eats very well and is regularly wormed.

ahhhh you give her raw meat.

My MIL ends up buying great big slabs of beef, heart etc and cooking the lot.

Countess dracula

I love ridgebacks

You shouldnt regard the dried food as dried pellets though they are produced by companies that have exceedingly good research and have just the right goodness in them.
I know it doesnt look nice or appealing to you but your human your dog isnt.
We have had nutro for the last 2yrs or so, and i think its wonderful. Dog1 is in impecible health, her coat is glossy too, she is just the right proportion, and is just thriving on the nasty pellets.

Also, i dont have the extra work (which i really dont need) of preparing all the fresh veg etc.
Dont get me wrong, their is obviously nothing wrong with the diet you are giving, but its not for mem and there is nothing wrong with dried food.