Jack Russell owners - what does yours eat?

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I have a lovely 2 year old working JRT. She goes fereting etc and is from a long line of farm dogs.

She is terribly fussy about dog food. Doesn't like it basically. The only one i can get her to eat is Caesar and even then she sniffs it and it can be left all day till she'll eat it. Just one small pack a day.

She only seems to want human food, Not that we give her much, just the meagre remains of our meals.

She also will only eat dry biscuits if absolutely starving.

I like the fact that she's nice a trim and athletic, but worry she's not eating enough.

What does yours etc and how much?

I have a 4yo working-type Parson Terrier -- your dog is lucky to go ferreting! Mine has a fabulous time not quite catching squirrels, and getting the odd rabbit and pheasant.

He has James Wellbeloved dry food (about a cupful in morning and the same in evening), mixed with a bit of warm water, and sometimes with a bit of leftover gravy or veg.

He will eat it if he is hungry and turn his nose up at it if he is not. He always wants human food given the chance, and I did once get in the habit of giving in too often when he was leaving his dog food. Now I understand that he just has hungry phases and less hungry phases, so I don't worry if he leaves his dog food.

I suppose my advice would be just to give her the proper food twice a day and not give in to pleading eyes. Easier said than done, I know!

All dogs eat different amounts - depending on their exercise levels, metabolism, age and many other factors.

If your dog is trim and athletic then she will live longer and have fewer health problems than a fatter dog would.

If you want to do the best thing for her health then cut out the human scraps (many are toxic to dogs anyway, e.g. onions) and stick to a complete dried or wet dog food.

You can check her body condition here:

here

HTH

Thanks you for that Deadworm and Bella, I did your link and her condition has come out as Ideal, so I am not worried so much now!

Will cut out all the scraps. She tended to have the last lickngs from the boys' cereal bowls in the morning, the cut off crusts of their sandwiches and maybe the last bits of uneaten pasta from their plates at tea-time (for example). Writing it down I can see that its probably more than i thought she was having and was probably putting her off the dog food!

Mine appears to exist mainly on a diet of slippers and rotten apples he's found in the garden. He definitely prefers raw mince to tinned dog food. I was reading up about the BARF diet but I'm not sure I can bring myself to liquidise vats of raw tripe......

Hello my learned friends, we have a 10 week Jack Russell puppy.

He is so gorgeous, it took me an hour to get him a collar from my local shop because everyone wanted to meet him!

What is the best tinned dog food you can get in supermarkets? He has been having some Winalot food but it is very watery and is eating more dried food.

Hallo Saggy - congrats on your lovely little pup.

I'd say Chappie is the best tinned food but if he likes dry food you could feed him a complete dry food which would probably work out cheaper. Make any changes gradually, over several days, to avoid upsetting his tummy.
HTH

I will give it a go,I remember my Mum used to feed our family dog Chappie!

Yes, it is good and lots of vets recommend it.
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