Dried Dog Food

[Mervyn and Trish]

He certainly is. It costs us £14 a night for our cat Monty.

Yes you're right. Things round here are cheaper than many places. But we felt the pinch when the kennels we used to go to for 34 years retired. They only charged £10 a night but were definitely not in the same 5* league as the present one. It's worth every penny and as soon as Coco is out of the car she's off, standing by the gate to get in, and not even a glance back. Our cattery in £9 a night.

What breed is Coco if you don't mind me asking?

Cockerpoo

[Manoverboard]

Things have changed ... c 1980 / 81 we went to South Africa for a month. A neighbour had a house key to look after our cat but he, the cat that is, moved in with a different neighbour a few doors down the road. Cats, in our experience therefore, will reside with whoever feeds them. When we duly returned he was as pleased as punch to see us back again

[Mervyn and Trish]

Our cat is old and tottery now so normally she stays home and our daughter calls in to feed her. She only goes to the cattery if our daughter isn't available.

[Onelife]

Yes you're right. Things round here are cheaper than many places. But we felt the pinch when the kennels we used to go to for 34 years retired. They only charged £10 a night but were definitely not in the same 5* league as the present one. It's worth every penny and as soon as Coco is out of the car she's off, standing by the gate to get in, and not even a glance back. Our cattery in £9 a night.

What breed is Coco if you don't mind me asking?

Cockerpoo

It Coco one of those fluffy silky coated poo’s?…either way they are very huggable little mutts.

[anniec]

OL, you might want to look at this excellent site: https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/dog-f ... t-complete

Chappie is not exactly highly rated; hopefully you can find something similarly priced, but nutritionally much better.

[Onelife]

Is that the usual thing to do?

It does help, but if you really want them to miss you more try leaving her in the garden shed over night…it works for ours

[Onelife]

OL, you might want to look at this excellent site: https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/dog-f ... t-complete

Chappie is not exactly highly rated; hopefully you can find something similarly priced, but nutritionally much better.

Hi Anniec, thanks for the link of which I have been trying to get my head around. Whilst the reviews don’t slam Chappie, you are right with regard to nutritional value. We haven’t as yet ordered the Chappie so I think I will give it a bit more thought. In the interim we have been using Tesco’s complete balanced dog food, which Lily seems to enjoy. The nutritional rating isn’t that bad so we might stick with it for awhile and see how she goes. I know this isn’t advised but we also give our dog tinned (0.5) with biscuits in the evening.

[Mervyn and Trish]

We give Coco 1/4 tin of Pedigree Chum in the evening too with her biscuits.

[Onelife]

I'm glad I'm not alone feeding our dog mixed feeds. You may not be aware of this Sir Merv, but most, if not all Collie owners steer well clear of Pedigree Chum and its equivalents as it is far too rich for this kind of breed. At the moment we feed Lily cheap Aldi tinned dog food.

[Mervyn and Trish]

That's okay, she's not a Collie and she only gets a quarter tin. Mind you I won't touch the stuff.

[Whynd1]

We have always fed our dog royal canin. It's not the cheapest but he loves it and in all the 6 years we have had him he's never once had an upset tummy. Specially tailored to the breed of dog,ours is a minature schnauzer.

Our previous dog had Burns also very good stuff.

Lindsey

[Stephen]

That's okay, she's not a Collie and she only gets a quarter tin. Mind you I won't touch the stuff.

[Stephen]

If I had a dog it would have dried food. Not so smelly from the other end and better for the teeth. For’s and against with both as shown below.

https://www.petmd.com/dog/nutrition/dry ... ich-better

[Onelife]

We have always fed our dog royal canin. It's not the cheapest but he loves it and in all the 6 years we have had him he's never once had an upset tummy. Specially tailored to the breed of dog,ours is a minature schnauzer.

Our previous dog had Burns also very good stuff.

Lindsey

Hi Lindsey,

Going back about 25 years I used to travel the country competing in Agility competitions (with my brilliant dog “Scrim”) One of the major sponsors of Agility at that time were Royal Canine and it was always a sought-after competition to win. I can’t remember how many times we won but we always had a bag of Canine in the cupboard…funny thing is we only fed our dog Royal Canine if there was a big competition (final) coming up… it gave our dogs that extra bit of energy come the big day.

I actually think Royal Canine is one of the best dog foods around (for certain dogs) but you need deep pockets to afford it.

P.s Even after all these years I can still remember the very distinctive (sweet) smell of this dog food.

[Onelife]

If I had a dog it would have dried food. Not so smelly from the other end and better for the teeth. For’s and against with both as shown below.

https://www.petmd.com/dog/nutrition/dry ... ich-better

Good post Stephen...Thanks

[Mervyn and Trish]

Our previous two dogs, both Cocker Spaniels, had only dried food.

But Coco, the Cockerpoo, had other ideas. Poodles can be picky about their food and she certainly inherited that gene. When we first got her she turned up her nose at every brand of dried food know to man. So we eventually dried on her on wet and she gobbled it down.

Thereafter we continued experimenting with different brands of dry, mixing it in, and eventually settled on Harringtons. Then we slowly weaned her off the wet, completely for her morning meal and down to 1/4 tin in the evening. If she was entirely on the wet she'd be allowed 2 tins a day for her weight. So she only gets 1/8 of the daily allowance with the dry weight adjusted accordingly.

The wet stuff has vegetables and pasta as well as meat and gravy in the recipe. And it suits her well. She's at her ideal weight, is happy and healthy and her teeth are better than mine. But I'm still not changing my diet.

[Stephen]

Looks like Harringtons for you tonight then

[Onelife]

Our previous two dogs, both Cocker Spaniels, had only dried food.

But Coco, the Cockerpoo, had other ideas. Poodles can be picky about their food and she certainly inherited that gene. When we first got her she turned up her nose at every brand of dried food know to man. So we eventually dried on her on wet and she gobbled it down.

Thereafter we continued experimenting with different brands of dry, mixing it in, and eventually settled on Harringtons. Then we slowly weaned her off the wet, completely for her morning meal and down to 1/4 tin in the evening. If she was entirely on the wet she'd be allowed 2 tins a day for her weight. So she only gets 1/8 of the daily allowance with the dry weight adjusted accordingly.

The wet stuff has vegetables and pasta as well as meat and gravy in the recipe. And it suits her well. She's at her ideal weight, is happy and healthy and her teeth are better than mine. But I'm still not changing my diet.

It’s amazing when we call ourselves dog lovers when you see so many overweight dogs walking round the park. We have kept all our dogs on the lean side, two of which lived to the ripe old age of 15 and 17 years…I very much believe that keeping in control of your dog’s weight is the recipe for a long and happy life.

[Onelife]

Looks like Harringtons for you tonight then

Put it in a stew and I bet we couldn’t tell the difference…you try it first and let me know if I am right

[towny44]

It's a good job I dont have a dog, I wouldn't want it eating my Harrington (jacket).

[Mervyn and Trish]

Get the wrong breed and it probably would.....

[Manoverboard]

Pasta ... good grief, does she have grated or shaved parmesan sprinkled over it ?

[Onelife]

Get the wrong breed and it probably would.....

I would highly recommend a Pit Bull Terrier for John… with a bit of luck it might do me a favour

[Mervyn and Trish]

Pasta ... good grief, does she have grated or shaved parmesan sprinkled over it ?

Just garlic bread on the side.....

[Stephen]

Saw an old work colleague this morning who was walking his fourteen week old Cavalier/Poo puppy. What a sweetie he was……..the puppy that is.