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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

is that realy how you feed your dogs Alan??
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

On the breeders recommendation we bought our border collie Izzy a 15kg bag of Nutro Choice puppy food. She appeared to be quite satisfied with this till we started training her with Hills Science (free from the vet). She would then turn her nose up at the Nutro Choise so after four days of stubbornness we fed her the Hills and guess what? After a couple of days on it she started to turn her nose up at this, unless we use it for training or in her Kong. Is it just her eagerness to please with her training (i.e she wants to work for her food) or is she just going to be a faddy eater?

Anyone need about 14kg of kibble?!!!!
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

burns pet nutrition is very good, it is natural holistic dog food created by the vet burns. it is a little more expensive, but a very well balanced nutritional diet. you can get it on ebay which is a bit cheaper than in the shops. it is specially formulated for all kinds of diseases, skin problems and a normal daily diet. its very good and well worth a try. you can get small packs of 750g for puppies, and 2kg and up for puppies and adult dogs.
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

try burns, i found it cheap on ebay, follow the link
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No thanks, my dogs are carnivores!
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On the breeders recommendation we bought our border collie Izzy a 15kg bag of Nutro Choice puppy food. She appeared to be quite satisfied with this till we started training her with Hills Science (free from the vet). She would then turn her nose up at the Nutro Choise so after four days of stubbornness we fed her the Hills and guess what? After a couple of days on it she started to turn her nose up at this, unless we use it for training or in her Kong. Is it just her eagerness to please with her training (i.e she wants to work for her food) or is she just going to be a faddy eater?

Anyone need about 14kg of kibble?!!!!

Aaargh! Just been looking at some previous threads and I get the feeling that the general impression is that Hills Science is crap? Been doing some research this afternoon and I am seriously considering the BARF diet (not, me, the dog)
but am truly scared. It all sounds really complicated, I don't put THAT much thought into preparing the OH's meals! Hmm.....is it suitable for the two legged variety.................
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

Feeding a BARF diet isn't complicated once you get into it! It's just the initial research that can be confusing! There are plenty of people on here (myself included) that will give you lots of advice and tips!
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Feeding a BARF diet isn't complicated once you get into it! It's just the initial research that can be confusing! There are plenty of people on here (myself included) that will give you lots of advice and tips!
Thanks! Ok where do I start? Shall I just go straight for it? Pup is only 11 weeks so maybe I should introduce it gradually? Has anyone tried the frozen 'ready meals' (Nature's Choice, I think it's called?). They don't have any artificial adds and as we only have the one dog wouldn't be too expensive. Or is this the canine equivalent to getting a Birds Eye lasagne out of the freezer instead of making your own?
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Thanks! Ok where do I start? Shall I just go straight for it? Pup is only 11 weeks so maybe I should introduce it gradually? Has anyone tried the frozen 'ready meals' (Nature's Choice, I think it's called?). They don't have any artificial adds and as we only have the one dog wouldn't be too expensive. Or is this the canine equivalent to getting a Birds Eye lasagne out of the freezer instead of making your own?
I can't comment on the frozen "ready meals" as I've never tried them but take a look at these websites for starters:

UK BARF Club - The Ultimate BARF and Natural Feeding Guide for Cats and Dogs
BARF Diet - Healthy & Natural Raw Food For Dogs & Cats, Pet Health Care Food & Nutrition Products Supply Online
The Many Myths of Raw Feeding

and the threads on here:

Raw Feeding Discussion
Raw Diet

and these are some good books:

The Barf Diet: For Cats and Dogs: Ian Billinghurst
Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats: The Ultimate Diet: Kymythy Schulze
Raw Meaty Bones: Promote Health: Tom Lonsdale


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Ok, that'll keep me busy lol! many thanks.

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