Springer spaniel and his food!! - Page 3

james1 · #21 (**permalink**) 24-06-2009, 01:57 PM

Ive go two springers myself so i can pretty well say take him off Butchers. They are active dogs so the last thing you need is sugars and fillers making them hyper and harder to train. Their diet is essential, I changed my pup from Beta to Burns mini bites and overnight biting and bursts of energy completely stopped. Hes now more attentive and much easier to train.
My pup is near 5 months and ive just this week moved him to orijen which is 42% protein so long as you get the reccommended feeding guidelines correct for their weight and age as good protein diet will do them the world of good.
Is he a house dog or do you do a lot of walking/poss gun training? If hes largely kept in the house and not exercised then put him on Burns as this is a good food and doesnt put weight on.
The other food mentioned are good though i havent used them but anything would be better than butchers. Order it online get it delivered save some cash and dont buy from supermarkets are my tips lol

james1 · #22 (**permalink**) 24-06-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pink-poppy

Well now I'm totally confused lol!!!!!! God knows what one I'm going to try!! We were just told that a low protein diet would calm him down a bit and that the Bakers puppy complete is like giving a kid a bag of skittles lol!!! He dont need anything else to make him more hypo!!

it could have no protein in at all but if all its got in is sugars etc hell still be over excited, change him to a more stable food like the ones mentioned

james1 · #23 (**permalink**) 24-06-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pink-poppy

Well thx all for your advice I think we are going to try Burns, we have driven past a local pet store and they sell it there, so off there tomorrow to purchase some!! I think my pup has a stomach of steel though as he has eaten many things and not had any problems!! He managed to get hold of a pot of salt and vinegar pringles, and ate the lot lol!! We thought we would be in for a bad night but nothing happened!! If the Bakers is so bad shouldn't we just get onto this better stuff straight away?

youll also see them not wanting to eat as much if they are fed something decent .

sorry all for the multiple posts

Badger's Mum · #24 (**permalink**) 24-06-2009, 02:04 PM

I've changed my to raw feeding. best thing i did

haeveymolly · #25 (**permalink**) 24-06-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pink-poppy

Can anyone shed some light on this subject please? We have been told that a high protein diet can be the worst thing for our springer puppy and to get him off the food he is on!! At the moment he is on Butchers complete puppy but it's protein is about 29%!! We have been told that the last thing he need is too much protein, is this true or complete rubbish? He is a very hyper active pup and we need as much help as we can get!!
Cheers!!

I fed a hight protein food to my 2 first springers as that is what i was led to believe. About 3 years ago i change to burns having 1 with health problems when we got our last pup, (being a burns convert)

i gave my pup from 5 weeks burns it is produced by a vet that promotes slow growth in puppies which means a lower protein than the commercial foods, a fast growth can cause skeletal deformities in later life.

Ive got to say as well that i have never had a calmer puppy much easier to train as better concentration, burns is a complete ,natural food no additives or preservatives and colourings. An excellent food

haeveymolly · #26 (**permalink**) 24-06-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Debbie

I would change him over then

Both Arden Grange and Royal Canin can be ordered online ...and you can buy them at some pet stores but they are cheaper through the food companies themselves.
Not sure on Burns as its not a food I have ever fed...but I am sure they have their own site you can order from

Look on the burns website for their number, they have an excellent nutrition team that will speak to you.

haeveymolly · #27 (**permalink**) 24-06-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pink-poppy

Well thx all for your advice I think we are going to try Burns, we have driven past a local pet store and they sell it there, so off there tomorrow to purchase some!! I think my pup has a stomach of steel though as he has eaten many things and not had any problems!! He managed to get hold of a pot of salt and vinegar pringles, and ate the lot lol!! We thought we would be in for a bad night but nothing happened!! If the Bakers is so bad shouldn't we just get onto this better stuff straight away?

I would normally do it gradually bur to be honest i put them straight onto burns, with no problems, dont think its as important as with a lesser food as its so natural but the best advice would be to do it gradually

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