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carol Forum Regular
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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What a brilliant topic. I am very particular about what I feed my dogs, a bad diet can mean lots of problems and trips to the vet. My dogs are very, very rarely at the vets, I think that down to quality food
I have 10 dogs - 1 under age 1, 2 under age 2, 1@ 4,1@ 6, 2@11, 1@ 13 1@ 14, 1 @ 16.
I feed holistic nutrition, a complete natural dry dog food, chemical, additives and GMO ingrediants free from Luath's (Burns). I use 15 kg per week which works out at around £120 per4 week month, thats £12 per dog.
Which I think is superb value.
Its has all natural ingredients which means all my dog thrive on it. In addition my agility dogs get a supplement which help keep bones and joints in good working order and prevent injury.
I would definately choose quality food over anything else, means less poop for one. |
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kirsty I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 2712 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:50 am Post subject: |
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My goodness Carol - 10 dogs!
what kind of dogs are they? |
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Elaine Forum Regular
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:06 am Post subject: |
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£ 29.82 on Nature diet per week and £14.98 on Burns mixer every 2 / 3 weeks, then you can count in the miscellaneous pigs ears venison chews stuffed hooves per week.
when I fed raw I was about the same as John. _________________ paw prints on my heart |
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carol Forum Regular
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Kirsty,
I was brought up with border collies, so they are my first love. I have 6 collies, 3 long haired males, one black/ white, one tri and one red merle (age 2,4,11) . 3 short haired collie bitches (age 1, 14 & 16)
Parson Terrier bitch (age 6), male standard schauzer(age 13), border/ beardie collie cross(age11), a lurcher(age 1 1/2)
I think thats them all, Just as well I am good at counting.
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kirsty I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Whew Carol - you must be fit to exercise them all - do you all go out at the one time.
How do you balance the exercise needs of your younguns against your golden oldies. |
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carol Forum Regular
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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kirsty wrote: |
Whew Carol - you must be fit to exercise them all - do you all go out at the one time.
How do you balance the exercise needs of your younguns against your golden oldies. |
Hi Kirsty, I'm not sure about my fitness, as I also do cakes & chocolate. I walk all the dogs in the fields in the morning. The older (14 & 16) dogs are still fit enough to wonder round, they sometimes have a sprint and joint in a run around with the others. Thats the only time they are all together on a walk. The
others under 11 get forrest walks, couple of times a week but on the whole its agility training that keep them fit, in both body and mind. I give them all individual time with me every day, to keep me in top position. All the dogs have been trained in agility, I think thats one reason the older dogs
are still fit and healthy, although I retire them around 10/11 years old. |
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kirsty I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Carol, sounds very dedicated and a lot of fun. |
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Lorna I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Carol, where do you do your agility training? _________________ Regards,
Lorna, Basil & Poppy
Great Danes are not substitute children. They are much more important than that! |
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marcella Guest
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Carol, you are very dedicated! I totally agree that dogs benefit GREATLY from their diet.
I hope that one night you can come up to our club and show us your agility that would be great!
Hope business is good and you are keeping busy! |
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Deborah Hamilton I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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Mishka is around £40.00 per month for Royal canin German Shepherd 24. Although it lasts a bit longer when she goes through a non eating period
Yip. We have tried her on many types of food but to no avail |
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carol Forum Regular
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Not wanting to appear noisy, but what happens to make your dog not want to eat? Is it stress related? Sorry for the questions, I'm just extremely interested in all that sort of stuff. Coincidentally a girl at agility training tonight said exactly the same thing. |
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kendal I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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if you ever find out could you let me know.
tonight is the first night in about two days that she has eaten her dinner, the rest of the time she just nibbled then walked away. _________________ microchiping and grooming www.chipnclip.co.uk
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linsey I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:48 am Post subject: |
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Lhasa Apso, Age 2.5 Years.
2 large tins of Chappie per week: 67p x 2 = £1.34 p/w x 4 = £5.36 p/m
Bag of frozen mixed veg: £1.29 usually lasts for a month
bag of fresh pasta does about 2 weeks, so two of them: £2.18
Box of Markies Trios £1.34 for a wee snack / treat
= £10.17 per month
Other than that he gets a wee bit of chicken if I am making it for our dinner and any spare raw veggies (brocolli / red pappers) that are left when I am cooking dinner... And i think Steven usually gives him a wee bit of square sausage on a Saturday morning (tut tut!) _________________ Dogs are the leaders of the planet.
If you saw two living creatures, one of them does a poo and the other carries it for him, who would YOU think was in charge?
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