DIET AND DOGS
All Silvestre Dogs are fed raw natural foods, plus some have wholesome home cooked food.
They are given the best diet possible, because we know it shows in their health and energy levels. They are not fat, they are healthy, and best of all hardly ever go to a vet. But this is not just contributed to diet. Being as near holistic as we can is the key, and as little interference from vets with drugs.
All our puppies are put onto Nutrient weaning paste first, then go to Nutriment puppy food. Our French bulldogs will remain on Nutriment unless I move them as an adult to wholesome cooked natural foods.
All our Vizsla and Bracco Italiano puppies are started on Nutriment weaning paste, Nutriment puppy food and in the last week we mix in Bulmer meats. Plus they have extras of free range eggs from our own chickens who are raised also naturally.
Why then add in Bulmer meats at the end? Nutriment puppy food is a complete diet. Check out the ingredients HERE
Some people can not afford Nutriment, and change to a cheaper brand like Durham Animal feeds, Bulmers, and others. Their meat is much courser. But not always a complete diet I add. But puppies do not always like courser meats for a start, so by us transitioning the to this and mixing it, it helps you if you decide to swap. I am a big lover of tripe for dogs and I do include this into puppy meals. Not everyone will agree.
Let us look at the ingredients in Nutriment puppy food. You will soon see how this is a complete food;
British Chicken with Bone, British Beef Heart, British Beef Green Tripe, British Beef Kidney, British Beef Liver, Fresh Carrots, Fresh Butternut Squash, Fresh Broccoli, Fresh Green Curly Kale, Scottish Cold Water Salmon Oil, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Raw Sea Kelp Powder (Laminaria japonica), Bilberry Powder (Vaccinium Mytilus), Spirulina Powder (Spirulina platensis), Whole Milled Sesame Seeds, Wheat Germ Oil (natural vitamin E)Any Silvestre owner will be given. code to redeem with Nutriment dog food company to have 5 kilos of free puppy food. Arrange this at least two weeks before you collect your puppy. Any changes dramatically to a puppy's diet can cause stomach upsets. Which results in a vet bill. So be prepared.
Dogs have in fact been around for thousands of years living amongst their humans. They were developed into the breeds we know today. Hard to think they all came from a wolf, but they did. Foxes, wolves, dingos and dogs are all part of the same family of animals. They all ate raw foods, meat, offal, bone, hair, skin, curdled milk. They would catch their prey and consume it. Bury it sometimes to go back and feast another day. I can hear so many people saying yes but we have domesticated them. This is true to a degree, they are now living in family homes, With all the joys of being pampered. But the construction of the dog, the stomach of the dog, the teeth of the dog are all designed to rip and tear flesh and crunch bone. They have NOT evolved.
All Silvestre Dogs are fed raw natural foods, plus some have wholesome home cooked food.
They are given the best diet possible, because we know it shows in their health and energy levels. They are not fat, they are healthy, and best of all hardly ever go to a vet. But this is not just contributed to diet. Being as near holistic as we can is the key, and as little interference from vets with drugs.
All our puppies are put onto Nutrient weaning paste first, then go to Nutriment puppy food. Our French bulldogs will remain on Nutriment unless I move them as an adult to wholesome cooked natural foods.
All our Vizsla and Bracco Italiano puppies are started on Nutriment weaning paste, Nutriment puppy food and in the last week we mix in Bulmer meats. Plus they have extras of free range eggs from our own chickens who are raised also naturally.
Why then add in Bulmer meats at the end? Nutriment puppy food is a complete diet. Check out the ingredients HERE
Some people can not afford Nutriment, and change to a cheaper brand like Durham Animal feeds, Bulmers, and others. Their meat is much courser. But not always a complete diet I add. But puppies do not always like courser meats for a start, so by us transitioning the to this and mixing it, it helps you if you decide to swap. I am a big lover of tripe for dogs and I do include this into puppy meals. Not everyone will agree.
Let us look at the ingredients in Nutriment puppy food. You will soon see how this is a complete food;
British Chicken with Bone, British Beef Heart, British Beef Green Tripe, British Beef Kidney, British Beef Liver, Fresh Carrots, Fresh Butternut Squash, Fresh Broccoli, Fresh Green Curly Kale, Scottish Cold Water Salmon Oil, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Raw Sea Kelp Powder (Laminaria japonica), Bilberry Powder (Vaccinium Mytilus), Spirulina Powder (Spirulina platensis), Whole Milled Sesame Seeds, Wheat Germ Oil (natural vitamin E)Any Silvestre owner will be given. code to redeem with Nutriment dog food company to have 5 kilos of free puppy food. Arrange this at least two weeks before you collect your puppy. Any changes dramatically to a puppy's diet can cause stomach upsets. Which results in a vet bill. So be prepared.
Dogs have in fact been around for thousands of years living amongst their humans. They were developed into the breeds we know today. Hard to think they all came from a wolf, but they did. Foxes, wolves, dingos and dogs are all part of the same family of animals. They all ate raw foods, meat, offal, bone, hair, skin, curdled milk. They would catch their prey and consume it. Bury it sometimes to go back and feast another day. I can hear so many people saying yes but we have domesticated them. This is true to a degree, they are now living in family homes, With all the joys of being pampered. But the construction of the dog, the stomach of the dog, the teeth of the dog are all designed to rip and tear flesh and crunch bone. They have NOT evolved.
Dogs are not just carnivores but herbivores. So they enjoy herbs too. Dogs also like fruits in season, not so much fruits out of season. Dogs do not need to eat carbohydrates as we are let to believe.
The dogs main diet should be raw meat and bone, with offal. We call it the 80/10/10 diet. This gives your dogs the correct nutriments each day. But also if you decide to make your own diet you need to think about all the extras your dogs requires.
We must talk briefly about amino acids. Dont quote me exactly but they have approx 11 amino acids in their diet. But 5 are important. The most important is Taurine. Taurine depletes from any muscle meat if it lays there. But Taurine is found in liver and heart meat. Because my dogs do not like liver, they have heart 2-3 times a week into their food. Taurine is key to having a healthy heart. But your dog also needs other amino acids which if you feed a balanced yet variable diet the dog will gain all it needs, A dog can live on chicken alone but it is better to have other proteins. We have so many meats now we can buy for dogs. Lamb, Beef, Turkey, Duck, Goose, Quail, Boar, to name but a few.
Is is true dogs survive on kibble foods, But dry food is Ade by an extrusive process and goes through a highly heated process, so think for a moment is it killing off all the good things? It is also covered in a solution of fats and ............to make it appetising as no dog would eat it.
Some contains sugars, preservatives, colourings, all which are bad for your pet. Many diabetic dogs are kibble fed, and once they go over to raw their symptoms disappear.
Kibble is formed from wheat, barley, maize and rice, and sprayed with pesticides to keep it free from pests. Some food is sprayed to stunt growth and then sprayed to promote growth. We know Glysophates in the weed killers cause cancers in humans and animals. Poisons are sprayed to keep mould at bay its really quite worrying.
We find the worst parts of animals goes into the food chain and to be honest hardly any good quality ingredients.
Dry food can create a thirst and can create Kidney problems. Dried food fed dogs bloat more than raw fed dogs.
The dogs main diet should be raw meat and bone, with offal. We call it the 80/10/10 diet. This gives your dogs the correct nutriments each day. But also if you decide to make your own diet you need to think about all the extras your dogs requires.
We must talk briefly about amino acids. Dont quote me exactly but they have approx 11 amino acids in their diet. But 5 are important. The most important is Taurine. Taurine depletes from any muscle meat if it lays there. But Taurine is found in liver and heart meat. Because my dogs do not like liver, they have heart 2-3 times a week into their food. Taurine is key to having a healthy heart. But your dog also needs other amino acids which if you feed a balanced yet variable diet the dog will gain all it needs, A dog can live on chicken alone but it is better to have other proteins. We have so many meats now we can buy for dogs. Lamb, Beef, Turkey, Duck, Goose, Quail, Boar, to name but a few.
Is is true dogs survive on kibble foods, But dry food is Ade by an extrusive process and goes through a highly heated process, so think for a moment is it killing off all the good things? It is also covered in a solution of fats and ............to make it appetising as no dog would eat it.
Some contains sugars, preservatives, colourings, all which are bad for your pet. Many diabetic dogs are kibble fed, and once they go over to raw their symptoms disappear.
Kibble is formed from wheat, barley, maize and rice, and sprayed with pesticides to keep it free from pests. Some food is sprayed to stunt growth and then sprayed to promote growth. We know Glysophates in the weed killers cause cancers in humans and animals. Poisons are sprayed to keep mould at bay its really quite worrying.
We find the worst parts of animals goes into the food chain and to be honest hardly any good quality ingredients.
Dry food can create a thirst and can create Kidney problems. Dried food fed dogs bloat more than raw fed dogs.
What benefits are seen if you feed raw to dogs?
WHAT ARE THE DOWN SIDES OF EATING RAW?
- Skin is more supple, and healthier.
- Less dandruff seen in coat,
- Less allergies.
- Fur shines with good health.
- Puppies grow slower which is good for joints. Kibble fed dogs can become too big too quick which in turn can cause elbow and hip dysplasia.
- Dogs poop less, that has to be the biggest result.
- The stools are firmer to pick up.
- They do not break wind as much (Definite winner in my eyes)
- Less chances of bloat and gastric torsion.
- Less chances of diabetes.
- Dog enjoys food more, and less fussy eaters.
WHAT ARE THE DOWN SIDES OF EATING RAW?
- Need a freezer for the dog, unless you have locally a raw food shop you can go and collect food from weekly.
- Thinking about defrosting meat.
- Handling raw meat. (Use gloves)
- Remembering varied diets are required to get all nutrients.
I advise anyone buying a puppy to buy and read two books. Feeding dogs by Dr Connor Brady. Forever dog, Dr Karen Becker and Dr Rodney Habib. You can buy both books of amazon.
You are what you eat! Never a truer word spoken.
FEEDING WEIGHT GUIDE
When companies write a food daily amount guide they generalise all dogs into one. But the active Vizsla will burn off far ore fats and energy than a lazy breed of dog. So you may have to feed half as much again or double as much again.
Puppies should be fed 10% pf their body weight in food per day. Adults should be fed 2-3% of their body weight in food per day.
Working dogs may need 3-4 meals as an adult dog.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADULT FOOD AND PUPPY?
Hardly any! For puppy food the mince is run through mincer a few times to make the food finer. Easier to eat. Adult food is courser. So you can just move your puppy over to adult food quickly.
ALLERGIES
It's worth mentioning that so much research has been done on allergies in dogs. They have wrote many papers now on it, and the conclusion is if a puppy is weaned from mum onto raw foods, the chances of allergies is minimal. Puppies reared onto kibble food the conclusion is expect allergies.
With dogs if your dog is not suiting Chicken for example you can just feed a different protein like lamb, quail.
One of the best companies Ive seen is Durham animal foods for a variety of meats to suit dogs which are allergic.
Remember it may not be the actual animal and it could be your dogs reacting to all the chemicals pumped into the chicken to get it to grow fast and come to market quicker. Years ago a chick was hatched and ready to kill at 17 weeks. That would not happen if free range reared. Now I was told the weekly have come down and it is more like 9 weeks. So that fat chicken on your supermarket shelf has been modified.
Now all Silvetre owners are able to get into our hidden pages section of our website. So please do read the diet pages.
I am constantly updating or adding new things in.
When companies write a food daily amount guide they generalise all dogs into one. But the active Vizsla will burn off far ore fats and energy than a lazy breed of dog. So you may have to feed half as much again or double as much again.
Puppies should be fed 10% pf their body weight in food per day. Adults should be fed 2-3% of their body weight in food per day.
Working dogs may need 3-4 meals as an adult dog.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADULT FOOD AND PUPPY?
Hardly any! For puppy food the mince is run through mincer a few times to make the food finer. Easier to eat. Adult food is courser. So you can just move your puppy over to adult food quickly.
ALLERGIES
It's worth mentioning that so much research has been done on allergies in dogs. They have wrote many papers now on it, and the conclusion is if a puppy is weaned from mum onto raw foods, the chances of allergies is minimal. Puppies reared onto kibble food the conclusion is expect allergies.
With dogs if your dog is not suiting Chicken for example you can just feed a different protein like lamb, quail.
One of the best companies Ive seen is Durham animal foods for a variety of meats to suit dogs which are allergic.
Remember it may not be the actual animal and it could be your dogs reacting to all the chemicals pumped into the chicken to get it to grow fast and come to market quicker. Years ago a chick was hatched and ready to kill at 17 weeks. That would not happen if free range reared. Now I was told the weekly have come down and it is more like 9 weeks. So that fat chicken on your supermarket shelf has been modified.
Now all Silvetre owners are able to get into our hidden pages section of our website. So please do read the diet pages.
I am constantly updating or adding new things in.
Rachel xx