Diet for dogs
For my puppy owners when you buy your puppy from us I will send to you by email a diet sheet with in 3 weeks of reservation of the puppy. This will then give you time to read it, and ask me questions when I see you.
When you collect your puppy bring a cool bag with you, as I will give you some food for your puppy. We provide enough raw food for 7 days, but also a dried alternatives.
When you collect your puppy bring a cool bag with you, as I will give you some food for your puppy. We provide enough raw food for 7 days, but also a dried alternatives.
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Feeding your puppy is always the biggest worry anyone has. Quite rightly so because diet is key to good health. Choose the wrong diet for your dog and it can become an unhealthy dog. The big problem you have is everyone is telling you, my food is best! Food companies tempt you into feeding their food by great advertisements. But it does not mean this is the best food for your dog.
If you have brought a puppy from a breeder in the UK then check if they are providing you with food, as not everyone does. Also buy the same food for at least 2-4 weeks before you change the diet. Changes to diet must be done gradually to avoid upsetting a puppy’s stomach. An upset puppy can be lethargic, sick, diarrhoea, and almost certainly a veterinary visit. So remember you should feed the same diet the breeder has given you, then gradually change.
If you have brought a puppy from a breeder in the UK then check if they are providing you with food, as not everyone does. Also buy the same food for at least 2-4 weeks before you change the diet. Changes to diet must be done gradually to avoid upsetting a puppy’s stomach. An upset puppy can be lethargic, sick, diarrhoea, and almost certainly a veterinary visit. So remember you should feed the same diet the breeder has given you, then gradually change.
You are what you eat!
Never a truer word that the above. Be it yourself or the dog.
A dog needs an adequate complete diet to grow properly. If it does not get all the vitamins, minerals in its diet you can be on a slippery slope to poor health. If you choose kibble or raw you still want a balanced diet.
Dogs have been on the earth for centuries. In fact it is said around 30,000 years. The dog evolved from wolves, dingos (Wild dogs), to live in and amongst humans. Its easy to see why out of all the animals their are in the world that the dog became part of peoples homes. Dogs are affectionate, and want to be in and around us. Humans helped to develop the breeds we have today, by selective breeding of animals. I do struggle to understand how diverse the dog breed is today, considering they came from a Wolfe or dingo. Especially when looking at a wolfhound to tiny toy breeds. But we do see breeds today mixed, and after a few generations the differences become evident.
Dogs were developed to assist us. Sledge dogs were bred with thick fur and stamina that could pull sledges in Greenland, with out the dogs to get them across the ice they couldn't hunt seals and fish. They needed to cover ground to find animals to eat. One of the oldest dog breeds is the Pharaoh hound and you can see pictures carved into rock. These dogs look very similar today just as they did in the time of the Pharaoh’s. The Romans had dogs, the Cane Corso was used in battle, as well as a hunting dog. Weimaraner's were created in Germany as the ultimate hunting dog.
When all these dogs were living on the earth centuries ago, their was not dried dog food we know today called Kibble. Their also wasn't the variety of raw foods minced up with added veg, fruit, herbs etc. It was around the 1800’s that was the humble beginnings of dried dog food. It is said a man called James Spratt was sailing on a ship when he saw the crew feeding dogs on the ships left over human biscuits. Dogs were always on a ship as they would kill rats, which helped to stop disease of rats. He noticed they were feeding the dogs biscuits and took this idea back to New York. This was really the earliest notion of dried dog food that people can find when researching. Tinned dog food was born also because of the amount of horse meat that was around. Horses were also such a huge part of humans lives, from pulling carts, to i i ploughing fields and when they died they would be used in dog meat. I spoke to my father when he was alive and asked him “What did you feed the farm dogs?”. He was a child during WW2 but he told me it was scraps off the table, bones. My other key question was did you go to the vets very often? He couldn’t remember ever going to a vet. When I look at my household, I have chickens who are like garbage cans and the dogs. So every bit of food waste from our house goes as food for animals.
In the 1960’s their was an advertising campaign started by the companies who made dried dog food, saying it was dangerous to feed scraps off the table to dogs. They considered that still dogs were only a small percentage feeding their food, so they needed to change the way you think. By advertising and being told constantly that their food was the only right one to feed dogs, it gradually changed everyone’s view points. I had my first Weimaraner in 1990’s and fed dried food as thats what all dogs were eating. But I didnt know that Weimaraners have exceptionally delicate stomachs. I began to look at the food, and having coeliac disease myself which is an auto immune disease made worse by gluten, I realise I had to find a different food for the Weimaraner. I went to the butcher who was making dog meat from scraps from the shop.
We know today that our dogs lives are shorter than they were years ago. Of course we have pollutants, poisons, which can create cancers, but in general the health of dogs living in the modern age seems a to have quite an effect. But we must remember WE ARE WHAT WE EAT!
We must remember that although dogs have changed from wolves, dingos to dogs, that their insides still can cope with raw foods. I read that their intestine is short, which hasn’t changed, and they are able to eat bone, protein meats, feathers. Dogs live depending on breed dogs live today 1-15 years. Some breeds are known for a shorter life span than others. But the most important thing to remember is if the dog has a good diet, it will have a healthy immune system, unless the dog has an illness, not related to food. A good immune system wards off parasites. Allergies are rife in all dog breeds, and this is mainly down to modern day living. Crops are sprayed with pesticides and we walk our dogs amongst so many poisons, and we have car fumes, no so much more.
With all the above in mind we know raw foods suit dogs the best. They are by far healthier on raw foods. But if you do not fed a complete raw diet, which means the dog is going to eat 80% Muscle meat, 10% bone, 10% offal then your dog could have health issues later on. Dogs need variety of foods which gives them vitamins, minerals, amino acids etc to be that healthy dog. They have linked for example now if a puppy eats too much bone in the diet it could then have Hip Dysplasia, or OCD. Many developmental problems can occur by feeding the wrong type of diet,
I do believe that Vizsla, Weimaraner, Bracco Italiano thrive very well on the raw diet. I would never feed a Weimaraner dried food ever. They have sensitivities which if you do not avoid, will result in diarrhoea quickly.
After owning Pugs for 10 years now I can say that if you feed Pugs and French bulldogs raw, it must be of the highest quality and minced fine. I believe Cotswold Raw company are one of the better ones for these small breeds. Because they have a short palate and can be a burpy gassy breeds down to the design of the dog, the absolutely highest quality of meats is required. The french bulldog is known for being a farty dog.
If you have a Frenchie or Pug and it is not thriving on raw foods, the next best food for them is cooked meats. Butternut box company cooks the meat and suits these breeds well. You will know if the dog is thriving as if the food is not suiting they will sick more, and fart a lot.
The HPR breed can eat pretty much anything, except the Weimaraner who has more of a sensitive stomach. Never over do offal, red meats to a Weimaraner as you will regret it afterwards. The Vizsla and Bracco seem to have a better constitution and can cope with fats better.
I’m not talking about certain breed lines cope better than others, this is a general across the board breed. Each breed of dog is different to another.
A dog needs an adequate complete diet to grow properly. If it does not get all the vitamins, minerals in its diet you can be on a slippery slope to poor health. If you choose kibble or raw you still want a balanced diet.
Dogs have been on the earth for centuries. In fact it is said around 30,000 years. The dog evolved from wolves, dingos (Wild dogs), to live in and amongst humans. Its easy to see why out of all the animals their are in the world that the dog became part of peoples homes. Dogs are affectionate, and want to be in and around us. Humans helped to develop the breeds we have today, by selective breeding of animals. I do struggle to understand how diverse the dog breed is today, considering they came from a Wolfe or dingo. Especially when looking at a wolfhound to tiny toy breeds. But we do see breeds today mixed, and after a few generations the differences become evident.
Dogs were developed to assist us. Sledge dogs were bred with thick fur and stamina that could pull sledges in Greenland, with out the dogs to get them across the ice they couldn't hunt seals and fish. They needed to cover ground to find animals to eat. One of the oldest dog breeds is the Pharaoh hound and you can see pictures carved into rock. These dogs look very similar today just as they did in the time of the Pharaoh’s. The Romans had dogs, the Cane Corso was used in battle, as well as a hunting dog. Weimaraner's were created in Germany as the ultimate hunting dog.
When all these dogs were living on the earth centuries ago, their was not dried dog food we know today called Kibble. Their also wasn't the variety of raw foods minced up with added veg, fruit, herbs etc. It was around the 1800’s that was the humble beginnings of dried dog food. It is said a man called James Spratt was sailing on a ship when he saw the crew feeding dogs on the ships left over human biscuits. Dogs were always on a ship as they would kill rats, which helped to stop disease of rats. He noticed they were feeding the dogs biscuits and took this idea back to New York. This was really the earliest notion of dried dog food that people can find when researching. Tinned dog food was born also because of the amount of horse meat that was around. Horses were also such a huge part of humans lives, from pulling carts, to i i ploughing fields and when they died they would be used in dog meat. I spoke to my father when he was alive and asked him “What did you feed the farm dogs?”. He was a child during WW2 but he told me it was scraps off the table, bones. My other key question was did you go to the vets very often? He couldn’t remember ever going to a vet. When I look at my household, I have chickens who are like garbage cans and the dogs. So every bit of food waste from our house goes as food for animals.
In the 1960’s their was an advertising campaign started by the companies who made dried dog food, saying it was dangerous to feed scraps off the table to dogs. They considered that still dogs were only a small percentage feeding their food, so they needed to change the way you think. By advertising and being told constantly that their food was the only right one to feed dogs, it gradually changed everyone’s view points. I had my first Weimaraner in 1990’s and fed dried food as thats what all dogs were eating. But I didnt know that Weimaraners have exceptionally delicate stomachs. I began to look at the food, and having coeliac disease myself which is an auto immune disease made worse by gluten, I realise I had to find a different food for the Weimaraner. I went to the butcher who was making dog meat from scraps from the shop.
We know today that our dogs lives are shorter than they were years ago. Of course we have pollutants, poisons, which can create cancers, but in general the health of dogs living in the modern age seems a to have quite an effect. But we must remember WE ARE WHAT WE EAT!
We must remember that although dogs have changed from wolves, dingos to dogs, that their insides still can cope with raw foods. I read that their intestine is short, which hasn’t changed, and they are able to eat bone, protein meats, feathers. Dogs live depending on breed dogs live today 1-15 years. Some breeds are known for a shorter life span than others. But the most important thing to remember is if the dog has a good diet, it will have a healthy immune system, unless the dog has an illness, not related to food. A good immune system wards off parasites. Allergies are rife in all dog breeds, and this is mainly down to modern day living. Crops are sprayed with pesticides and we walk our dogs amongst so many poisons, and we have car fumes, no so much more.
With all the above in mind we know raw foods suit dogs the best. They are by far healthier on raw foods. But if you do not fed a complete raw diet, which means the dog is going to eat 80% Muscle meat, 10% bone, 10% offal then your dog could have health issues later on. Dogs need variety of foods which gives them vitamins, minerals, amino acids etc to be that healthy dog. They have linked for example now if a puppy eats too much bone in the diet it could then have Hip Dysplasia, or OCD. Many developmental problems can occur by feeding the wrong type of diet,
I do believe that Vizsla, Weimaraner, Bracco Italiano thrive very well on the raw diet. I would never feed a Weimaraner dried food ever. They have sensitivities which if you do not avoid, will result in diarrhoea quickly.
After owning Pugs for 10 years now I can say that if you feed Pugs and French bulldogs raw, it must be of the highest quality and minced fine. I believe Cotswold Raw company are one of the better ones for these small breeds. Because they have a short palate and can be a burpy gassy breeds down to the design of the dog, the absolutely highest quality of meats is required. The french bulldog is known for being a farty dog.
If you have a Frenchie or Pug and it is not thriving on raw foods, the next best food for them is cooked meats. Butternut box company cooks the meat and suits these breeds well. You will know if the dog is thriving as if the food is not suiting they will sick more, and fart a lot.
The HPR breed can eat pretty much anything, except the Weimaraner who has more of a sensitive stomach. Never over do offal, red meats to a Weimaraner as you will regret it afterwards. The Vizsla and Bracco seem to have a better constitution and can cope with fats better.
I’m not talking about certain breed lines cope better than others, this is a general across the board breed. Each breed of dog is different to another.
We start our puppies onto raw foods, but they also get milk, vitamins and minerals added, eggs. We can see the puppies thrive. They grow slower than a Kibble fed puppy, but growing slowly is a benefit for their joints. We do want to repeat what I have said, which is your dog must have a varied diet if its raw feed.
We are so lucky today that their is many food groups available for you to buy Ideally you want 80/10/10 diet. Remember its 80% protein meats, 10% bone and 10% offal.
Puppies should eat in a day 10% of their body weight. Adults should eat in a day 2-3% of their body weight per day.
This is a guide only, as some breeds of dogs need double to what others need.
If you look at your dog standing, their should be no ribs showing, no pelvic bone or hip bones. You do not want an obese dog either. Over weight dogs have joint problems and heart.
How much should a Hungarian Vizsla weigh as an adult? Girls 18-24 kilos. Boys 23-27 kilos. You will always get under or over that. It was approximate guidelines.
If your dog is too thin you need to add in fattier meats. Lamb, Beef.
If your dog is over weight you need to add in less fattier meats such as chicken, turkey or rabbit.
We are so lucky today that their is many food groups available for you to buy Ideally you want 80/10/10 diet. Remember its 80% protein meats, 10% bone and 10% offal.
Puppies should eat in a day 10% of their body weight. Adults should eat in a day 2-3% of their body weight per day.
This is a guide only, as some breeds of dogs need double to what others need.
If you look at your dog standing, their should be no ribs showing, no pelvic bone or hip bones. You do not want an obese dog either. Over weight dogs have joint problems and heart.
How much should a Hungarian Vizsla weigh as an adult? Girls 18-24 kilos. Boys 23-27 kilos. You will always get under or over that. It was approximate guidelines.
If your dog is too thin you need to add in fattier meats. Lamb, Beef.
If your dog is over weight you need to add in less fattier meats such as chicken, turkey or rabbit.