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Training and behaviour / Re: Need Help / Advice With Our 7 Month Old Beagle Puppy

« on: Feb 10, 2020, 15:23 »

Not sure if this helps , but I find with my red setter, if I give food high in carbohydrates it makes him hyper and unsettled.
I have just looked up what beagles are like on 101 beagle dogs on you tube. It does say that they are hard to train , but they like their food so may be get some lovely treats.
 I have looked after lots of puppies with guide dogs, and I know that it can be hard work when training them not to wee indoors etc, but do not be to disheartened he is only a puppy and one day he will get it the next it will feel as if all the work has gone out of the window. Keep going be patient and you will win through.

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Feeding dogs with health problems / Re: Problem Eater

« on: Feb 05, 2020, 09:53 »

I am in the process of moving my dog onto different dog, it is expensive, but worth it, it is a cooked food and my dog digests it better than butternut  as different dog does not contain lentils.
I hope that you can help your dog  with a new food.

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General discussion / Re: Dog shivers with cold after eating raw

« on: Dec 06, 2019, 17:04 »

you could have a look at the pure dehydrated dog food , which is a good food, you put warm water into it to re hydrate it just a thought.

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General discussion / Re: Feeding on a flat surface

« on: Dec 05, 2019, 15:35 »

interesting but not convinced, I tried my dog with a large plate yesterday to see if it made any difference no it did not. If I throw a handful of dog food on the floor he still eats it very fast. He ha :)s no competition but he is a real foody.

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Introductions / Re: Millie won't eat dog food

« on: Nov 26, 2019, 08:24 »

just to say that I know that some people give their dogs cheese and that is up to them , but I have read that Dogs should not really have dairy.
Good to hear that your dog is now eating.

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Introductions / Re: Me & my Yorkie

« on: Nov 17, 2019, 17:38 »

Not sure if you know of a food called pure, it is a dehydrated food that you mix with warm water, I know that it is a wet food but they do a duck version .
I have just looked and Milles wolfheart  they do a duck dried food and they also do a pork one too,may be worth a look they also do small bags to try so you do not have to buy a large bag at first. I hope that you can sort out some food for your dog.

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General discussion / Re: Feeding puppy

« on: Nov 02, 2019, 21:13 »

Not sure of your budget, but pure food is very good , it is a dehydrated food that you mix with warm water, I use it for one meal and use raw for the other one at the moment.  you could also look at cold pressed food too, my dog does not do very well with extruded food he finds it too hard to digest and it comes out loose. He is also on the thin side but getting there now. It is a game of try and see , but these are the ones that have helped my dog raw and pure. Butter nut is very good too but a bit pricey. I hope that you can find a food for your puppy. 

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Introductions / Re: Millie won't eat dog food

« on: Oct 04, 2019, 20:26 »

One food you could try is pure , a dehydrated food that is made up with warm water and left for about 2-3 mins.
It is not that cheap but very good for even the fussiest dog. they do small 500g packs , to try it,  they have lots of positive reviews.
My dog is on this for one meal  and the other meal is raw just a thought. My dog does has a very sensitive tummy and it does not upset his tummy. Or cold pressed food , but my dog did not get on with this that well. I hope that you can sort your dog out with something that she  likes
 

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Getting a puppy / Re: How to choose a puppy

« on: Sep 25, 2019, 21:36 »

Not always easy to choose a puppy, our red setter was chosen for us,( as they were like gold dust and this litter was very sort after) as we wanted a flat coated setter, and the others had curly coats.  When we went to see him, before he came home he seemed to have lots of energy, he was independent , but when he  was tired he wanted to be on his own, this was a good thing as he settled down at night fairly quickly and is very good at night now. My boy is very motivated by food but when he was learning the recall he decided that being off the lead was better than coming back for food, so I had to think of different ways to recall him back. He is very good at recall now.
Even if they are food motivated this may change when they are in the big wide world, like my boy. 
I hope that you enjoy your new puppy which ever one you go for. 
 

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Introductions / Re: New member

« on: Sep 23, 2019, 13:07 »

My dog has tried a few different ones but not all of them have agreed with him. He is on Luna and me  at the moment but as long as your dog can cope with them I would not have thought that it matters with raw. as long as you do not mix raw with kibble (dry extruded) as they do not digest at the same rate and can cause tummy problems.

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General discussion / Re: Post operation feeding for dog

« on: Sep 18, 2019, 08:59 »

not easy when you can not tell them what is going on , I hope that she recovers well. 

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General discussion / Re: Post operation feeding for dog

« on: Sep 15, 2019, 16:15 »

If you want something similar to raw pure is very good , it is a dehydrated food that is made up by mixing with warm water, they can deliver next day if you order by about 11.00 am . Never heard of what your dog is going to have happen but I hope that all goes well.

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Home cooking / Re: Fresh food feeding

« on: Sep 06, 2019, 11:46 »

just to say that pure does do a fish one, I have used it and my dog seemed to love it, I hope that you can sort out your dogs food.
I also agree with Dottie that to do your own food is a bit of a challenge making you get all that they need.

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General discussion / Re: Cockapoo with poo problems : (

« on: Sep 03, 2019, 14:35 »

Hi Lou
I have had lots of problems with my red setter from a puppy,
 I had a very thin puppy who did not put on weight easily, and all the dried food I gave him went straight though him with the same problems as you have . I tried him on tinned it was good out put, but he was not putting on weight and was still hungry.
 I also tried him on pure which is one that you have to re hydrate with warm water, very good but did not help  him put on weight.
the only one that worked with copper was raw , out put very good , firm , he also put on some weight and is doing very well on it.
I was not a raw food fan but now am all for it ,
The company I use is Luna and me they do patties and it is very easy to use.
You could also try cold pressed food which breaks down in the tummy quicker and is better than kibble which sits in the tummy for a long time.
Your dog may be like mine and does not do very well with dried food.
I hope that this helps and you can help your dog with a diet that helps his tummy.

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Raw feeding / Re: New to raw feeding

« on: Aug 04, 2019, 16:19 »

Hi Cat
I also raw feed, but do give raw bones or necks to my dog, only as I do not want raw food being dragged around my house. I give a complete raw dog food to my dog some has vegetables in the other not, only because he does not do too well on vegetables and as he is thin he needs more meat to help him put on weight.
As you are new to raw feeding it would be good to get some advice from a company that sells raw, I use Luna and me , and now use as well naturaw  which are both on this site, and sell food suitable for puppies.
I hope that you can sort the food out for your new puppy.