to feed or not?

springer man · 31-10-2014 7:26pm #1

well lads, do ye think its a good idea to feed the dog in the morning before I go out or just give him 1 big feed tonight? this is my first season wuth my own dog so new to this:)

Tikka391 · 31-10-2014 8:00pm

springer man wrote: »

well lads, do ye think its a good idea to feed the dog in the morning before I go out or just give him 1 big feed tonight? this is my first season wuth my own dog so new to this:)

I usually give my lads a small feed bout 6 in morning. They do a long days work do the wife will have a nice pot of hot soaked nuts for them when they come home cold and tired. Think this feed is more important.

fabwing · 31-10-2014 8:30pm

I give my dog a small feed this evening and he will hunt all day tomorrow, feed him again one hour after hunting.

Tikka391 wrote: »

I usually give my lads a small feed bout 6 in morning. They do a long days work do the wife will have a nice pot of hot soaked nuts for them when they come home cold and tired. Think this feed is more important.

RICKYD · 31-10-2014 9:44pm

ya a good feed this evening and the spaniel should be ok for 2 moro. il giv her something small 2 eat after breakfast just to keep her ticking over. as tikka said a rite decent feed 2 moro evening is very important. good to go again then sunday morn

kinelly · 31-10-2014 9:55pm

I feed as normal all week but no food the night before a hunt. I find that food before work does more harm than good. Water during the day and as said, good reward when we get home.

meathstevie · 31-10-2014 10:29pm

Could you do a day's work on an empty tank ?

snipe49 · 31-10-2014 10:39pm

springer man wrote: »

well lads, do ye think its a good idea to feed the dog in the morning before I go out or just give him 1 big feed tonight? this is my first season wuth my own dog so new to this:)

What i feed my lot the evening before shooting is half the usual amount of dry nuts and pasta this will give him all the energy he needs for a days work. Good luck with your new dog pal.

blackpearl · 31-10-2014 10:56pm

no less than 16 hours before hunting high fat meal as soon as I we get home.

kinelly · 31-10-2014 11:27pm

meathstevie wrote: »

Could you do a day's work on an empty tank ?

I explained what I do with my dogs, as other lads have. I feed a raw diet and find that my dogs work better without feeding the evening before work. My dogs are fit and healthy, not emptying for the first half hour out (pups don't vomit during travel) and certainly not lacking in stamina.
Have you anything to offer to the op?

jimf · 31-10-2014 11:47pm

feed as normal this evening 5pm back myself for grub around 1pm tomorrow brown bread for dogs with a spoon of sugar gone again around 2pm for the rest of the evening doing it for years and it works for me

jarv · 02-11-2014 8:10pm

I always feed the same as normal on a shoot day never had and problems dogs work all day.

meathstevie · 02-11-2014 8:48pm

jarv wrote: »

I always feed the same as normal on a shoot day never had and problems dogs work all day.

Exactly, don't expect endurance and performance on an empty belly. You have to keep in mind that your dog covers a multiple of the distance you cover and often works through fairly dense vegetation expending quite some energy. What odds if it does a crap or two in the first hour or so that you're out.

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