What do you feed yours?

Spunk84

Recently ive been looking at dog food and began to wonder which is the best for a working dog? For sometime i have been using Madra, it has Protein 20% Oil 10% Ash 7.5% Fibre 3.7% in it and the dog is gaining some:rolleyes: weight but not a whole lot. So i was wondering is there anywhere in Kildare, Dublin or close surrounding areas which do good working dog food?

Below is some brands i looked at 15 kg bags

Red Mills €18.95

Champion €15.95

Madra 2 x 15kg €25

Hill's Science Plan €46-€65:eek: seriously and from what i see only 12kg bags

Pedigree Complete €33.90- i was told not to use this brand because theres way to many chemicals in it, anyone use it?

Eukanuba Dog Food €57.90

Royal Canin Medium Adult €58.90

What sort of protein, carbs, oil etc etc do you look for?

Mauser 308

Spunk84 wrote: »

Recently ive been looking at dog food and began to wonder which is the best for a working dog? For sometime i have been using Madra, it has Protein 20% Oil 10% Ash 7.5% Fibre 3.7% in it and the dog is gaining some:rolleyes: weight but not a whole lot. So i was wondering is there anywhere in Kildare, Dublin or close surrounding areas which do good working dog food?

Below is some brands i looked at 15 kg bags

Red Mills €18.95

Champion €15.95

Madra 2 x 15kg €25

Hill's Science Plan €46-€65:eek: seriously and from what i see only 12kg bags

Pedigree Complete €33.90- i was told not to use this brand because theres way to many chemicals in it, anyone use it?

Eukanuba Dog Food €57.90

Royal Canin Medium Adult €58.90

What sort of protein, carbs, oil etc etc do you look for?

Hey I'v been using Cara dog nuts and found them excellent. Its a bloke from Dunboyne in Meath that makes them but they are available from lots of places. In case ur looking the guy who distributes/owns them, his name is Sean his office number 01-8255541. I found them great with my 2 Irish R&W setters. Cheep aka around €16 per bag but, very good I found with my working dogs as have mates in the gun club. With dog feed its a try and see, what the dog likes and trives on is all that matters. Good luck choosing .

X1R

I have a Golden Lab and use Blue Grass working dog.
It's a 22% Protien feed and he loves it. There is just a nice amount of flesh on him.
I am actually selling it down here and it is going very well.
At €12 for 15kg it's great value. Alot of local gun clubs are using it and have yet to have a complaint. I don't know who would stock it in Meath/Dublin but try some of the Farmer CoOp's?

fodda

Dogs like probably every other animal on the planet prefer and need a varied diet.

Dogs need and eat meat not corn and barley.

T223

I use NUTTS MUESLI GOLD ,dog loves it and he can go all day no bother.It's hard to get to be honest ,i get in flynn's on n4 near mullingar 16.50 a bag used to get 2 for 30 of a different fella but he closed down.

tfox

I use Brilly's Choice, €14 a bag. Friend of mine who breeds dogs buys it by the pallet. lots of oil in it so dogs have a nice shiny coat !! Feed them loads of venison offcuts and meat from local hunt kennels to top it up !!

beretta686s

i use redmills star and always have for my springer hes 10 now and still going strong so it cant be to bad,but i do mix in a can of pedigre chum the last year or so ****er is getting very fat since the season ended doh,and the pup has a broken leg with full lenght cast and all but still flying around on 3 legs:eek:

One shot on kill

i use arkwrights its 18 percent protein and its a working dog food my two love it and its 15 a bag i sell im in kildare i would also have anymake you have mentioned above and lots more

E. Fudd

I use "Real Nature" dog food. Seriously pricey (€70 / 15KG), but you have to feed so little of it in comparison to other brands because it has such good ingredients. It's cold-pressed and looks like beef nuts for cattle. Zooplus sell it.

Remmie 223

I brought the pup in for booster shot. The vet gave me a free sample bag of the hills science plan & of course she loved went in to buy a bag at the weekend €16.95 for 3kg. :eek: I bought a bag. But it's the last one I will be buying.

deeksofdoom

One shot on kill wrote: »

i use arkwrights its 18 percent protein and its a working dog food my two love it and its 15 a bag i sell im in kildare i would also have anymake you have mentioned above and lots more

I'm using Arkwights aswell, but I'm getting it for €13.

Vizzy

E. Fudd wrote: »

I use "Real Nature" dog food. Seriously pricey (€70 / 15KG), but you have to feed so little of it in comparison to other brands because it has such good ingredients. It's cold-pressed and looks like beef nuts for cattle. Zooplus sell it.

Did the Lab pup turn up or have you bought a new one ?

E. Fudd

Vizzy wrote: »

Did the Lab pup turn up or have you bought a new one ?

I'm looking ar an 8 month old bitch in Kerry tomorrow evening. She comes from serious working lines and I'm hoping she matches up to the videos of her training that her owner has sent me. I'll keep yee updated.

jap gt

used arkwrights for ages but now im feeding all raw meats and the difference in the setter is unreal, much healthier looking dog

kildare.17hmr

jap gt wrote: »

used arkwrights for ages but now im feeding all raw meats and the difference in the setter is unreal, much healthier looking dog

what raw meat ya usin lad??

I use red mills tracker mixed with ether raw meat, tin of fish or some leftovers from dinner

syconerd

I use burns its a bit dearer than some on here but for 56 euro for 15kilo bag which lasts for 50 days I think its worth it
my pup is 7 months old and he loves it

Ingredients:
Brown Rice, Chicken, White Rice, Oats, Peas, Chicken Oil, Sunflower Oil, Ocean Fish, Seaweed, Minerals & Vitamins

Typical Analysis:
Protein 21.0%, Oil 11.0%, Fibre 2.0%, Ash 7.0%, Vitamin A 10000 iu/kg, Vitamin D3 1500 iu/kg, Vitamin E 80 iu/kg, Moisture 8%, Copper 15mg/kg, Sodium 0.13%, Calcium 1.45%, Phosphorus 0.90%, Magnesium 0.1%, Potassium 0.4%, Chloride 0.2%, Sulphur 0.15%

http://burnspet.co.uk/index.html

jap gt

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

what raw meat ya usin lad??

I use red mills tracker mixed with ether raw meat, tin of fish or some leftovers from dinner

mince, tripe, lambs liver, lamb and beef hearts, chicken, sardines the odd time and a few shin bones during the week I also add a few eggs to keep her coat shiney. Its easy for me to get the meat from work like but can be hard to get meat cheap otherwise

Spunk84

Remmie 223 wrote: »

I brought the pup in for booster shot. The vet gave me a free sample bag of the hills science plan & of course she loved went in to buy a bag at the weekend €16.95 for 3kg. :eek: I bought a bag. But it's the last one I will be buying.

Man same here, I had the pup in the vets in Jan as he had a virus and i got the same free bag and he milled it down but as for the price :eek:

E. Fudd wrote: »

I'm looking ar an 8 month old bitch in Kerry tomorrow evening. She comes from serious working lines and I'm hoping she matches up to the videos of her training that her owner has sent me. I'll keep yee updated.

Sorry to here you didnt get your pup back EF, hope to see your new pups pics up soon:)

jap gt wrote: »

mince, tripe, lambs liver, lamb and beef hearts, chicken, sardines the odd time and a few shin bones during the week I also add a few eggs to keep her coat shiney. Its easy for me to get the meat from work like but can be hard to get meat cheap otherwise

I throw in a tin of tuna, the dog likes it too:)

fodda

Fish is good food for dogs and especially oily fish like salmon, tuna, mackeral and sardines but if giving tins which i imagine you do, you have to watch the salt content as some tins can have a bit too much salt in them.

Dogs love thick bones to knaw on as it cleans their teeth but watch thin bones like ribs as they can break and get stuck in them.

kemen

For my Irish Setter during working season i use a combination of 2/3 Massbrook, 1/3 Redmills racer. out of season all massbrook.

Massbrook €12
Redmills €16

Does any1 know of a good ration to beef up 2 foxing terriers??

Birdnuts

Countrymans Sporting Hound = good thrive, low cost and firm stools:D

One shot on kill

deeksofdoom wrote: »

I'm using Arkwights aswell, but I'm getting it for €13.

where you getting it for that

irish setter

Mauser 308 wrote: »

Hey I'v been using Cara dog nuts and found them excellent. Its a bloke from Dunboyne in Meath that makes them but they are available from lots of places. In case ur looking the guy who distributes/owns them, his name is Sean his office number 01-8255541. I found them great with my 2 Irish R&W setters. Cheep aka around €16 per bag but, very good I found with my working dogs as have mates in the gun club. With dog feed its a try and see, what the dog likes and trives on is all that matters. Good luck choosing .

was at a trial the weekend talking to a lad who just changed to a feed made by a man in meath so could be the same fella. said it was great stuff...... nice to see someone else working the red and whites

Vizzy

My lads had duck legs and rice(same as meself) tonight +Madra for the retriever and Bakers puppy for the Vizsla.
Last night they had steak and kidney pie +nuts.
To be honest I was using the more expensive stuff ( Burns or Bakers complete) and they weren't all that keen on it.
They much prefer the Madra and a mixture of kithcen scraps/raw meat/cooked liver/chicken and a tin of good dog food maybe once a fortnight.Just keep it varied.

Spunk84

Vizzy wrote: »

Last night they had steak and kidney pie +nuts.

:eek: better fed than me :mad:LOL

Vizzy

Spunk84 wrote: »

:eek: better fed them me :mad:LOL

Yeah and the 2 of them didn't eat the peas(and only the peas)
I'll have to stop buying them in Aldi !!:)