Don’t think he can decide if he likes sunbathing or not. I’m going to have to change some door handles for door knobs, as he managed to open a couple of doors and legged it up the road. Luckily the stranger he decided to say hello to was ok about it.
I use Viovet ........ Dog Food Online Suppliers UK - VioVet Not saying it's right for your breed, but....We feed our Border Collies Burgess 'Country Value Greyhound' (dry kibble element only, of course. They have other stuff too). When you look at the price, gut says it can't be any good (??) Au contraire ..... you pay for the food only. No £££ mark-up for flashy adverts, or stands at shows. Lots of top Breeders feed same as us too and I defy anyone to point to any diet related deficiency in any of my girls (or their offspring, whose owners follow our advice). Burgess have been making animal feeds for decades too Burgess » Dog Food » Burgess Supadog (viovet.co.uk)
I’m certainly not convinced at the ‘vet’s recommended’ foods at £80 odd for a 15kg bag. He seems happy on Eukanuba, which is reasonably priced, just can’t always get it locally. What other foods do you feed them ?
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I can only speak for Border Collies Alan, so not sure what the read-across to other breeds is? Anyway, this is our feeding regime ..... They each have a raw chicken wing every morning (incl. bones). Then each of ours gets 120g of Burgess ‘Country Value Greyhound’ kibble + 1/4 of a tin of Butchers tripe loaf late afternoon. We add 3 squirts of Salmon oil & 2 tiny scoops of ‘Plaque-Off’ too. They have 2x cocktail sausages (cooked & cut up into small bits) each as training bait (daily) and a Gravy bone each at bedtime. That’s all they normally have. No treats. No Yak sticks. No Dentastix. Nothing else. They don't need it.
That one up there with the face pack on she and her other mates (5 in total springers) are fed raw meat diet.
I was told some years back not to give bones to dogs, not ones they could chew and swallow anyway, and especially not chicken bones. I think because of the way they shatter. Don’t know if there’s any fact behind that though ?
Yes, it does seem to be breed specific. Ours love raw carrot as a treat. We don’t have a strict regime for feeding them, generally twice a day and rarely anything in between. They seem healthy / happy enough. I can’t help being sceptical regarding the Great Dane, and wonder how many of the scare stories are trying to sell you something (overpriced).
Iggy also loves raw carrot and I slice some into every meal. Handful of cooked mince or a few slices of roast beef. Scrambled egg. Raw Carrot. 2 handfuls of Purina BETA Sensitive Salmon kibble. Small cube of feta cheese crumbled/mixed into the food (occasional extra treat). He’ll also get a bowl of goat’s milk and couple of dried chicken or duck breasts during the day and then a Dentistix or similar just before bedtime.
Raw chicken wings or backs are fine. Chicken leg bones are a bit too big and likely to break into more dangerous size shards. Definitely NEVER cooked chicken bones though. Of course there’s always a chance of choking, but let’s not be paranoid about bones …I’ve had one choking on a biscuit. Bones are good for them, both the big marrow bones that keep them busy and clean their teeth and the smaller ones they can crunch up and eat (i.e. raw beef/pork ribs). They're a good source of calcium, plus they help with anal gland 'maintenance' on their way out.
Perhaps ask here? ....... THE GREAT DANE CLUB – Established 1883 Although I suspect you'll get as many different answers as people you ask. A reputable Breeder, or breed club are still a good place to start though. No Vet can be conversant with the particular needs of every Breed. So, unless you're lucky to have one that intimately knows yours, at best you'll get generic advice. At worst their advice will be whatever fits their profit plan. Not sure where you are in Essex ?.... but a Championship dog show is also a good place to go and talk to Great Dane Breeders. There's a big (4 day) show at Windsor coming up. Great Danes are on Friday 30th June. Windsor Schedule 2023.indd (highampress.co.uk)
The breeder we got him from was very helpful and still contacts us periodically offering help if we need it. I’m not knocking clubs or vets at all, my experience though (he was KC registered when we got him and included a free membership for a year to the Great Dane club) is the clubs are more geared towards show or working dogs rather than family pets, which makes sense. Most of the advice from them was pretty much pointing us to this dog food or that insurance company. The vets we use is the one at pets at home, again, no complaints. I think most of the vets there are younger and gaining experience - when the Dane was having eye trouble they soon said they didn’t have the experience and referred us to a vet that did.
Well seeing I'm having a procrastination day. What to do What to do. Here he is. The dug with many names
