Teckle food mix

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Guys

I buy the best complete food for Monsieur Teckle and he thrives on it bang on weight and tooooooo much energy.

Just thinking about possibly using wild rabbit meat not bones as a part alternative, anyone using rabbit and if so is it steamed, boiled fried, Roasted or Raw and what amounts etc

How would it effect roughage etc - is it worth doing

Any info on whether he would benefit from it greatly appreciated

Cheers

Phil

 

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Guys

I buy the best complete food for Monsieur Teckle and he thrives on it bang on weight and tooooooo much energy.

Just thinking about possibly using wild rabbit meat not bones as a part alternative, anyone using rabbit and if so is it steamed, boiled fried, Roasted or Raw and what amounts etc

How would it effect roughage etc - is it worth doing

Any info on whether he would benefit from it greatly appreciated

Cheers

Phil

with a great big tongue in cheek,,, when a dog catches a rabbit in the real world,, when does he go to get the bones removed before putting it in his little cookpot??

bones are essential to a raw fed dog. maize,,,not so much. opinions will differ.

read up on a few raw feeding sites, and not just those selling often overpriced fancy packet items. proper stuff meat,bone,offal,and its importance in your dogs well being. I'll tell you right now it requires more thought, time and effort that just scooping pellets into a bowl, I think my dogs are worth it. again, opinions differ.

 

[Freeforester]

Keep the stomach (contents emptied but left unwashed), tongue, heart (if bashed up by the shot) and the diaphragm skirt-meat for the rascal, if he's anything like my two he'll be fit and very happy with a few bits of the above selection at dinner time.

 

[Keith Edmunds]

As others have said, you need to try to ensure the dog receives a 'complete' diet - hence a % of offal, a % of bone (usually 10-20%) and the remainder raw meat. The stomach content debate, in my opinion, is a good one - carnivores get a lot of goodness from the stomach content of herbivores - fruit and veg, if you like.

We fed raw for a long time. We used the dried herb/veg mix along with a 10-15% bone + raw meat. I often added peas.

We have actually gone back to good quality complete (dry in morning, wet in evening) as I became paranoid about ensuring the dogs were receiving everything they needed (too much research is not good for you!!)

See info below on the Berriwood dried herb/veg mix - we still add a little of this now to complete wet food.....

Berriewood BARF Vegetable & Herb Mix is a 100% natural source of essential & varied minerals, vitamins and nutrients from over 50 different seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, vegetables, pulses and herbs. All the ingredients were, after research, chosen for maximum nutritional benefits and to create a healthy and balanced addition to a dog’s diet – only the water is missing. Being a dehydrated powder, it has a long shelf life and is formulated to ensure that expensive supplements are unnecessary. Just add to raw meat to make a really palatable natural meal.

 

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Hi Keith

I’ll get on it, sounds ideal

Had a chat with Skinners at the game fair yesterday, came away with a couple small bags to try, I can get copious amounts of rabbit meat,


Cheers

Phil

 

[pj1]

Hi Phillip been interested in this thread. I’ve been feeding my 10 month old teckel on skinners puppy and he’s in great shape. I also spoke to the guys on the skinners stand at the game fair and picked up a duck and rice and lamb and rice to try. I have found unless I’m working the pup hard (longer than usual walks etc) he doesn’t always wolf his food down. What does make the difference is a few pieces of rabbit meat mixed in. I just roast the front ends and bones with a little water in a casserole and pick the meat off once cool. These small pieces also help a lot with training when he’s feeling a little stubborn.

 

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Hi Phillip been interested in this thread. I’ve been feeding my 10 month old teckel on skinners puppy and he’s in great shape. I also spoke to the guys on the skinners stand at the game fair and picked up a duck and rice and lamb and rice to try. I have found unless I’m working the pup hard (longer than usual walks etc) he doesn’t always wolf his food down. What does make the difference is a few pieces of rabbit meat mixed in. I just roast the front ends and bones with a little water in a casserole and pick the meat off once cool. These small pieces also help a lot with training when he’s feeling a little stubborn.

Hi Pj1
I picked up the exact same food at the skinners stand on Friday, past couple of days I’m gradually blending the skinners over and he loves it, ( used James well beloved originally ) I’m going to add the rabbit as boiled meat, freeze it down in portions and some supplement powder to go with skinners, hopefully it should give a nice easy to get balance for him

Overall I’ve just had him checked over by the vet and he’s bang on weight and super fit, he’s 11 months old now and he’s really settled in, training is coming on well, he has no problem food wise, eats the whole lot each time, the aim is to sort a balanced diet to keep him bang on and enjoying his food, I get various meats so with luck it’ll keep him happy

Cheers

Phil

 

[pj1]

What weight is he at now?? mine seems to be levelling off at 10.3 10.4 kg

 

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He’s 9.7 kgs on the vets scales in his speedos,
He’s all moulted out now and new coat is on the way by the looks of it

He’s a fired off missile off the lead when out walking and leisure, put the harness on and he goes into sloooow mode sucking everything up his hooter he’s been on a few drag runs and that was a doddle, I’ve been using Muntie, Roe and fallow hooves and the odd blood spot for scent, apart from one where he overrun quite a bit but eventually came back on line he’s doing good, still aways to go yet, I’m more than happy with him now, he’s a steady eddy tracker, a good companion,

Hoping to get another shortly, full team again Can’t wait

But there’s no rush here, he’s a lovely stalking dog, when out stalking he walks just in front, and stops when I stop, work in progress on being at the base of a high seat for more than 15 mins

That’s him in the avatar

 

[pj1]

Well done this is my first teckel and he’s oh so different from my late cocker. But great fun and I think he will make a cracking dog.