Dog food and staffie pup

Dont know if its been mentioned before got a staffie be 6 month old next month and iam arguing with other half about giving my pup adult tin food instead of puppy pouches and dry mixer

scott61985 wrote:Dont know if its been mentioned before got a staffie be 6 month old next month and iam arguing with other half about giving my pup adult tin food instead of puppy pouches and dry mixer

so your pups 5 months

i wont be puttin memphis on adult food untill hes around 1 at the moment hes on pero jr food i also wouldnt be feeding tined and pouches as dry works out cheaper in the long run and gives a firmer stool

I'm not keen on tinned food, either, and the pouches I think are expensive & a waste of money! Much prefer dry or raw.

However, unless you plan to switch to raw, I'd keep him on puppy till he's at least 7 or 8 months old, and if you're feeding dry then I'd wait till about a year old before changing.

Id keep him on the same until he is 1 years old then switch to dry, unless like Caryll says and your switching to raw

I dont want him on tinned food but i want him on dry food. So its best to live him on puppy dry mix and pouches till his 8 or 9 month old

even a bit longer you could wait till hes even 12 months

If your feeding a high quality food then you can swap anytime from 6 months to a year old if ur feeding a low quailty food then i would say wait till a year old. The main difference between the puppy and aduly food is the fat content. I'll swap kaos over sometime in the next month or so he's 6 months now. x

i wouldn't feed either of mine any wet food tinned or pouched its as far as im concerned rubbish , makes them fart & poop through the eye of a needle

haha very true

Bought some sardines can i put that in with just the dry food or can i put it in with the dry food and puppy meat pouch. Iam only giving him a tin of sardines once a day.

Can I just ask why you're giving him a pouch food as well as the dry?

scott61985 wrote:Bought some sardines can i put that in with just the dry food or can i put it in with the dry food and puppy meat pouch. Iam only giving him a tin of sardines once a day.

yes i wouldnt be feeding dry and wet together unless your switching to dry and re the sardines did you mean your giving a tin once a week not day as at the most i feed it twice a week and a raw egg every other

I dont like wet foods either... even my kitty is on dry


Bigwazza,
Raw eggs are ok?.. extra protien? or what is the reason?
thanks
Mel
Sorry to Hijack

Raw eggs are ok in small doses - a couple a week are fine. Too many inhibits the absorption of certain vitamins & minerals.

They are good for extra protein, vitamins & are great for addind an extra shine to the coat!

Sorry, bigwazza - that question was meant for you!

Caryll, So if you have a physco puppy.. you dont want extra protien? correct..
Bigwazza must be trying on dresses again !

Hehehe! A raw egg twice a week won't add that much protein!

But, yes, he's probably trying on the dresses again!

heheheheheheheh.. so mix the raw egg into the dry food?

Yes, or just crack it (shell & all) into a bowl on its own.

Ewwwww and the shell! crunchy

caryll you little hi jacker lol

oh and mel i dont know if anyone has mentioned it yet to you but you can also add cod/salmon liver oil to there food a couple of times a week 4 there coats 2

oh and mel i dont know if anyone has mentioned it yet to you but you can also add cod/salmon liver oil to there food a couple of times a week 4 there coats 2

oww my lappy is double posting again lol

No, it's all that drink you had last night, you're seeing double!!

Is that when you try on those frilly dresses? when you are pzzzzzzt

were do you get the idea i like frilly dresses i could take affence at coments like that

No, that's when he tries on the frilly underwear - the dresses are when he's sober!

am strictky a little black dress and pearls kind of guy lol

bigwazza wrote:were do you get the idea i like frilly dresses i could take affence at coments like that

On the sardines was going to give him then once a day and a raw egg once a week. And the reason is extra protein and give him a little boost.

Mel Skora wrote:

bigwazza wrote:were do you get the idea i like frilly dresses i could take affence at coments like that

Ahhhh sorry wazza... they were meant to be ><

ok your forgiven

Blah blah blah ! lol

Mel Skora wrote:Blah blah blah ! lol

niff wrote:i wouldn't feed either of mine any wet food tinned or pouched its as far as im concerned rubbish , makes them fart & poop through the eye of a needle

I've just found this out.

I thought I was doing the right thing by feeding Lola wet food morning and night, with another bowl by the side of dried bakers, then just bakers at dinner time.

But just this last week she has the most terrible smelling poop and it's turning very soft.

As she is still being house trained, she smells the house out, it's awful.

So I guess I should stop the wet food straight away and give her dried food, but which to give?

Mine wont eat the shell

I decided in the end to give Lola beta, and she loves it already. Her poo's are well, like poop should be and a lot less smelly haha