Food

Please can any-one tell me what's the best dry food to feed my staffy we just got her a few days ago from a Rescue centre she was a stray she's about 4/5 mths old.(will know better when i take too the vets )and where is it best too buy-on-line please thank-you xx

there are many but for quick and convenience I recommend Royal Canin from pets at home.
Puppy 11-25kg Bag

We have a list of recommended foods as in the link below. Rocky would recommend Barking Heads TLC:

http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/dryfood.html

Have a look online also, I use www.chemistdirect.co.uk cheaper better choice and delivered Xx

This is quite a new one but looks really good Eden Multi-Meat and Fish Formula i found it on www.whichdogfood.co.uk and it British

There are a number of good foods out there. The link Kathy sent is very useful.

One thing to bare in mind is even if it's great food your girl mightent like the brand. A lot of dogs are quite picky, especially when it comes to new foods. You could try the smaller "tester" types bags until you find something that works well.

Unlike me, who bought a big bag recently to save a few quid and Logan hates it.

I have had Bacchus on Orijen Puppy from day one and he thrives on it as you can see.



His poos are firm and his coat is shiny

At first glance it appears very expensive ( around £60 for 13.5 kilos) but you can feed less. He is now 6 months and gets less than 300grams per day. But as Mat says, try a smaller bag to ascertain whether he likes it or not.

reuben wrote:At first glance it appears very expensive ( around £60 for 13.5 kilos) but you can feed less. He is now 6 months and gets less than 300grams per day. But as Mat says, try a smaller bag to ascertain whether he likes it or not.

Another thing to bare in mind is £60 sounds a lot but if you use 300grams per day that means it costs you £1.33 per day and a tin a rubbish dog food in the shop beside my house is near £1. So, the big bags of good dog food are not expensive at all really when you think of what you are getting in comparison to other brands.

It's also a matter of what suits! Although the really bad ones should be avoided at all costs, most of the medium range & better range ones offer good nutrition, and if your dog thrives on it, then why not use it?

Caryll wrote:It's also a matter of what suits! Although the really bad ones should be avoided at all costs, most of the medium range & better range ones offer good nutrition, and if your dog thrives on it, then why not use it?

Totally agree Caryll. I have contemplated moving on to a slightly less expensive brand but don't want to mess about as he's doing so well on it.

[quote="MatLogan"]

reuben wrote:At first glance it appears very expensive ( around £60 for 13.5 kilos) but you can feed less. He is now 6 months and gets less than 300grams per day. But as Mat says, try a smaller bag to ascertain whether he likes it or not.

Another thing to bare in mind is £60 sounds a lot but if you use 300grams per day that means it costs you £1.33 per day and a tin a rubbish dog food in the shop beside my house is near £1. So, the big bags of good dog food are not expensive at all really when you think of what you are getting in comparison to other brands.[/quote

It is slightly cheaper than that Mat as he is only getting about 270grams per day. I am having to mix it with a little Arden Grange at the moment to spin it out as the Orijen consignment was only due in this country on 21st Jan.

Well in that case its even better Rodger! Bacchus is beyond beautiful and I wouldn't change a thing.

MatLogan wrote:Well in that case its even better Rodger! Bacchus is beyond beautiful and I wouldn't change a thing.

Thanks Mat. His training is still a work in progress though. Am currently working on sitting at the kerb and waiting for the command to cross. He does his sit wait and recall to sit in front, even when in a full class with other dogs around. When returning from our walks he now goes straight to his towel to have his feet and tummy wiped then, when I start to remove my boots he brings my slippers.
That's the beauty of this forum, you don't feel like a bore when letting people know how proud you are of your dog.