Feeding and hunting

[dutchhunter]

I fill there bowl in the morning but thy do not eat it all right away ,My dogs are hounds and live in the house .and a bowl of food last them all day thy just pick at it and eat when thy want ,by the end of the day the bowl is empty ,Dutch

[Sharon]

I feed once a day about 5PM. I'm normally up till 1 a.m so dogs have lots of time to empty themselves fully before bedtime, or a morning hunt.

[maplevizsla]

I feed same - 1.5 cups morning and night of acana for my 50lb Vizsla.
Hunting mornings - I wake up early with my dogs anyways and feed only 1flat cup at 6am and we hit the bush just after 9am. We come back in around 11:30/12:00pm rest, and I feed the ither .5 cup. After an afternoon nap we're recharged for 3:00/3:30pm and go hunt until dinnertime, so like 5:00/5:30pm light pending. Come in and rest and feel 1.5 cups at usually closet to 7pm.
Always speak to your vet, breeder about this stuff and of course know your own dog and I ducatw yourself on risks of bloat and torsion.
General rule of thumb - at least wait 2hr after a feeding, and wait to feed at least 1 hour after. But dogs can still bloat no matter what. Use caution and good judgement.

[yellow dog]

Very good advice.

[4weight]

2 cups in the morning and 2 evening. My boy won't get breaky or dinner, depending on when we are hunting during the day to avoid bloat. And I generally beef up the food by a cup during the late season.

[that a boy]

Purina and other studies show feeding the morning of a hunt is not recommended.
Also a high fat diet throughout the year is also recommended for working dogs.
Example sled dogs diet are as high as 50% in fat.Most commercial food is 10- 20% fat.
I also feed my dog Acna -sport & agility 24% fat .
I will regulate his intake depending on activity.I feed him 4 cups & 1 can a day and still shows ribs.
Day before hunt i will reduce amount.

[Cass]

Its nice to see people focusing on fat. I think too often we look at high protein, which is important of course for muscle growth and repair but fat is what is used by canines for energy. Most performance type feeds are somewhere around 30/20 (protein/fat). I like to add fish oil though as well. Jake gets a tablespoon of nordic fish oils added to his food daily regardless of the season.

[krakadawn]

and Pro Plan Performance/Sport is 30% fat.

Think you mean 20% fat and 30% protein.

[Sharon]

Yes I did so I deleted it. I can't get away with much around you. That's good.

[bonecollector23]

I feed same - 1.5 cups morning and night of acana for my 50lb Vizsla.
Hunting mornings - I wake up early with my dogs anyways and feed only 1flat cup at 6am and we hit the bush just after 9am. We come back in around 11:30/12:00pm rest, and I feed the ither .5 cup. After an afternoon nap we're recharged for 3:00/3:30pm and go hunt until dinnertime, so like 5:00/5:30pm light pending. Come in and rest and feel 1.5 cups at usually closet to 7pm.
Always speak to your vet, breeder about this stuff and of course know your own dog and I ducatw yourself on risks of bloat and torsion.
General rule of thumb - at least wait 2hr after a feeding, and wait to feed at least 1 hour after. But dogs can still bloat no matter what. Use caution and good judgement.

Does that 2 hour rule include travelling? My dog is a kennel back of the truck during transport? And he used it. I was wondering if feeding within two hours and stress of transport before actually hunting can cause bloat? Or Bloat is mostly caused when the dog is full stomach with motion ( running, swimming and jumping)

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