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Cocker Specific Discussion => Feeding => Topic started by: JaspersMum on March 01, 2010, 07:40:23 PM
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I always leave mine with a treat/chew in the morning when I go to work and they have something when I go to bed. This is usually a tripe stick or a meaty treat/puffed jerky type, preferably with minimal additives. But the bags I buy from the Pets at Home type places are small and don't last 4 dogs long and cost-wise, adds up to more than their feed in costs too.
Just wondered whether anyone knows of a good mail order supplier of something like trips sticks etc that works out more economical. I have seen bigger bags around the shows which I can buy when I see them but any recommendations?
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Oh really hope someone comes up with a good suggestion :blink: I will be checking in with interest too. :shades:
I know what you mean Jaspers Mum...the treats don't last very long with having multiple dogs & they cost a fortune :o Mine have more money spent on their treats than it costs for their twice daily meals too :o
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ph34r Oh dear, having read this posting I feel like a real mean mummy as my dogs only have treats about once a week ph34r
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I used to order from this site quite a lot, not sure how they compare pricewise though.
http://www.a1petstop.co.uk/acatalog/A1PetStop_Natrual_treats_4.html
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It is expensive :-\ We have 6 mouths here and like Jaspers Mum they have treats for when I go to work and bedtime :luv: and if everyone is good when I come in from work too :blink:
then there's the training treats too on their walks :-\ maybe I should get another part time job :005: :luv:
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It is expensive :-\ We have 6 mouths here and like Jaspers Mum they have treats for when I go to work and bedtime :luv: and if everyone is good when I come in from work too :blink:
then there's the training treats too on their walks :-\ maybe I should get another part time job :005: :luv:
I've solved training treats by buying bags of Fish4dogs kibble - it's just a nice size and the dogs like it.... problem only when I've got it in my coat pockets and these cold days I've got hands in pocket, YEP, hands stink of fish ph34r works out cheaper than little bags of training treats though and probably healthier. A £6 bag lasts them ages.
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far cheaper ( and healthier ) to make your own ;)
and you can stuff them into kongs with a bit of peanut butter to stop them falling out :D
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ph34r Oh dear, having read this posting I feel like a real mean mummy as my dogs only have treats about once a week ph34r
don't feel mean - after reading this thread Jarvis falls into the deprived category too as he doesn't get loads every day :lol2: I just need air tight containers as his treats last such a long time :shades:
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We buy bulk bags of dried tripe,pig intestines,dried sprats,jerky,pizzle sticks and other animal parts :o :lol2: all from zooplus.co.uk
We have had half a dozen or so orders from them,P&P is free with purchases over £30 and it is all packed up nicely.
I think there prices are very reasonable and I really can't fault them, give them a look HTH :D
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My lot usually only get pizzles, tripe sticks etc. once or twice a week but I bulk buy from Zooplus too, they do some really good offers on multibuys and I've always found the service really good.
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Another one that falls into the mean mum category...Chloe gets teensy weensy bits of livercake/sausage/chicken as training treats, other than that she gets 1 mini gravy bone in the afternoon, and another one at bedtime. Once a week, she might get a chicken filled bone thingy and that's about it really :shades: ;)
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Right,thats it..........
CHLOEEEE.......JAAAARV....Ruby says come to her house an eat all the dried tripe an pizzle you like :lol2:
meanie mummies :005: ;)
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Right,thats it..........
CHLOEEEE.......JAAAARV....Ruby says come to her house an eat all the dried tripe an pizzle you like :lol2:
meanie mummies :005: ;)
he's ready to go :lol2:
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I like giving my dogs treats - anything that makes them happy, makes me happy too (apart from rolling in dead things etc obviously :lol2: ).
I've just looked at the Zooplus site and there's so many different things I don't even know where to start - anyone got any recommendations ? Preferably the less fatty things (they are all neutered now) and ideally something that Stevie can't wolf down in 2 seconds.
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I like giving my dogs treats - anything that makes them happy, makes me happy too (apart from rolling in dead things etc obviously :lol2: ).
I've just looked at the Zooplus site and there's so many different things I don't even know where to start - anyone got any recommendations ? Preferably the less fatty things (they are all neutered now) and ideally something that Stevie can't wolf down in 2 seconds.
Ruby has been neutered,but is still lovely and slim while eating a piece of tripe or two EVERY day(poor Chloe an Jarv :005:) a piece of pizzle will last her around an hour,and for recall i cut the pig intestine into small pieces,hands smell divine :lol2:.
Also look in the cat section at the dried fish ;)
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I like giving my dogs treats - anything that makes them happy, makes me happy too (apart from rolling in dead things etc obviously :lol2: ).
I've just looked at the Zooplus site and there's so many different things I don't even know where to start - anyone got any recommendations ? Preferably the less fatty things (they are all neutered now) and ideally something that Stevie can't wolf down in 2 seconds.
Ruby has been neutered,but is still lovely and slim while eating a piece of tripe or two EVERY day(poor Chloe an Jarv :005:) a piece of pizzle will last her around an hour,and for recall i cut the pig intestine into small pieces,hands smell divine :lol2:.
Also look in the cat section at the dried fish ;)
I bought some of the dried spratts once before and they looked so horrible that I put them to one side (noone else would feed them :005: ) - then of course I forgot them till I was cleaning up the garage.... Can't even begin to explain how they smelt after several months in a plastic container ph34r
Thanks for the Zooplus idea - off to have a look. I find it hard to visualise the quantity/weight so will have to compare the usual bag sizes at PAH...
Jasper puts on weight easily so I have to be careful what he has and if it's too high value I don't want them to have something the other wants to steal and start a fight >:D
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From Zooplus mine love (or loved cos now Tilly can't have it!) the ostrich sinews and tripe - which is all really low fat, the venison sinews, ears and trachea ( :P) and the beef pizzles. They also love the dried fish treats but they're 'gone in one bite' jobs rather than chews.
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My lot usually only get pizzles, tripe sticks etc. once or twice a week but I bulk buy from Zooplus too, they do some really good offers on multibuys and I've always found the service really good.
Same here. If you buy enough to get free postage (and we always do :D), their stuff is good value for money. Our gang mainly have tripe sticks (prefer the beef to the lamb though) & pizzles but I also get ostrich sinews sometimes & venison ears. All the labels are usually in German so it's good fun trying to guess what the assorted bits are (unless they are instantly recognisable :005:)
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I buy my cat food from Zooplus so always get free delivery. I often get some treats for Coco too ;) She likes the cow's ears (less fatty than pig's ears), I often give her tripe sticks which she loves (bit stinky though), pizzles, and she also has the Fish 4 dogs treats - the thin twisty ones are good and you get loads in a bag. :D Nothing takes her long to scoff though - Coco is an eating machine - but I guess pizzles last the longest ::) :005:
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For those who want long lasting treats, the Pizzles are very long lasting - both my cocker and lab will chew them for 20 minutes at a time and still not finish them.
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Just ordered a mixture of chewy treats from Zooplus this morning & have received an email back to say they have been despatched. :blink:
Free delivery & cheaper than the 2 local pet shops. :blink: