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Cocker Specific Discussion => Feeding => Topic started by: laurenollie on August 28, 2010, 08:12:01 AM
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For those who feed sardines how much do you feed your dog? Or how do you work out the right amount? I always feed about half a tin but don't know if that's too much too little??
Thanks
L&O x
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Coco has sardines about once a week. I feed a whole tin usually with a raw egg on top - she has the ones in tomato sauce and loves them :D
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The wife loves sardines and Mackerel in tomato sauce as well....And gives peggy some of them...Thats why i now sleep in the spare room when they have them...It makes there breath stink :005:
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The wife loves sardines and Mackerel in tomato sauce as well....And gives peggy some of them...Thats why i now sleep in the spare room when they have them...It makes there breath stink :005:
:lol2: :lol2:
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I dont know if I am doing the right thing but I give half a tin with some kibble (well I use to but now on BARF) but that was just a guess :-\
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Lynn - don't worry so much about being right or wrong about sardines :bigarmhug: Kibble and sardines is fine, if you feed too much once or twice then you can change the amount the next time, and you're not harming Selby in the slightest :luv:
you can still give him a tin of sardines as a meal on BARF, no problem at all.
Quantity depends on your dog - if you have a young dog that has energy to burn and who tears around then 1/2 a tin with kibble is fine. A whole tin as a meal as Coco has is also fine.
Jarv gets a whole tin in tommy sauce with sometimes a kibble chaser (very small portion) as it's not quite enough for him ;)
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Mine share a couple of tins between them (although one of them is a large labrador) mixed in with their kibble....tommy sauce is a fav though ;)
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Honey tends to get one tin as a meal (either in spring water if I've been to Sainsburies, or in Tomato Source if I haven't!).
:D
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Thanks all did use to feed half a tin with some kibble today he got just a full tin of sardines and didn't seem to want more so at least I know either is ok
L&O x
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Bramble & Beri share a tin a couple of times a week with their normal food........they love them :luv:
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Fernie gets half a tin once a week with her kibble, however I reduce the amount of kibble slightly, but then she is a couch potato :shades:
The other half goes to the lab and I don't reduce his kibble as he is constantly on the go ::)
mmmm I am sure it is meant to be the other way round - working cocker constantly on the go and lab a couch potato :-\ :005:
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Molly (Cocker) and Snowy (JRT) share a tin once a week mixed with slightly less than usual kibble - - they love them Molly keeps going back to check there is none left in her bowl.
I get the ones in oil because I don't like tomato sauce - - is that mean.
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I give Barney half a tin (usually in spring water) mixed with his kibble - he loves it
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I give selby a full fresh sardine with head and everything he loved it gone in mins. :005:
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Mine usually get a tin each with a raw egg as a meal. I normally buy the ones in tomato sauce.
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Hi,
I have been giving Jack a tin of sardines in tomato sauce with an egg once a week since we started on the BARF diet, but the other day Salisbury's had fresh whole sardines on offer so I bought the last two and put them in the freezer. My question is, can he have them whole (head, bones and all)?
Thanks
Corry & Jack
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Hi,
I have been giving Jack a tin of sardines in tomato sauce with an egg once a week since we started on the BARF diet, but the other day Salisbury's had fresh whole sardines on offer so I bought the last two and put them in the freezer. My question is, can he have them whole (head, bones and all)?
Thanks
Corry & Jack
Yes! If he will eat them, it is fine to give them whole - Coco has had them a few times and ate the lot - I did chop them up a bit though. And I fed them outside as they were a bit messy and pongy :o
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Woody loves fresh sardines and crunches them up heads, bones the lot! Yum Yum. And all good omega benefits for their joints and coats as well.
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Thanks guys, mind at ease now so next "fish" day, whole sardines for Jack :D
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The Boys had a tin of sardines each in tommy sauce this morning, practically doing headstands to get the last piece of sardine out of their bowls :005:
Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
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OK, it seems that I also got the sardines disease...I am buying some tins today too! :005:
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OK, it seems that I also got the sardines disease...I am buying some tins today too! :005:
Me too! My trainer recommended using sardines as a change to tuna when I make "tuna" bread - never thought of giving it as a meal before! ph34r
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Maggie had sardines with an egg (including shell) for dinner last night - she loves it, can always tell because she feels the need to come see me after and rub herself all over my sleeve - lovely!!! :005:
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Roxy has the little rectangle tins of Mackrel either in Tomato sauce or brine, I do a whole tin and half her normal kibble. She loves it but she doesn't have it too often as it stinks!!
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do they smell after sardines? I mean does they breath smells after some time?
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I have often read that people make home made "tuna bread" as a treat for their dogs. How do you make it or where can I get the recipe? I need to know a wide variety of different "fishy" treats that are out there as Jack is allergic to all meat except turkey and fish!! (Although he hasn't been tested for rabbit) So if anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly received. My local independent pet shop does dried sprats (I think that's what they are, but my do they smell ph34r) and I have also got some treats from fish4dogs (following advice from other COLer's :D ).
Jack had tinned salmon this morning as a treat/change with some home made mixed veg & fruit (it was my first "blend"), he loved it, thought he was going to lick a hole right through his bowl he was there for soooo long :005:
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I have often read that people make home made "tuna bread" as a treat for their dogs. How do you make it or where can I get the recipe?
Here you go Corry, found this on line somewhere, it's very easy to do, takes minutes and most importantly Monty loves it (going to try sardines next time)!
Quick as a flash Tuna Bread
• 1 tin of tuna in oil (if you have brine, drain it and add some oil or water to the mix)
• 80g plain flour
• 1 egg
• sprinkle of garlic powder
Put the tuna, garlic powder and egg in a bowl, mix with a spoon. Then add the flour gradually until it all binds together (add less or more flour as you need).
Pour onto a microwaveable plate and put in the microwave for 4 minutes, turn onto a wire rack to cool and cut into small training sized cubes.
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I have often read that people make home made "tuna bread" as a treat for their dogs. How do you make it or where can I get the recipe?
Here you go Corry, found this on line somewhere, it's very easy to do, takes minutes and most importantly Monty loves it (going to try sardines next time)!
Quick as a flash Tuna Bread
• 1 tin of tuna in oil (if you have brine, drain it and add some oil or water to the mix)
• 80g plain flour
• 1 egg
• sprinkle of garlic powder
Put the tuna, garlic powder and egg in a bowl, mix with a spoon. Then add the flour gradually until it all binds together (add less or more flour as you need).
Pour onto a microwaveable plate and put in the microwave for 4 minutes, turn onto a wire rack to cool and cut into small training sized cubes.
Wow, that easy, thanks SandraD, and here I thought I'd be spending hours in the kitchen baking! :005:
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P.S. how long does the tuna bread keep for?
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I don't use a microwave...I assume in the oven it's gonna take some more time...
Until it gets brownish color....
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P.S. how long does the tuna bread keep for?
Make a load, let it cool and then cut into chunks and freeze it. Then you just have to take out what you need as you need it. Mines generally so thin its defrosted enough to break tiny piece off by the time we get to the park :005:
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Think Abbi would enjoy a tin of sardines now and again but wondered if giving variety would make her more fussy. She has been very difficult to get to eat up until recently and is now having Nature Diet (different varieties) but I am noticing that even with that she is starting to be less and less enthusiastic. Worried that if she has something for a change that she won't eat her regular food.
Does anyone find this?
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Probably dog dependant but I don't find it a problem with Maggie - she has Naturediet in the morning (different flavours) and then in the evening 3-4 nights a week JWB, 2 chicken wings, one "fish" & egg. Occassionally she has something added to the kibble but not often and she's normally more than happy to eat it dry, if she goes through a period of being not too interested in it I just add a little water to it.
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Depends on the dog ;)
Coco has a huge variety of food but she would never turn her nose up at anything - but then she is a gannett ::) :005: