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... liking for James Wellbeloved 'white fish' dog food -
Bad because:
1) £50 a bag
2) It is pretty stinky

Good because:
1) Solid poo's
2) It's super unleaded for our pocket rocket working cocker!

Tried a few cheaper types but no go.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 2:53 pm
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our 2 year old CKCS loves this stuff but i wholeheartedly agree the "silent but violent" ratio has increased since he's been on it. i can't even blame him for my air biscuits any more because his are so uniquely acrid you know them a mile off..


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 3:25 pm
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Our non-working cocker eats anything (including cucumber). However JW Brown rice and fish is always a winner. Don't underestimate the value of 1).


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 3:25 pm
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dog or bitch?
'intact' or not?
my spaniel was a right fussy cowbag when she was a nipper, but after the box came out she eats pretty much everything in her path...


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 3:29 pm
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Oh dear, our CKCS has a bag of this up next. I think it was on a 3 for 2 offer at Pets at Home.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 3:52 pm
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Tried a few cheaper types but no go.

It's a dog. If it's hungry enough, it'll eat whatever you give it.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:01 pm
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It's a dog. If it's hungry enough, it'll eat whatever you give it.

unless its ill...

but othat than that

THIS!


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:09 pm
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Great stuff, 😀 bit pricy I agree but it's dog polish in a bag.. The biggest mistake is not weighing it out for the size of your dog, if you do it lasts ages,


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:21 pm
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Protein does that... I had to move my working Springer off the higher protein foods when he stopped growing because of the farts. Chudleys Original does the job now, but puppies need protein.

Mind you, his wind is still good when he has leftover tinned food from our working cocker. He doesn't even look guilty after clearing a room. So proud....


 
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He doesn't even look guilty after clearing a room. So proud....

Ours is much the same, his expression doesn't even change. Not even a smirk!


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:28 pm
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He doesn't even look guilty after clearing a room. So proud....

ours normally drops a batch when exerting himself such as jumping up to cuddle in on the couch (spoilt dog) and then gives you an accusatory stare as if to say "you're honking"


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:30 pm
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The biggest mistake is not weighing it out for the size of your dog, if you do it lasts ages

Good point.... I will weigh it later.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:34 pm
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Handy tip...

Get a[i][b][u] plastic[/u][/b][/i] pint glass or somesuch. Weigh out the required amount of food into the glass and draw a line at the level of the food.

In future just fill up to the line and don't faff about weighing it out.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:44 pm
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Used JWB when we had just one dog (spanish water dog) but since getting another (springer) they have changed to Dr Johns.......£9.49 for the big 15kg bag. No complaints at all from either of them, no wind, solid poo, nice!!


 
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It's a dog. If it's hungry enough, it'll eat whatever you give it.

Not strictly true, if it really really doesn't like it, it will track down every bin/rotting animal/shit he can find to supplement its diet.

Mine really doesn't like the James Wellbeloved large kibble (and he eats anything) so will actually refuse to eat it and then promptly goes outside and flings the recycling box around until I either catch him or he breaks it. He's even been know to knock over wheelie bins, if he's hungry enough.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:20 pm
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James Wellbeloved fan here too. But also, a tiny dog, so the price of feeding her is pretty negligible. 🙂


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:25 pm
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a forty kilo dobermann gets through a 15Kg bag a month.

i buy online paying £70 for two bags delivered.

solid poop, small free gas-du-derriere, loves it, winner.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:51 pm
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I feed my 2 Burns dry food usually the lamb version.

Tried the fish based one once, for some reason it made 1 of them stink of fish. He smelt like an old fish box, not only when he farted, but all of the time! It was not nice. The other one was fine.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:58 pm
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i used to feed pigs ears as treats, but genetically too close to human to be safe nowadays.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 6:09 pm
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Breed names don't get capitalised.

So it's 'my sensitive border collie', or 'my mad-as-a-box-of-frogs springer spaniel', for example.

I think.

As you were…


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 6:12 pm
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Beware, since pedigree or mars acquired JW cereal (barley) has been added to the formula in the paper bagged stuff. The foil wrapped veg stuff is without barley (yet). Try Orijen for really expensive food. Dog loves the stuff.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 6:14 pm
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Breed names don't get capitalised.

Wikipedia begs to differ... At least for English Springer Spaniels


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 6:23 pm
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Ted the border terrier is on Burns, with a touch of Natures Diet soft stuff mixed in....
Also bough in bulk from GW Titmuss - and he loves the little soft toy they include - canine version of haribo in an MTB parts delivery 🙂

Edit - as above, his botty coughs, rare though they are, are such that no-one else can possibly be blamed for them - he's even been known to fart, catch a sniff and look at me with an accusing eye!


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 8:01 pm
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Wikipedia begs to differ...

Ah, but [i]The Oxford Guide to Style[/i] begs to differ with 'Wikipedia'.

In fact, national or local affiliations should be capitalised, but not breed names:

English springer spaniel
Border collie
Afghan hound

but just

'collie' and 'spaniel' otherwise.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 8:03 pm
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We're on Arden Grange in this house, mostly dry mixed in with a bit of wet.

This produces a well-formed poo to be proud of.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 8:05 pm
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Orijen - our hound loves the stuff - but she is only little so does not consume a huge amount.

Coat noticeably better than when we ran out once and had to substitute for whatever the local shop had.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 10:57 pm