Hi all,
this could be feeding or breeding board but hopefully enough comments will be had.
has anyone fed their in whelp bitch/ lactating bitch with arden grange prestige. How did you find it in terms of bitch condition/ well being and lactation. Is their puppy food easy to work with as a weaning food, what sort of results did people have.
thanks in advance for your time.

maybe i should have posted this on the breeding board, is there anyone out there ??

sorry can't help you on this one ...

Hi dogmad ;-)

Perhaps no one on line so far today (or even on the forum) has used this food.  Please don't think you're being ignored :-)

Personally I've only ever fed Hills, Nature Diet and James Wellbeloved so I'm afraid I'm not much help on this query :-(

Good luck,
hopefully someone else will be along soon!

Regards, Teri

thanks inca and terri, i am sure there will be a few out there who have used this food...it's not urgent , just looking into different alternatives at present for a future litter

Dogmad,
Is your bitch Welping/lactating?????????? Or are you planning on breeding so this is a question to look for the future??
Is your bitch fed on arden grange at the moment??????
These are all questions that people will need to know to answer your question.
HTH
Lea :)

Hi
think i must have been posting at the same time....this enquiry is well in advance of a hoped for litter at the end of 04 early 05, At the moment she is on All-in-one from the natural dog food co.. protein 20%, oil 5%. Not convinced this is quite enough for the demands of pregnancy and lactation.

LOL @ dogmad.
Afraid I havnt any idea on feeding, apart from my own 2 dogs as I have never had a bitch in welp(looked after them but never my own) But it would help people who have give you advice. Just remember, what works for one dog, doesnt necesarily work for another >
HTH
Lea :)

Hi again  - see, you weren't being ignored ;-)

I'm assuming you haven't bred before?  If you're feeding any complete food then mid-way through pregnancy switch her on to the puppy formulation of the same food.  She will then stay on this, amounts increasing in the later stages of pregnancy, and throughout her whelping and feeding the litter.

Hope this helps in a *general* sense :-)  Teri

Teri
Yes I have bred before, and am aware of the nutritional requirements during whelp and lactation. fed Royal Canin previously. Just researching at the moment and wanted some feedback on the arden grange line.
thanks again
michelle

I have found it the3 best that I have usede.  I use it to feed pups also, as it is far easier to keep mum and pups on same food (Mum eats any pups leave). 

The size of the kibble is bertter for my size of dog than the tiny puppy version which I think is just a bit too rich, as I like tomuse puppy milk with my pups also.

thanks brainless,
Michelle

I have just reared a litter of elkhounds on Ardengrange Puppy, having previously used Purina Pro Plan on earlier litters.  My dogs are usually fed AG Lamb and Rice.  I fed the bitch on the Prestige during pregnancy/lactation.  The small kibble in the Puppy Food I thought needed soaking for longer than the Pro Plan Puppy, but once soaked broke down easily into a weaning food that was very well-accepted mixed with Nutrolac from just before three weeks of age.  (Actually too well accepted in the case of one puppy, who had a tummy upset as a result of being greedy - my fault, not the food's).  Later on (after six weeks), the small crunchy kibble was easy for them to eat dry as a change from the soaked kibble, and they never tired of the taste of the food, eating it three times a day (something else given at the fourth meal).  The dark points on the coats are really glossy, eyes and noses shiny and very little food keeps them nice and round, so it works out as not too expensive to feed.  Stools are nice and firm and really quite pleasantly fragrant as pooh goes!  During a visit to the vets for a general checkup before they went to their new homes, he commented on their "tip-top condition".  I have been quite impressed.  I shall be observing the long term effects of feeding this food closely - it is only suitable for my breed for up to 8-12 weeks of age.

thanks so much, a really helpful reply.
michelle

I have reared my last three litters on Arden Grange.  I used Lamb and Rice for the adults, but once in whelp I changed to Prestige for the bitches.  The only problem with it was that they didn't like it so much as the Lamb and Rice, so I had to add a little tripe to it.  The puppies did brilliantly on the Arden Grange puppy food - poos were a pleasure to pick up (what am I saying!!).  Several of the new owners kept the puppies on it (and are still on it now), because their vets said such complimentary things about the bone and condition of their new puppies.  In fact, one vet asked for details of the food because he hadn't heard of it, and was so impressed with the pup.

thanks pjw, I think i will use it this time.
michelle