Hi one of my beauties had kennel cough the other week, she's lost loads of weight how do i get it back on her?

Hey Susie, when one of mine caught kennel cough after a show we fed him little and often of a good qauilty food. You could also add some tripe to the dogs food as its great for putting meat back on bones but I would just increase the food intake, feed more.

Raw chicken wings are also great! But not too many!

Chicken and rice, white fish and rice, minced meat and rice and raw chicken wings as suggested by King of Bling are all great for adding back on lost weight.

Lamb breasts are good too, just cooked so that the fat is running, not crispy, and give some of the juices too. :)

Why would you need to cook the lamb ? :)

The chap who told me this (relative) has since died, as I didnt ask him why to cook it, just took his word because he was fantastic with dogs, I can't answer that sorry he always swore by natural feeding, they did the meatman run every month, cutting up the tripe etc (uck lol) and feeding with a good quality mixer. All I know is that he said when he had a dog that had lost weight, feeding lamb breast that had been cooked but with the skin not crispy was a good way to improve coat and to put some weight on. I saw him take poor, malnurished dogs and improve them in a short period of time, the tlc from him and his wife did a lot too I think, and they also reared a couple of puppies the natural way, and he insisted that the addition of lamb cooked this way helped them to grow as wonderful as they did. He hated my choice of bagged dry food :) But when I had a dog that had been seriously ill, I followed what he suggested, and despite her having lost so much weight, she really did improve by following what he said. So, I just put my post as a suggestion, and I really wish i'd asked him why :D

I'm sure it makes the lamb smell more appealing ;-) and you can also have a quick pick before the dog then Lamb breast has definately worked with my boy! he lost 7 kilo's in about 6 weeks as he was very poorly. To put his weight back on i have ben feeding his usual Pro plan lamb and rice puppy, chicken wings, poultry necks, Lamb breasts and tripe(not all in one go ) he has made a durastic improvement. Just need to  keep working on his muscles now!

Maybe the smell is the trick Emz :D and yes, I must admit the urge to pick mmmmmmm :P

>and you can also have a quick pick before the dog then< 

Gross,you dont,do you?

what is gross about lamb ribs they are rather tasty if you ask me :-)  my kids usually sit there drooling whilst the dog eats :-D

Well, they are 'our' quality :D as in from my butcher ;) He gives me lots of meat cut offs, mince that didnt sell that day, that sort of thing too! The meat from a Lamb breast is quite tasty (in my opinion) and makes a nice cheap meal for us too.

I dunno,they're just full of fat and is something i would only 'give the dog'.I didnt think people actually ate lamb breast,thought they were a doggy thing?? Mind you i only eat chicken breast,no dark meat and could never in a  million years eat briskett or anything like it.Cheap meat and i just dont mix,it tastes foul and cheap

The traditional "cheap" cuts are generally regarded by people who understand how to cook as the tastiest :)  Fat is melted away during the long slow cooking process but ensures excellent flavour and a moist juicy meat.  Not just lamb but the best beef is marbled with fat :)
Often people shy away from it because they only know fast cooking but it's such a shame that they miss out :)

The 'cheap' cuts of meat are a good test of one's cooking abilities. They make the very best meals - if prepared by someone who knows a little about food and the principles of cooking! ;) In untaught hands they can be disastrous. Best they stick to bland and leave the tasty stuff to those who know! :D

Its all down to personal taste. :) If you dont like strong tasting, or fatty food, then no style of cooking will make it tasty for you. :) And the cooking, thats sure enough, with Lamb I think it needs to be eaten hot too. I sometimes bone and roll breast, stuff it, and slow cook, same as for shoulder. The breast can be nice when the ribs are left in, and done as spare ribs with a sauce. The best tasing Lamb I ever had was a barby one, whole sides very slowly cooked by Argie polo grooms, they do the best barbies :D.....wonderful sauces put on as it cooks, turning slowly by hand and cooked through. was wonderful :) Soz if Iv gone off topic a bit, but ohhh those long summer nights...........:D