Best Food for a spangle?

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Just incase the little man does come home with me, I really need to be thinking about feed.

I'm not sure what he's on now, but would prefer him to be on dry if he's not already. I used to feed Jack a range that was dry but had very low protein levels and no additives etc....but i can't remember what it was called. All I do remember is that it was blooming expensive.

Any suggestions?
 
Thanks - guess it depends what he's on now aswell though.

I don't mind feeding wet but I really don't like the rubbish they sell in supermarkets.....I used to feed one in trays (not the one that pets at home sell) and it looked like pate....not cheap though and alot more to feed a spangle than a JRT!
 
skinners is good - used to use the working musili until old dog lost most of his teeth and decided hoovering food was a better option than chewing it - resulting in lovely coughing and splutting and chocking every meal time!

now use Dr John's gold (mid level protein)for out of season and plaitnum (high level protein) for in season - that's for the springer, cocker and lab - all working dogs - they also do silver = lower protein.
 
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I would steer away from low protein for a breed like a spangle. Mine is only on low protein (but high calorie servings) because he can't cope with high protein.

It is quite easy to feed raw or home cooked these days and Pets at Home at least do minced chicken, beef and tripe from their freezer.
Both of these are vastly preferable to tins!

I would never buy dog food from the supermarket anyway, Nature Diet/Harvest I think are the ones who do patties which are quite good.

DUCK is another one but it can work out quite dear and you need a lot of freezer space.
 
Parkranger said:
Thanks guys. He will be a pet though, not a working dog so I don't want to pep him up with too much energy! ;-)
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our dogs are basically pets out of season ;) they live in the house and are let in the sitting room etc - not your average kennel kept working dogs - oh -a nd they also are home alone when we're at work every day and don't trash the house out of bordem or anything :)
 
Orijen is supposed to be a good dry subsitute for a raw diet. Barking Heads is also supposed to be a good comprimise. Both are quite expensive.
Otto is fed Skinners F&T Duck and Rice, which is VAT free and Hypoallergenic - about £22 for 15kg. It is 20% protein, as it's range is designed for working dogs their lowest protein is the Maintenance which is 18%. TBH neither are going to blow his brains as long as you give him plenty of walks. He's a Spaniel, it's his nature to be nuts, even if you only fed them a crisp once a week they'd still bounce of the walls. :D
 
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