Tiarella
Well-Known Member
Hi 
Basically my o/h's parents have two dogs. A 9/10 year old lab and a 4/5 year old collie x lab (the labs pup). The lab has had 3/4 litters of puppies 'because they look cute' (you can see where im going...) and is not in the best condition, very over weight, lethergic and suffers from epilepsy but given no medication. The other dog is in very poor condition, skinny, very dull coat, and too much energy. It lives in a tiny utility at the back of their house at night and in the garden all day (in all weathers) which is fenced off and an average size. It isnt allowed to come in the house as it has had no training although listens to my o/h when he goes back there a couple of times a month and really does want to learn! He eats his food so quick he throws it back up so never seems to actually consume much and is just generally 'mad.' I have no idea if either of these two get wormed either.
They are fed twice a day - half a can of pedigree *vom* tin can and a handful of wagg biscuit stuff. This is obviously not enough and think the only reason the other dog is so fat is because it does NOTHING and has had so many puppies. The other dog NEEDS more suitable food but they do not see this. I have finally got it into my o/h's head about it all but just thinks im 'insulting' them and saying theyre bad dog owners. I am trying to find food suited to the dog and have been looking at skinners which is 29p a day to feed - a lot cheaper than these awful tins, butttt they then say that dogs 'need' meat chunks and wet food and dry food isnt enough *rolls eyes.* Can anyone reccomend a suitable food? Also do any of these pedigree/wagg type foods have links to worsening epilepsy?
I am a first time dog owner so still learning myself so all idea welcome
Basically my o/h's parents have two dogs. A 9/10 year old lab and a 4/5 year old collie x lab (the labs pup). The lab has had 3/4 litters of puppies 'because they look cute' (you can see where im going...) and is not in the best condition, very over weight, lethergic and suffers from epilepsy but given no medication. The other dog is in very poor condition, skinny, very dull coat, and too much energy. It lives in a tiny utility at the back of their house at night and in the garden all day (in all weathers) which is fenced off and an average size. It isnt allowed to come in the house as it has had no training although listens to my o/h when he goes back there a couple of times a month and really does want to learn! He eats his food so quick he throws it back up so never seems to actually consume much and is just generally 'mad.' I have no idea if either of these two get wormed either.They are fed twice a day - half a can of pedigree *vom* tin can and a handful of wagg biscuit stuff. This is obviously not enough and think the only reason the other dog is so fat is because it does NOTHING and has had so many puppies. The other dog NEEDS more suitable food but they do not see this. I have finally got it into my o/h's head about it all but just thinks im 'insulting' them and saying theyre bad dog owners. I am trying to find food suited to the dog and have been looking at skinners which is 29p a day to feed - a lot cheaper than these awful tins, butttt they then say that dogs 'need' meat chunks and wet food and dry food isnt enough *rolls eyes.* Can anyone reccomend a suitable food? Also do any of these pedigree/wagg type foods have links to worsening epilepsy?
I am a first time dog owner so still learning myself so all idea welcome
Thankfully neither of vicious, the younger one is just too over friendly and energetic and not many people appreciate having a big dog knock them over!