Breakfast: 1 weetbix soaked in half cup hot water then topped with 1 full cup cold milk (I saw a guy feeding his pups with hot milk, which is a no no as the pups burnt their mouths but apparently he didn't have the 'empathy' to realise this), 1 egg yolk (don't have it every morning, just some mornings lol eggs are expensive if fed daily!) and while pups are normally not fussy eaters (I have never bred fussy eaters, some people that have fussy eaters usually mustn't be doing something right in feeding. I once sold a young bitch to this guy, she had always been a big eater and wouldn't turn down rubbish, however with this guy because he was feeding her wrong (hot milk, too much kibble ratio to meat etc) she started being picky with her food and he's now telling me that she's just a fussy eater when she is not. Arrgh lol) oh also young pups get a puppy biscuit (which are a bit softer than the usual 4 x 2 biscuits).
However if you do have a picky eater, sometimes a dollop of Nutrigel paste (get from vets) in the milk or meat will get them gobbling! ;-) Nutrigel is very palatable and attractive tasting so dogs can't resist it.
Another good idea is 5ml of Collovet liquid into the milk or meat or even down its throat via a syringe. ( You can get Collovet at any pet store) (don't give to racing dogs close to racing, as it contains caffeine). It's useful for animals in poor condition, picky eaters, animals recovering from a virus/bug etc it 'picks them right up'.

Morning vitamins a must: White E or Natural E (the first one is Vetsearch product, the other one is Troy product. I prefer using Troy Natural E).

Pups aged under 3 mths must be fed 4-5 times a day (small meals), over 3mths must be fed 3 times a day til about 5 mths old then they get 2 meals a day. Very important for young pups under 10mths to be fed TWICE a day.

Afternoon dinner: Feed meat with soaked kibble. Never fed dry kibble. Usually 1 to 1 half cups of kibble is the maximum. Important to feed a bit of chicken mince along with beef in the winter time for its fat content (can get chicken mince for 50 cents a kilo from reputable factories that sell bulk dog meat) but make sure it's fresh chicken that doesn't have big chunky bones in it.

I feed Winning Edge Platinium kibble to racedogs, however for pups, it is a good idea to vary kibble every couple of months from Coprice (a favourite of mine), Supercoat Puppy, Advance (best kibble ever! if you can afford it), Purina Puppy, and even the cheaper form of kibble you see everywhere, as long as you are feeding good meat with vitamins, kibble brand is really not important at all (but watch for the really cheap coloured kibbles as they have too much additives/dye in it, it causes tummy upsets)

Afternoon vitamins: Feramo D (or Livamol), Calci D (or DCP) and that's about it, you can add a cup of cooked vegetables (do not feed onions!) to the dinner daily. Cook a beefy/or chicken broth once a week (sundays usually). You can cook a broth by firstly filly a large pot with water, putting in say about 500g meat, throw in half a cup of rice, 1 packet of cheap noodles including the flavour sachet, diced celery (you can use the leafy stalks as well), 2-3 stalks chopped spinach (silverbeet), and instead of chopping carrots, you can buy a frozen Homebrand 1kg mixed vegetable bag, throw that in the pot. Add half of a capsimum, chopped, a bit less than a quarter cabbage, shredded.
Lemme think here.. oh also one garlic clove, diced finely. Sometimes I use a turnip and swede as well, but only use a very small amount.

It's a bonanza broth! ;-)


And a hint, never rear a pup on its own, mainly because it increases the risk of the pup turning into a fighter on the track or being too shy to go around a field etc

A pup must learn to take the knocks, bumps and bites of other pups and develop into a strong personality. You don't want a sooky spoilt pup that just wants to spend all day on the couch with its owner lol

Most important of all, it needs to get in plenty of long gallops, in a big open paddock so it can learn to turn and uses its legs properly.

Hope this helps ;-)


cheers