Horse meat is great, cheap too. Roo meat I cook, it tends to give the dog worms when raw. But hey, there is a lot of Ideas on what to feed your pet greyhound that people have suggested. A meat and vegie stew is good too, once or twice a week. I would use chopped meat for that, not mince. Good grief, the dogs eat better that we do.

coops

bents,

Bit of bi carb soda helps get rid of any lactic acid build up in a dogs system which can cause acidosis (to an extent can be fatal).
Little bit in after a hard run behind the lure helps them a treat.

I feed 20gm lean beef per kg ie 30kg - 600gm
then 1cup kibble (i use bonnie)
1 cup vegies
2 cups water
then vitamins.

Weights always the same, and they always shine.

Hope this helps

Chook, I give my dog the same as you do. 600g lean beef 1 cup kibble (Winning Edge Gold) and his vitamins.
He seems to put on a huge amount of weight each week, a couple of days before I race him Icut back his meat to 500g and kibble to 3/4 cup. Can you tell me how much ecercise do you do with your diet?

coops

No, the meat I got was from pet and greyhound suppliers, not from butcher (wouldn't touch what they sell as 'pet mince'!).

Coops,

What weight is your race dog and is he stocky in the shoulders or lean?

Some dogs can be like that though, i had a bitch who looked at food and you could see the weight gaining.
lol

Exercise routine is generally 1 x 440m free gallop up a straight track which they generally fly up. 1 x 5 minute swim (or a gallop, depends on weather) then a race or trial around the circle.

If the boy is having a bit of weight trouble, after the race do you feed the normal dinner feed? If so try boiling up 400gm beef (try and scoop out some of the excess fat that will rise to the top) as well as half a cup of pasta and 1/4 cup of rice. Add that to the vegies and itll make a nice hit stewy dinner for em.
Great for their system after a race ad the less fat is good as theyre stomachs settle well for the night.

Also for losing a bit of weight, cabbage in their dinner can help. Not too much of course but if u finely chop/slice some some and just put a little bit in the boys dinner every second night, it may help.

Mine also get a 1hr walk daily if thats any help either.

Thanks Chook, I'll give that a whirl and see how he goes.

His weight is 32.6 at his last start at Bulli on the 24th Sept and on the 15 th of Oct he wieghed 32.8, but he weighed 33.5 three days before, thats why I cut his food back for those three days.
I don't run him as much as what you do. I walk him 3klm/day and two 150 slips up the paddock/week (Free gallops) and maybe one race, if lucky enough to get a draw.
For what you are saying, I think he needs more slips. (Free gallops.)

coops

I give mine enough food to retain what is lost when running. So if your boy is running less, wont hurt to feed him less.

I give all mine some breakfast too - so if you give any, maybe cut that in half and divide his dinner up. 1/2 morning 1/2 nite. May help.

Good Luck with him

I actually got just a pup of mine home form rearers a good 3kg+ over weight. I wanna get him down ready for breaking in but i reckon by the time i slim his fat ass down, itll be retirement time lol.

Thanks for your help Chook.

He's racing Bulli next Wednesday. He's in a crash hot field though, but you got to take it as it comes, and you never know what happens untill they pass the finish line.

coops

What race is he in coops, ive got a boyo in race #2

Chook, he's in race 6 box 2.

Hope to catch up with you there.

coops