Anyone Feed Fish?

[pie]

I quite often buy bags of frozen little fish or sardines from the fish shop, the dog loves them more than tinned fish, I had some really little fish once (about 4 or 5cm long) and took a pocketful to dog training, he loved them, but my pockets were a stinky mess by the end ;)

[Kirislin]

Mind love tinned sardines. Occasionally I give them the skin off my smoked trout, oh boy, they love that, you should see the look in their eyes when they get a whiff of that skin. I wonder about giving them the trout heads but I am a bit scared of the sharp bones, is it OK to feed to them?

[Dog_Horse_Girl]

Mind love tinned sardines. Occasionally I give them the skin off my smoked trout, oh boy, they love that, you should see the look in their eyes when they get a whiff of that skin. I wonder about giving them the trout heads but I am a bit scared of the sharp bones, is it OK to feed to them?

Yes. Supervise at first, but dogs cope fine with bones of all shapes, sizes and textures.

The first time Ruby got a fish head (barra), she looked at me as if to say, "What's that? And more importantly, what to I do with it?", but she got the hang of it quick-smart. Now she has a "plan" and goes in from the back of the head where it's open...it's the funniest thing to see her with a fish head in her mouth, and the fish's mouth opens and closes as she chews on it! ;)

[Turkey Trip]

I've just GOT to reply so I can play with the new Smileys.

I found raw, frozen sardines for $4.50/kg and pop one whole frozen fish on the top of the doggy dinners once or twice a week. They love to down their dinners then hop on their beds to crunch these tasty treats and it makes a great supplement to the diet. That price is fairly economical for a dog treat and comparatively cheap against the expensive dog kibbles.

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[Gretel]

I've just GOT to reply so I can play with the new Smileys.

I found raw, frozen sardines for $4.50/kg and pop one whole frozen fish on the top of the doggy dinners once or twice a week. They love to down their dinners then hop on their beds to crunch these tasty treats and it makes a great supplement to the diet. That price is fairly economical for a dog treat and comparatively cheap against the expensive dog kibbles.

Bye now. :D

No really, gotta go.. :D

Has been fun.

They sound a good price. Whereabouts are you located?

[Turkey Trip]

They sound a good price. Whereabouts are you located?

Near a fish shop.

Not the supermarket, you need to find a shop near you which specialises in fish and retails frozen fish packs. If not that then perhaps try your local markets.

[harper]

I think like everything there are always going to be those that agree and those that don't. I went to my local fishmonger who is a GR breeder and when he realised I was asking for the fish for my dogs he talked me out of it. He said there were too many fine, needle sharp bones in some fish and that he only feeds his dogs the boneless fillets. Personally, I now buy the boneless fillets occasionally but mainly stick to the tinned stuff.

[Dog_Horse_Girl]

I think like everything there are always going to be those that agree and those that don't. I went to my local fishmonger who is a GR breeder and when he realised I was asking for the fish for my dogs he talked me out of it. He said there were too many fine, needle sharp bones in some fish and that he only feeds his dogs the boneless fillets. Personally, I now buy the boneless fillets occasionally but mainly stick to the tinned stuff.

Doesn't the dog chewing the fish reduce the risk of anything *bad* happening if there are fine bones in the item?

Gosh, some people's response to feeding raw animal parts is stupid. Wild dogs eat raw fishes...and our dogs are (biologically speaking) not much different to wild dogs. The point is "some fish" might not be okay so find ones which are. Barra heads are great for dogs as are many other types of fish heads. Whole fish are also fine for most dogs most of the time.

[trifecta]

My guys have just polished off a salmon head each. This consists of the head, spine & tail..... basically what is left after the salmon is filleted. I buy them for $2 each & the dogs just love them, although my kelpie took a while to acquire the taste for them.

[Malamum]

Indy goes ballistic over tinned fish. It would be his favourite meal hands down.

I've never given them fresh raw fish as it's just something I never think to buy (getting tinned fish for them is just part of the regular grocery shop).

There is a fish shop in the mall that I walk through on my way to the station each afternoon so I should rememer to have a look to see if they have anything suitable.

[Dog_Horse_Girl]

I get the barra heads from Woolies but we have a fish shop not far from work so I should try there instead. They're $5 per kg in Woolies! So about $2 or $3 each depending on size. :rolleyes:

Any product you can buy cheaply and in the most natural state possible is a good thing IF you know what you're doing. Despite having fed a raw diet for years, I still go back to the literature on a regular basis to refresh my knowledge. With Ruby being on this bloody elimination diet/food trial, I've had to go back to the books more than once.

Good news is that I'm trying her on beef ribs tonight...decided mince wasn't worth the risk of having preservatives in it and even our local butcher puts something in the mince so it doesn't go off.