LizT Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Sorry, a bit of an 'unsavory' topic but....just wondering what is normal for a dog? I know that a horses goes every two hours at least (I've counted up to 18 a day when paddock cleaning! ) You see the dogs are fed in the evening and usually, but not always a poos follows soon after, or later on in the evening when let out before bed. Then there is another first thing in the morning on going out.....and another later on during the morning. Then another in the afternoon. I work night shift so when I get up at 1.00 am they ask to go out and wees and poo at that time too! So that's four or five that we know of..."that we know of" you say...yes I have found evidence that they go sometime between me leaving for work and my husband taking them out at 6.00 am. They have been partaking in the dreaded crime of....POO EATING!!!! Little poo smudged on the polished boards but no poos. I know there will be questions about what they get to eat. Diced beef (pet quality) and Advance dry. Once a day at around 4.30 pm. Should I change the time of day I feed them?? Not sure if it'd make a difference as they seem to poo around the clock! These little monkeys are Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and my German Shepherd who lives outdoors seems to only go a couple of times a day (I've never spotted him poo eating??) at least that is what appears to be the case as I don't clean up outdoors every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaileyWei Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 My girl goes approx 3 times a day and it fed twice a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashew Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 2 times a day. But he sqeezes everything out if he is out at the park....sometimes mushy piles my OH calls "unbaked" poo. My dog is fed 2 times a day. He does one time when he wakes up in the morning...and another time right after dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 take the dog off the advance. Try something different like Eagle pack, royal canin etc which is more digestable. High filler foods or low digestable protein can make more poos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 take the dog off the advance. Try something different like Eagle pack, royal canin etc which is more digestable. High filler foods or low digestable protein can make more poos! Are any of these brands Australian Made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) take the dog off the advance. Try something different like Eagle pack, royal canin etc which is more digestable. High filler foods or low digestable protein can make more poos! Are any of these brands Australian Made? What difference would it make as to where it is made. ?.If it is better for your dog. I purchase what suits the dogs best. Edited August 6, 2009 by oakway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) take the dog off the advance. Try something different like Eagle pack, royal canin etc which is more digestable. High filler foods or low digestable protein can make more poos! Are any of these brands Australian Made? What difference would it make as to where it is made. ?.If it is better for your dog. I purchase what suits the dogs best. If it came down to a matter of health it wouldn't make a difference one little bit. I'd get the import BUT....as a person I generally try very hard (AND it's becoming extremely difficult these days) to BUY AUSTRALIAN MADE PRODUCTS. Also other countrys have a different Food Administration Standard than Australian, this goes particulary for dog food too. Some can put in many things that are disallowed here. This countrys' economy has been going down the gurgler since I first left school in 1977 and our industry is completed stuffed. The rest of the world is following suit. Check the labels on your clothes. I used to work in the clothing inductry when I first left school, now most is subcontracted offshore. I swore I would not by another packet of Arnotts biscuits when the company sold out to American in the 80's. And I haven't bought an Arnotts product since. So it makes a difference to me. Edited August 6, 2009 by LizT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Mine go on average twice a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 they are not australian made, Royal Canin is French and Eagle Pack is American. Neither use imported/chinese fillers and they are not irradiated. I haev used both foods and find them better and more digestable then Advance. Artemis is made in Australia but can be very rich for some dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Orbit probably goes about 3 times a day on average? But can vary between 2 and sometimes 4. He eats a completely raw diet - prey model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffi Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 they are not australian made, Royal Canin is French and Eagle Pack is American. Neither use imported/chinese fillers and they are not irradiated. I haev used both foods and find them better and more digestable then Advance.Artemis is made in Australia but can be very rich for some dogs. Artemis is not made in Australia. It's American. I would consider Great Barko or Uncle Alber's for the Aussie made stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paganman Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Artemis is made in Australia but can be very rich for some dogs. I thought Artemis was american Im sure the bag I bought was made in the US?I agree its rich it didnt aagree with my dogs at all.Its a shame coz the ingredients are good but it didnt suit my dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam&Saki Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Good for you for buying Australian made, obviously our dog's health is the #1 priority but it's also so important to be keeping jobs in this country, especially in the current economic crisis. Hill's Science Diet is Australian made and my dog does equally well on that is she does on IAMs or Eukanuba, so we opt for Hill's. (I don't feed raw or supermarket.) There's a full list of Australian made pet products here: http://www.australianmade.com.au/directory...ct_contains=pet Oh and she 'goes' twice a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wire Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) The Hills sample I've got is made in the USA PS: Once or twice a day...depends on his mood Edited August 6, 2009 by wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 My cats eat Hills Science Diet and it's American. Not too many Aussie made products, but Uncle Albers and The Great Barko are and they are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam&Saki Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I linked to my reference in my post, that shows which Hills products are licensed to Australian companies and made here. So yes, while it may be an American owned company, as least the Hills Science dog food is Australian made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 My dogs generally seem to go twice a day but my dear departed Dixie would always squeeze out a poop whenever we went down the road on a lead and that could have been several times a day when I first got her because I used to take her everywhere with me! I haven't had another dog do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 My dogs generally seem to go twice a day but my dear departed Dixie would always squeeze out a poop whenever we went down the road on a lead and that could have been several times a day when I first got her because I used to take her everywhere with me! I haven't had another dog do the same. Ah, nothing like a bit of exercise to get things moving!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) I linked to my reference in my post, that shows which Hills products are licensed to Australian companies and made here.So yes, while it may be an American owned company, as least the Hills Science dog food is Australian made. Yes, it's cetainly good to try to keep Aussies in a job but it makes me mad when I think of all the Australian Companies that have been sold off to overseas concerns, so they still look like Aussie companies but all the profits still go overseas. I used Hills previously and I believe (have been told) it's more palatable than most others (not that eating has ever been an issue with my dogs) but when I bought a puppy from an "Advance breeder" and received the Puppy Pack I was please to see it was Australian Made, which I consider to be an added bonus, so I've kept on using it. Horrible thought......is the "extra" pooing because of the nasty poo eating episodes??? It does have to come out again?? Also would changing the time of day I feed my dogs make any difference??? I think most feed in the evenings. Edited August 7, 2009 by LizT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam&Saki Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I linked to my reference in my post, that shows which Hills products are licensed to Australian companies and made here.So yes, while it may be an American owned company, as least the Hills Science dog food is Australian made. Yes, it's cetainly good to try to keep Aussies in a job but it makes me mad when I think of all the Australian Companies that have been sold off to overseas concerns, so they still look like Aussie companies but all the profits still go overseas. Oh absolutely! Australian made AND owned is the ideal, but IMO Australian made is better than a complete import. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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