FEEDING

Question
I HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BLACK GREAT DANE WHOM HAS JUST TURNED 1 YEAR OLD. I AM CONCERNED ON HOW MUCH HE SHOULD BE GETTING FED AS HE STILL APPEARS QUITE LEAN. I FEED HIM 2.5KG OF MEAT A DAY AND A CUP AND A HALF OF RICE (RICE - MEASURED BEFORE COOKED).WHEN I BOUGHT HIM AS A PUB FROM THE BREEDER I MET BOTH MY PUPS PARENTS AND THE BREEDER TOLD ME THAT THE PARENTS ATE 3KG OF MINCE AND TWO CUPS OF RICE A DAY FULLY GROWN. HOW MUCH SHOULD A 1 YEAR OLD EAT? AM I FEEDING HIM ENOUGH? THANKS HEAPS FOR THE ADVICE - AJ

Answer
What makes you think rice is going to put weight on?  If you must feed rice don't wash it before cooking to leave the starch in.

Get a good complete dry food, wet it with water or gravy and mix that with the meat, we use minced tripe.  However, to put weight on get breast of lamb, bone3d and minced, butchers will do that for you.

Our diet sheet can be downpladed from

www.bengraftongreatdanes.me.uk

Hope that helps.

Ken