Staffordshire Bull Terrier Diet & Nutrition

Hi everyone! I have an 8 month old Staffy named Zion & I have been doing research on switching his food. He has previously had GI issues & is currently on Hills Science GI low fat prescription fo...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68808-chidog-human-grade-fresh-dog-food

So this is my daily challenge with Nifty. She’s intolerant to chicken and eggs, does not like fish flavoured kibble or tinned food more often than a few times from the open bag Does not like ba...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68705-feeding-woes-certain-food-intolerances-and-picky-eater

Hi all, Recently, I got myself a beautiful blue staffy pup. She's now 9 weeks 2 days, and I am looking to pick the best food I can afford for her. I need the food to be dry ( mainly for convenien...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68754-dry-food-help-please

An acquaintance of a friend was recommended the kibble by her vets which has as 3 first ingredients : Maize starch, feather hydrolysate with low molecular weight, copra oil I mean really ?!

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68720-feather-meal

Does anyone have any experience or echos of the dogchef feeding system ? Fed up of Nifty being picky, with difficulty in sourcing quality and available kibble/tinned that is egg and chicken (in...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68698-dogchef

Hi guys, hope you’re all good. So our 6 month old, Bear, has been on raw since we brought him home at 8 weeks. He’s full of life, has a great coat and has been in good health since we got him...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68643-raw-perseverance

Behind raw/barf being the food the most recommended, just wondering how kibble rates vs tinned food (for equivalent premium brand) Tinned is more expensive but is it necessarily better ?

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68635-kibble-vs-tinned-food

I was watching a veterinary documentary this weekend. The vet was explaining to the owners of an obese labrador, who would add ham to his kibble in order for him to eat, that a healthy dog can ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68623-a-fortnight

I like to go hiking and would like to take Opium with me. Whilst the humans have lots of water and energy snacks, was wondering if electrolytes in Opium’s water could be beneficial for her. ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68573-electrolytes

Pet shop shelves are full of animal origin treats. I’m not talking dried strips of chicken or beef but pig trotters, snouts or ears, beef nerves, calf hooves or ears, chicken feet, etc They’r...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68571-which-treats-natural-dried-animal-origin

Need help My staffie is 15wks old and is passing wind all the time and he’s like a sewer, he’s on a special diet as he has allergies to lots of stuff, I have even got him a special bowl  t...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68544-smelly-staffie

Need help My staffie is 15wks old and is passing wind all the time and he’s like a sewer, he’s on a special diet as he has allergies to lots of stuff, I have even got him a special bowl  t...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68545-smelly-staffie

Please help. I have just inherited my grandads 6 year old staffie. From what I gather he has been fed on scraps of adult food most of his life and he is crazy like he's been fed lots of sugar or ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68529-please-help-advice-needed

The kibble that Opium arrived with stated that it should be used within 15 days of opening, on a 3kg bag ! I have been researching and Acana/Orijen should be used within 3 months of opening the b...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67660-kibble-use-by-date

Found new biscuits in pet shop so thought I’d give them a try. They’re Tribal Rewards for dogs. Biscuits by definition are yummy but don’t look at the ingredients list   However these look...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68526-testing-new-biscuits

Just wondering for those who have/have had several canine members in the same household at the same time, do/did they have the same menus or tailor made ? Is it correct to feed the same kibble ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68523-several-canine-members-same-menu

Best boy Nero has suddenly decided he doesn’t want to eat raw food anymore,he’s been eating it for the last 6 weeks but now won’t touch it.Any ideas,we have a freezer stuffed with it.Any th...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68518-eating

Hi guys, Our staffy girl is 9 months old. Due to allergies, she had a cytopoint injection just over 4 weeks ago. It worked great and then 3 days ago she had her usual advocate flea treatment. A d...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68519-allergies-cytopoint-apoquel-advocate

So I’ve been reading an article which recommends regularly changing kibble fed, between different manufacturers, in order to avoid deficiencies. Looking through dog food directories, it’s not...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68516-kibble

Hi guys, I’m new to the forum so I hope I’m posting this in the right place. We have a gorgeous Staffy girl puppy who had her 2nd jab today. She’s just over 11 weeks old. She’s bright and...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68426-adding-rice-to-puppys-diet

So now that I’m trying to keep kibble chicken and egg free, I was just wondering if it was a good idea to only feed fish flavoured kibble ? I mean should dogs eat some kind of (animal) meat ?

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68408-only-feeding-fish

Hi, My best boy Nero is now 5mths old, his weight gain has slowed down, he has weeks where he has no weight gain at all, is this normal? He weighs 11.3kg.He has been on Purina HA kibble for fou...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68411-weight

Hi, My best boy Nero (15 weeks) has been biting his legs tail and scratching himself over the last 3 weeks,I took him to the vet who could find nothing wrong with him.She thought it might be an...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68369-allergy

At present we are feeding Nero (20 weeks old) 3 x a day.At what stage do we start feeding him 2 x a day.?

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68396-feeding

Lily's Kitchen has been taken over by Nestle... https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/media/pressreleases/allpressreleases/nestle-purina-petcare-acquires-natural-pet-food-brand-lilys-kitchen Appar...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68277-lily-s-kitchen-takeover

Why do so many breeders feed and wean onto kibble like Proplan and Royal Canin ? Is it just for cost reasons ? because these kibbles aren’t scoring very highly in kibble reviews Do you change f...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68347-kibble-questions

I suspect Nifty having an intolerance to eggs and possibly chicken. Should I also avoid food containing turkey or duck or pheasant too ? I am going to order reindeer instead of the rabbit & chick...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68337-food-intolerance

Hi, We have switched Nero to a Bella and Duke raw food diet, he is 10 weeks old.He appears to enjoy it but our Vet has recommended that we don’t use raw until he is at least 1 year old as the...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68334-bella-and-duke

Been reading articles on potential benefits on giving ACV to dogs. I’m tempted to try for Nifty but wondered if I can add a little (max 1tsp) in her evening kibble meal ? Thoughts ?

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68259-giving-apple-cider-vinegar

So I have been reading a lot lately about dog nutrition. Have considered a raw diet but I have a small freezer and don’t think I would be able to commit to it 100% when back to work so looking ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68244-dog-herb-supplements-natural-supplements

I’ve been trying to find some good recipes for just “that food” that I can give her every other day as a treat that will still be good for her. I find that the ones online are mostly either...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68249-simple-nutritional-meals

Hi All I have an 8wk old Staffy girl who is on Bakers puppy food and she seems to like that so I don't see a need to change it at the moment but I would like to know if there are any supplements ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68174-food-supplement-for-puppy

My Opium is a kibble gobbler, she doesn’t crunch the kibble but swallows it in record time. I’ve tried the slow feeder bowls and “toys” but feel they run to frustration. My miracle soluti...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68177-slowing-down-kibble-feeding

Cody seems to really chewing his tail a lot and the skin is broke and we have some bold spots xx

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68140-tail-biting

This may help people know what's ok to feed their furbabies

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68078-fruit-veg

Does anyone have any experience with this kibble ? Particularly looking to the 2 “fresh meat” versions : Carp & Trout and Chicken & Rabbit (Nifty doesn’t like lamb)

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67906-carnilove

Definitely worth a try. I was given some as a gift for the girls. They’re great as no rawhide and the girls love them

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68016-smartbones

I admit to giving treats easily during any training but I try to be careful in what I give. Anything that is too gungy and smelly is avoided (smackos, for example ) I look for “more natural” ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68017-commercial-dog-treats

A tin of natures menu and pigs ear,dried liver, sausages , oh and a black pudding stick Birthday she would get a butchers bone natures menu treats , wainwrights, james wellbeloved or whatever n...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68004-what-food-does-your-dog-get-birthdays-christmas

Cheese and scrambled egg,macaroni cheese, smoked sausage supper gherkins and pickles ( till i realised they were bad for her and stopped).

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t68003-what-foods-do-you-feed-your-dog-on-occasion-and-know-you-should-nt

I have already posted in the past about a work colleague who feeds her rescue dogs human food (spaghetti bolognese, for example) explaining that they have lived the worse, now they deserve the be...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67954-human-food-not-such-a-good-idea

Been looking at different (grain free) kibbles and they generally have between 3-5% fibre which seems little to me. My girls also like to “graze grass” so I’m wondering if I couldn’t add ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67924-feeding-extra-fibre-with-kibble

As a newly-owned-by-staffy and canine novice in general, I've been performing certain experiments with the kibble. Soaked kibble test - as the title describes, soak kibble in water to imagine asp...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t66875-the-kibble-test

are now available at pets at home i recommend these as they are excellent at cleaning your dogs teeth theyre hypoallergenic and made with natural ingredients . i usually get mia the medium alliga...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t62099-whimzee-dog-dental-chews

Archie has had a skin issue from the day we picked him up from the breeder. There were a few spots mostly on his forehead and around ears. Initially I thought it’s from puppy play. He also had ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67884-should-i-feed-grain-free

With yet another scandal blowing over grain-free kibble this time and risks of heart disease, it’s becoming a real minefield to get real information on how best to feed our canine friends. From...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67904-kibble-fillers

Hi me and my wife have just got to the postion where we own our own home. We have now 2 young children and in a postion to take a dog. Me and my wife always said we would get a stafford and we di...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67876-mother-inlaw-thinks-im-a-dog-food-snob

A question regarding my 5 month old Staffie pup. She is chewing through her nylabone. Should I remove this from her? If so any recommended chews I could replace it with?

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67836-nylabone

Just wondering what you all consider as high value treats for training ? What do you use and recommend ? When I take my girls to canine club, I have small pieces of cheese, favourites being ...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67806-high-value-treats-for-training

My pup is 6 month old 13.5 kg and has been on tails.com since 12weeks, was wondering if it is the best for him ,blu has a habit of eating stools ,anyone else had problems with their pup eating st...

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t67771-which-is-the-best-food-for-my-blue-staffy-pup