10-01-2009, 07:17 PM
Been hesitant to chime in, but what the heck..[
], being a boxer person these past 16 years and currently feeding 4 of them...
Besides visiting PW, I also visit a boxer forum. In addition to being boxer people, 2 other traits seem rampant of that forum:
1: It is well populated with food snobs.[8][8][8]
2: Many write about their boxer eating sensitivities and problems.[:0][:0][:0]
I personally think the two are related, just not in the fashion that would be popular there [
]
IMHO, Boxers as a breed are as healthy and hearty as most any purebred.
As for feeding ours, we switched to Costco's Kirkland Chicken, rice, & vegetables about 2 years ago. Everyone seems to be doing well on it. No ones ever been to the vet for anything food related. Over time, I have come to realize that products with significant corn meal resulted in a bigger aftermeal pickup.[V]
As for home cooking - basically our dogs eat what we eat plus their kibble to round it out. I don't believe in cooking special for them, but, for example, if Soph and I are having eggs and sausage for breakfast, they each get an egg and sausage as well. I do draw the line - they don't get to drink my beer and if I didn't ration their potato chips, I wouldn't get any. I wish they would learn to peel their own fruit. [^] I never snack off their raw bones we sometimes get them.
Note to SH: If you can get TJ to Kona, the Konifornians will canonize you. LOL
David
Ninole Resident
], being a boxer person these past 16 years and currently feeding 4 of them...Besides visiting PW, I also visit a boxer forum. In addition to being boxer people, 2 other traits seem rampant of that forum:
1: It is well populated with food snobs.[8][8][8]
2: Many write about their boxer eating sensitivities and problems.[:0][:0][:0]
I personally think the two are related, just not in the fashion that would be popular there [
] IMHO, Boxers as a breed are as healthy and hearty as most any purebred.
As for feeding ours, we switched to Costco's Kirkland Chicken, rice, & vegetables about 2 years ago. Everyone seems to be doing well on it. No ones ever been to the vet for anything food related. Over time, I have come to realize that products with significant corn meal resulted in a bigger aftermeal pickup.[V]
As for home cooking - basically our dogs eat what we eat plus their kibble to round it out. I don't believe in cooking special for them, but, for example, if Soph and I are having eggs and sausage for breakfast, they each get an egg and sausage as well. I do draw the line - they don't get to drink my beer and if I didn't ration their potato chips, I wouldn't get any. I wish they would learn to peel their own fruit. [^] I never snack off their raw bones we sometimes get them.
Note to SH: If you can get TJ to Kona, the Konifornians will canonize you. LOL
David
Ninole Resident
Ninole Resident