Jozlyn Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Hi, My 16 week old Kelpie puppy LOVES cheese! I would like to use it as a treat/reward for her. BUT how much can I give her in a day and what sort? She weighs in at about 10 kgs atm. Many thanks, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I use cheese too! :D I pick a brand that doesn't crumble, and that you can cut into small squares/cubes, experiment with brands to find one that works (I use woolworths brand, also have used Aldi and a few others). I found it helps if the cheese is not too cold - so I leave it out for a few minutes before cutting it. As to how much, I don't know, I don't measure, depends what we are training :laugh: but if you do feed a klot of treats, you may need to cut down their food or try to use their food as treats sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozlyn Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks Kavik, but what sort of cheese, ie tasty or chedder? Cheers, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I try to use the 50% fat cheese - just to keep the overall fat levels down. Bega So Extra Light is really good in terms of cutting easily and not crumbling - and is 50% fat. I use a mixture of human stuff for treats - Inghams make a chicken sandwich loaf which a good deli will cut into thicker slices for you - about 1cm thic - then you can cut that up into smaller pieces. Again, it doesn't crumble. And mine might get Devon or Kabana - they never know which flavour they're getting. The salt content is a bit of a worry I guess. A super duper treat - which technically we can't use down here in tasmania - is lamb liver - I rinse it, soak it in milky water for a little while, then boil it in clean water for about an hour - then when it's cooler, slice it finely, and cut it into trats, and then bag it in zippy bags and freeze it. How much depends on how much training you do - remember treats don't have to be large - I might break the 1cm cube into 2 or more pieces - even for my adult BCs. The treats have to be quick, not big. You can jackpot with one or two small cubes broken into a couple of pieces each - treat, treat, treat, treat - like a machine gun - pup thinks he's getting more than he actually is. I use the snack size zippy snap plastic bags - and maybe go through one a day for each of my dogs - maybe more if I'm doing a lot. I keep my dogs on the lean side - because of what I want them to do. My 10.5 year old BC bitch (49cmn at shoulders but finely built) weighs 14.6/14.8 kg, and my 4 year old male weighs about 20.6/20.8 kg - a bit too lean maybe, especially for the sho ring - but hey, he's a performance dog first. I take my guys in to the vet's office to weigh them every few weeks, just to see how we're going. And go by whether I can feel ribs, and/or see a tuck in/tuck up. Less to worry about with a pup - but still good to keep them on the leanish side, especially from about 6 months up. But again, as Kavik says - just sort of take account of how much pup is getting in treats, and adjust the meals down a little if you need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I use Tasty cheese. Thanks Tassie for the loaf idea - might see if I can find that to mix it up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedazzledx2 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I use whatever's on special!!! Semi matured is best as its plasticky but any will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) If I'm using food treat rewards I tend to use the Bega cubed cheese - and I chop each cube down into 4 cubes. That's what I use for an adult large dog. You could go smaller again for a pup. Just watch too much of it over a short space could affect stools so keep an eye out. I tend to use lower value treats for stuff already known and easy. Also, I don't necessarily stick to one food treat style for all times. Sometimes cooked sausage cut into very small cubes; sometimes frankfurts; sometimes ...... Much depends on what the dog likes and that can mean variations :). Edited August 28, 2012 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozlyn Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks for the info' folks. ATM I'm using: "love 'em" puppy rewards (these are the lower value ones), for higher value rewards I use: "Jer High" Milky Sticks for puppies, "Pedigree" Puppy trainers and boiled chicken. I'm now going to add: cheese, sausage & chicken loaf, keep her guessing :laugh: Cheers, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Have you had a look at this page for some yummy treat ideas...I have posted it a few times...but here it is again Yummy, simple homemade treats & they are healthy too :) I find a bit too much cheese can upset their tummies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozlyn Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Have you had a look at this page for some yummy treat ideas...I have posted it a few times...but here it is again Yummy, simple homemade treats & they are healthy too :) I find a bit too much cheese can upset their tummies. Anything new I give her in very small doses :) Thanks for the link, I'll check that out now :D Ohhh and boiled chicken, well the attention was unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozlyn Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Have you had a look at this page for some yummy treat ideas...I have posted it a few times...but here it is again Yummy, simple homemade treats & they are healthy too :) I find a bit too much cheese can upset their tummies. I've just been checking out the recipes and several of them say to add garlic, I was under the impression that garlic was a BIG no-no for dogs, like onion. Cheers, J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Garlic is not the same as onion, as far as dogs go. A dog would have to eat a whole bulb (clump) of garlic for it to do any harm. Garlic in small doses is actually beneficial to your dog & can help to repel parasites. Many of the more "natural" dog foods contain garlic. My dogs go nuts over those treats I have listed I roughly cut them up into 1cm cubes, but can then break them up smaller if I feel inclined to do so, & deliver the treat nice & slow or throw them down in rapid succession, depending on what I am training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozlyn Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Garlic is not the same as onion, as far as dogs go. A dog would have to eat a whole bulb (clump) of garlic for it to do any harm. Garlic in small doses is actually beneficial to your dog & can help to repel parasites. Many of the more "natural" dog foods contain garlic. My dogs go nuts over those treats I have listed I roughly cut them up into 1cm cubes, but can then break them up smaller if I feel inclined to do so, & deliver the treat nice & slow or throw them down in rapid succession, depending on what I am training. Ahhh thanks, for some reason I had it in my head that garlic was a no go. Makes life a bit easier, I can actually give her some of our leftovers now. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murve Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Please be careful with the cheese, it is best to try & use the Lactose Free cheese & use in small amounts, as dogs can have trouble digesting milk based products. I have seen a large breed dog been given 1kg of diced cheese within a few hrs, this person did this everyday that dog now has kidney/liver problems. A few of my friends & my partner tried to tell the owner, talk about ignorance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozlyn Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 OMG I would never feed that much cheese in one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 chicken chunkers or 4 paws dog roll Fritz/devon/chicken roll liver cake boiled meat raw meat/chicken necks cabana cooked roo sausage Any of the above cut into small cubes works well. Just don't give too much of one thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumabaar Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) I also keep an eye on the salt content of my treats- so try to mix chicken in with my more valuable/salty treats. It picks up the yummy taste but bulks out the amount a fair bit. I use a HEAP of treats when I am out- so for people using less its not an issue. Edited August 28, 2012 by Jumabaar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Please be careful with the cheese, it is best to try & use the Lactose Free cheese & use in small amounts, as dogs can have trouble digesting milk based products. I have seen a large breed dog been given 1kg of diced cheese within a few hrs, this person did this everyday that dog now has kidney/liver problems. A few of my friends & my partner tried to tell the owner, talk about ignorance Did the cheese cause the problems? 1kg per day is a huge amount, I would think the salt and fat content would be a bigger worry than the dairy though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Please be careful with the cheese, it is best to try & use the Lactose Free cheese & use in small amounts, as dogs can have trouble digesting milk based products. I have seen a large breed dog been given 1kg of diced cheese within a few hrs, this person did this everyday that dog now has kidney/liver problems. A few of my friends & my partner tried to tell the owner, talk about ignorance Did the cheese cause the problems? 1kg per day is a huge amount, I would think the salt and fat content would be a bigger worry than the dairy though? Absolutely. I wouldn't go through 500gm in a forthnight. And as I've said, I've always got a mixture. 1kg in a dayis just insane - even once. Having said that, I do warn puppy class people that if their dog is lactose intolerant, they shouldn't use cheese. But for the amounts we're talking about, I haven't known dogs to have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**Super_Dogs** Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 1 kg I use cheese for training treats all the time. The pieces are very small and I use other treats. I have several dogs and would go through about 500g a month. I try to mix the cheese with a more boring treat as the cheese sent gets onto these treats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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