Feeding and housing

In short

• A large 40 kg (90 lb) guardian eats roughly 0.45–0.6 kg of dry food a day, and in winter and on the hill up to 0.8 kg.
• Water always: a dog needs roughly 50–60 mL per kg of body weight a day, ice-free in winter.
• Never raw offal or raw pork: hydatid disease and Aujeszky's disease (fatal for dogs and cats).
• Poisonous: chocolate, grapes and raisins, onion and garlic, xylitol, cooked poultry bones; for cats also lilies, paracetamol and dog flea products.
• A cat needs cat food (taurine, more protein). Porridge with milk is not a meal.
• Kennel: raised off the ground, insulated, with a wind-protected entrance and straw in winter; shade and water next to it.

What's inside

Chapters

1. How much food and water
2. Commercial food
3. Home-made food and food from the holding
4. What is poisonous
5. Puppies and kittens
6. Body condition and weighing
7. The dog kennel
8. Run, fencing and chain
9. Housing for cats
10. Winter and heat
11. Common mistakes
12. Printable checklist

Worksheets

• Food calculator
• Recipe for a cooked meal
• Kennel materials calculator
• Weighing and condition log
• Run and kennel sketch
• Feeding and housing calendar