How to feed Dogs on the Go and Guide Dogs

Dogs that are constantly moving, and hunting dogs are known as dogs on-the-go. They are considered as the "round-tip" dogs, as they were usually used to gather up other animals. Round up dogs, rarely get to rest, unlike hunting dogs, they work until they have gathered up all the stray animals or when they are called off. Round-up dogs tend to burn huge amounts of their energy sources every day due to their extreme working habits. These types of dogs perform at the higher limits of a dog's capabilities and endurance.

With these dogs, it is better to leave food out, and have them self-feed themselves, which will result in a desirable portion control. Just by allowing a dog to decide its own daily portion will allow him to do a better job of figuring out how much it actually needs, according to how hard he is working, way beeter than the master could ever do.

When feeding regular herd dogs, the herdsman can feed the dogs anytime it is most convenient to him. As with all working dogs, you should feed them twice a day, if possible. As for herd dogs, almost half the daily needs will need to be fed at each meal. All round-up dogs need to be fed his morning feeding one hour before the workday begins, if that's possible, You should always allow your work round-up dog to rest about one hour before feeding him his last meal for the day, if at all possible to keep them from getting sick.

Guide dogs act as a blind person's eyes. Most of the energy used by these dogs depends greatly on the activity of the person they are guiding. A very active person will have very active dogs. Psychological stress and tension causes the need for more energy in guide dogs. A guide dog with a master who is pretty inactive has a bigger need for energy than house dogs.

Like all other dogs, guide dogs, should have their food level adjusted to their own body weight. Guide dogs are just as concerned about the convenience of their food as they are the quality. It can be real hard for a blind person to try mixing the ingredients, even moderate combinations, can be hard tasks for people that cannot see how to read a scale or level a tablespoon. Feeding a guide dog a higher caloric density (1600 to 2000 calories per pound) diet gives the least amount of trouble for the greatest amount of performance and is the most desirable diet for guide dogs. For a blind person, it is best to use portion control while feeding guide dogs.