sarpoodle

I'm looking for some suggestions regarding a food source that will be high energy and calorie dense, but not high volume.

When I take Saydee to training, we're typically in the car for over an hour. She gets car sick still, so I don't feed her before leaving in the morning. Once there, she runs out of energy as the day goes on.

I'd like to find a food source that I can feed her upon arrival that won't take forever to digest or make her overly full, but will at least give her more energy to do work.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Greg

liljaker

Not sure what diet she is on, but how about some dehydrated raw? That travels well, is dense. Just a thought. Vital Essentials has freeze dried niblets and Stella and Chewys has the dehydrated which you can use as treats or for travel without hydrating, too.

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tortoise

Science Diet High Energy
NutriSource Performance
NutriSource Super Performance (excellent value!)
Innova Evo in the red bag
Diamond has a high calorie formula but it is lower quality. Can't remember the name.

sarpoodle

Haven't jumped on the raw bandwagon as yet, but these may be great as high value rewards. I'll definitely look into these. Thanks for the suggestion.

Greg

sarpoodle

Nice! I'm not familiar with these products, but this is sort of along the lines of what I was looking for. Thanks for your response.

Greg

PoodlePowerBC

High energy high calorie ... maybe try dehydrating Beef heart? I slice it thin, lay it on sheets lined with parchment and dry at around 290 till it's dry and crunchy. They love it, and it doesn't smell up the house like liver, and you can give more of it, because it's not really considered an organ, it's muscle. I've heard Lung works well also.
Russell is a raw fed dog and traditional bought treats don't work as well.

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mom24doggies

I was thinking Innova Evo too...Orijen and Blue Buffalo wilderness are also pretty dense foods. I would just be careful not to feed him too much. If he's not used to the higher calories\higher protein his tummy could get upset.

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sarpoodle

Thanks for the suggestion and heads up. I'll keep that in mind. This food would only be used a couple of times a week when I take her to training. Just want a quick, small meal that will help keep her energy up.

tortoise

Zukes makes the Power Bones treat, inspired by the owner's dog (Zuke) losing energy on a hike and Zuke got a human energy bar. zukes is an excellent brand. I go through pounds and pounds of their treats every year!

liljaker

The Vital Essentials niblets, I use them as treats and wow, does he perform for them and they are little crunchy nuggets.

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