Sachiel Miniature Poodles

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What We Use and Recommend

Products We Use to keep our miniature poodles healthy and happy. 

From how we feed, to what clippers, combs, shampoos, blow dryers and conditioners, to the best show leads for poodles to keep their coats fluffy. All you need to keep your poodle as happy and healthy as ours! 
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What We Feed

And why

50-70%

We feed at least 50% raw meat to our dogs.  We use the cheaper lean cuts, for example heart meat, limited liver and kidney, and lean cutlets.  We do NOT use the prepackaged raw dog meat sold for dogs in the supermarkets as it is very high in preservatives (just check how long it lasts before the use-by dates!)  We buy our dog meat from the people section, and use it within two days or freeze it for future use. We don't feed sausage meat as it is too fatty for regular feeding.

We used to feed raw chicken necks and drumsticks, but the dogs just didn't seem to like them that much and after some tummy upsets we stopped feeding them.

25%

We feed about 25% raw or canned, salt free fish.  Salmon and tuna come canned in springwater at IGA or sometimes we buy it frozen or fresh at the deli if it is on special.

0-20%

Dried dog feed, even the extremely expensive brands, is mostly maize or corn.  So we limit dried dog feed to at most 20% of our feeds.  With some dogs we will not feed dried food at all, but others seem to need a little to keep their systems in order.

5%

Of course our dogs get our table leftovers, for example cooked pasta, green vegetables, carrots, sweet potato, pumpkin, and the occasional piece of toast or unfinished pancake.  Cooked chicken is an occasional treat but is VERY carefully deboned before feeding. They also have access to half an acre of pesticide-free grass, which they munch on regularly as do all dogs.
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What we DON'T feed

We don't feed canned dog food as it is low in protein and nutrients and high in fat, gelatine and water.  The only exception would be if I have a dog recovering from abdominal surgery (as our border collie cross girl was after desexing) I will let them spend a week or two on half canned food and half well-chopped raw meat, so their digestive systems only have to cope with softer meals while recuperating
We don't feed more than 20% dried dog food as it is predominantly maize or corn and simply not nutritional enough for dogs' specialized feeding requirements. 
We don't feed much cooked meat, only sometimes as treats.
After transitioning to a mostly raw meat diet, our dogs' coats improved and their skin allergies (if any) were gone in days.
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