My New Rescue Puppy.

[PoorSucker]

Gave him a home for Christmas.

Found abandoned road side, taken to Samui dog rescue centre.

Adopted him 23 Dec, with approval from my 7yrs son.

Would like opinions on parents breed to feed him right.

 

 

[Oxx]

https://www.what-dog.net suggests it's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier type - Active, personable, affectionate

[lopburi3]

13 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

to feed him right.

The options are Singha, Chang, Tiger?  ????

[neeray]

I own a 13 year old Brittany that I have fed ground, raw chicken (or turkey) to since 3 months old. She has never had a health problem and is still almost as active as a pup. I augment the chicken diet with cooked eggs, cooked carrots, some cooked Brussels sprouts or asparagus now and then, some fish etc.

I just did a Google search "raw chicken diet for dogs". There is lots of information available.

He looks good. I think he lucked out ! Enjoy.

And do get him neutered.

[Smithson]

Looks like a pedigree 'Thai Dog,' tough, healthy and very easy to look after. Generally good with kids and snakes.

[PoorSucker]

33 minutes ago, Oxx said:

https://www.what-dog.net suggests it's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier type - Active, personable, affectionate

Tried four similar photos taken same time came back with four breeds not even close to each other.

[dick dasterdly]

3 hours ago, Oxx said:

https://www.what-dog.net suggests it's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier type - Active, personable, affectionate

Doesn't look at all like a staffie pup to me!

 

I agree with Smithson, a heinz 57 type of Thai dog - with perhaps some German Shepherd in there?

 

As for feeding, it depends on whether you're prepared to endure something along the lines of the BARF diet (a great description IMO....), or prefer something far easier.

 

The only thing I'm sure about is to introduce pups to all types of food - so they aren't so 'picky' in later life!.....

[marcusarelus]

https://www.royalcanin.com/products/dog/puppy

 

My soi dog looked much like yours and I fed the dog Royal Canin and she grew to be the biggest soi dog in the soi.

 

Your dog is a typical Thai soi dog.  That't what they look like as pups.

Edited January 6, 2019 by marcusarelus

[Crossy]

5 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

My soi dog looked much like yours and I fed the dog Royal Canin and she grew to be the biggest soi dog in the soi.

He's got pretty big feet, could grow up to be a big boy.

 

Looks bright and alert, train him well and you'll have a great friend for life.

[BestB]

Thai mix breed, Food depends on your budget.

 

Royal Canine top of the shelve, looking around 2000 baht for 15kg

 

Smartheart is not bad, my gang love it. Smartheart also has premium holistic and gold. Half the price of Royal Canine

 

Dog biscuits is a must for all the nutrients,, for evening meal, he would need meat. Personally i avoid canned food. Just chicken or pork mince,or pieces or chicken breast.

 

If you do not want to give intestinal worming tabs, then boil all raw meat a little.

 

Some goat milk also good idea as a snack for calcium 

 

Enjoy the puppy hood, i have 4 pups, i only prey your is nothing like my active terror cell. 

 

They make hell look heavenly :), lol 

[poohy]

Your boy looks good a certain pedigree Thai dog there i reckon, but good these muts are strong and healthy

 

Meet Winnie a bundle of love and a pretty good guard, shes learning from our BIG girl! 

 

Shes 6 months now and about 18kilos

2 kilos and nearly dead when we found her she could barely walk

Diet dry food mixed with raw chicken or fish canned mackeral, boiled chicken carcass,

 

Get them wormed injected for parvo and rabies  good to go 

I give mine a tick tablet as they are outside 

 

Sadly your lawn will take one hell of a beating! and Oh she got her first snake 3 days ago!

[PoorSucker]

On 1/6/2019 at 4:35 PM, poohy said:

Get them wormed injected for parvo and rabies  good to go 

Already done at Samui dog rescue centre, all veterinary problems free for the rest of his life.

They do that for all adopted dogs and cats.

 

My puppy just killed his first two pairs of sandals, mine and my sons, he's really proud.

 

 

Winnie looks good for 18 kg. ????

[poohy]

Excellent news re vets i found Winnie lying by the side of road so no such deals

 

ouch!! forgot to mention shoes......At best hidden worst chewed to bits

They grow out of it eventually so i am told although our 6 year old big girl is still prone to the odd chew 

Winnie is filling out as she eats more like horse than a dog .i am just hoping she doesn't grow into her ears

[nobodysfriend]

 Thanks for adopting a puppy !

Dogs in Thailand are born to suffer ... if you take good care for this one it will love you and forever be your friend ...

 

We have 8 dogs , all are healthy , they get mostly cooked chicken with boiled soft potatoes and vegetables , a bit of fish oil ( important for a healthy skin ) , and some calcium for the bones . We live near the sea , so we collect some of those ' squid " floaters " , some time ...Have it's blood checked , there are a lot of viruses in TH .

 

' Bravecto ' one every three month keeps ticks and fleas away and even can kill heartworms , too .

[nobodysfriend]

2 minutes ago, Arjen said:

All good advises

 

BUT!!!! Bravecto does NOT protect against heartworm. When use Bravecto you should use also Ivermecte, Monthly, in a low dose to protect against heartworm.

BUT!!!! Bravecto does NOT protect against heartworm. When use Bravecto you should use also Ivermecte, Monthly, in a low dose to protect against heartworm.

• 
  Oh , Ok , our vet told us that ... may be she was wrong ...?

[nobodysfriend]

Note to the OP :

Do not give it some of your tiger , chang or singha ... it might like it too much ... ( Joke )

[donim]

On 1/6/2019 at 1:48 PM, dick dasterdly said:

Doesn't look at all like a staffie pup to me!

 

I agree with Smithson, a heinz 57 type of Thai dog - with perhaps some German Shepherd in there?

 

As for feeding, it depends on whether you're prepared to endure something along the lines of the BARF diet (a great description IMO....), or prefer something far easier.

 

The only thing I'm sure about is to introduce pups to all types of food - so they aren't so 'picky' in later life!.....

I agree.. Mostly I give my dogs Alpro. It's resonably priced  on the big bag. I just buy what the shop has in promotion, sometime a damaged bag with a price reduced sticker but the plastic bag inside still intact.  So my dogs eat Smartheart, Pedigree , Alpro and the Tesco home brand.

They didn't like the cheapest one, can't recall the name.

This is just the dry food.

And they get meals with rice which we add: cooked chicken caracas or cooked liver.

 

My dogs are the one '' black labrador'' and my other thai dog which colors reasseble the border terrier (heinz 57), both dog I took from the land in development nearby. (just a few hours later a crane drove over their nest..)

[donim]

On 1/6/2019 at 4:35 PM, poohy said:

They love those shoes ! :)

 

Have to put mine on something.. my dogs only take these that are on the floor.

Your dog is ''narak''  !

Woof said mine! ????

 

 

 

[Katia]

On 1/5/2019 at 9:40 PM, Oxx said:

https://www.what-dog.net suggests it's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier type - Active, personable, affectionate

He's undoubtedly some sort of mutt.

 

This is a Staffordshire Terrier.  Puppies of same.  He hasn't the look; not nearly stocky enough, face too long.

 

 

He's completely adorable, though!

 

 

On 1/6/2019 at 4:35 AM, poohy said:

Meet Winnie a bundle of love and a pretty good guard, shes learning from our BIG girl!

 

OMG, look at those fuzzy ears.

[xtrnuno41]

i think at least food with high protein percentage. Though a dog can eat anything but dogs eat meat and not vegetables.

Royal canin is famous, but guess more expensive.

[dick dasterdly]

1 hour ago, Arjen said:

Some other information about heartworm: 

 

Once the dog has developed heartworm it is very difficult to treat/cure. They grow relatively big (7cm) and wen you kill them with a mdicine the dear worms will cause also serious problems. As far as I know does Ivermectine not kill the adult worms, only the larvae, that is why it is important to protect your dog monthly with Ivermectine. A good read is this: 

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/heartworm-disease-in-dogs

 

Arjen.

 

Nowadays I use Nexgard Spectra every month which protects against ticks and heartworm, but prior to the introduction of this product, used HeartGuard to protect against heartworm.

 

Either way - thank god for the latest generation of tablets against ticks that actually work!

 

Bravecto was the first to be introduced (lasted for 3 months against ticks, but needed the added protection of HeartGuard), and now we have Nexgard Spectra which needs to be used every month, but protects against both ticks and heartworm ????.

[dick dasterdly]

On 1/6/2019 at 2:01 PM, Crossy said:

He's got pretty big feet, could grow up to be a big boy.

 

Looks bright and alert, train him well and you'll have a great friend for life.

I always look at the size of the paws on a puppy too, to get some idea of how big he/she is likely to grow!

 

Doesn't always work as staffie/pitbull type dogs have huge paws, but end up 'bulky' rather than 'big' - if that makes sense?

 

From the 'photo it does look as if he's going to be a largish dog ????.

[dick dasterdly]

38 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

i think at least food with high protein percentage. Though a dog can eat anything but dogs eat meat and not vegetables.

Royal canin is famous, but guess more expensive.

Royal Canin also gets bad reviews on many 'best dog food' type websites (too little meat IIRC).  I only know this as I was looking into the subject a few years ago.

 

I'm certainly not an expert, but something along the lines of the BARF diet seems the most natural diet for a dog, and therefore probably the best?

 

I'd only add that dogs do seem to need a small amount of veg. in their diet, as they eat grass.

[DJ54]

Looks like a happy dog!

[ronaldo0]

Looks like part thai ridgeback. I adopted a similar one on samui and great dog buy constant skin problems with skin on his feet. Great guard dog and they eat anything.

[moreem]

hello, do you know what are the only dried food acceptable in Thailand ? The one not full of $hit carbs and sodium or sugar ? where do you buy it ? and can a puppy eat it also ?

thanks.

[Oxx]

There are a few quality dry dog foods available in Thailand, including: Taste of the Wild, Orijen, Eukanuba, Acana, Instinct, Nutrience, and Timberwolf Legends.  Despite the name, the last one is not made from wolf paws.

 

The ranges typically include puppy-appropriate options.

 

Tracking them down, however, can be a problem.  You're not going to find them in supermarkets.  Also, what is available one month may not be available the next; supply is irregular.

[Oxx]

1 hour ago, Arjen said:

Giving cat food to dogs is no problem, they like it, and it has healthy contents.

 

That's pretty terrible advice.  The the high protein content in cat food is inappropriate for dogs and stresses their liver and kidneys.

 

If you give it very occasionally, probably not a problem.  But it's certainly a no-no on a regular basis.

[fredge45]

Thank you so very much for adopting a soi dog.  Sounds like you are prepared to take the best care possible which is appreciated by those of us trying to help the critters.  Have 8 here at the house and shop as well help take care of 25+ at a local temple.  Helps them and makes me feel good as well.

 

Check out the Facebook page of "A man that rescues dogs" - he's a wonder!

 

[jak2002003]

Feed our 2 dogs the cheap dry dog food in clear plastic bags off the market - no idea what brand it is.. sometimes its different shapes or colours... just which ever one is the cheapest.  

 

Also they have our left over food, and the occasional treat of fried chicken or sausages when we take them to the bar at the local market.

 

Going on for 12 years old now and very healthy, not fat, perfect coat and teeth.  

 

Not dewormed them since they were puppies, and no signs they have worms.  Never had fleas either.  

 

The only medication I give them is spot on friproline to the back of their neck once every 1 or 2 months. This has stopped them getting any ticks (as they like to run about in the rice fields and forests at the back of our house where they socialise with the local Thai village dogs and on of them get a tick disease parasite when she was 1... so don't want that again!  

 

Exercise them every day for 1 - 2 hours walk, run alongside my bicycle.  A bored or overactive dog is one that will bark, chew stuff and get into trouble.