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Whats a good summer dog food formula?

Ive been feeding my dogs pride 24-20 and they are getting a little over heated I was wanting to change to a little less richer food. Whats a good summer formula for dogs getting hunted every other nite?

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I feed the same and having the same problem. I called the pride dealer and he told me to switch to the brown bag 22/16.

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i switched to the brown bag also,then in the fall back to the black bag.mike

I would switch brands of feed if I were you.Pride is full of corn and other fillers that will make a dog heat up.

Whats a good food thats not cheap but not 25 a bag?

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I feed Sportmix 24-20 and have no problems with dogs overheating.I just cut back on there feed in the summer.We pay 19.50 a bag when we buy it by the ton,other wise it's 21.99 a bag.I also have half the cleanup as I did when I fed Pride.

I feed the same feed all year but I hunt the same in the summer as in the winter. I still believe overheating is far more a reflection of conditioning than dogfeed.

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Originally posted by JiM
I feed the same feed all year but I hunt the same in the summer as in the winter. I still believe overheating is far more a reflection of conditioning than dogfeed.

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We are feeding Hi-Standard 26/18 and the dogs are doing fine....No signs of tiring out or overheating....We are hunting 5-6 nights a week....

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Originally posted by JiM
I feed the same feed all year but I hunt the same in the summer as in the winter. I still believe overheating is far more a reflection of conditioning than dogfeed.

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Pride has a performance feed that is 21 17 that I feed pretty much year round. Best that I've fed from them. If you need a higher protein they have a 27 20 in the performance feed also. Doesn't take very much feed at all to keep a dog looking good.

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Joy 24-20

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Originally posted by JiM
I feed the same feed all year but I hunt the same in the summer as in the winter. I still believe overheating is far more a reflection of conditioning than dogfeed.

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I really dont think its a conditioning problem. I hunt 3 nights a week on average. When its 80 degress + they cant tree hard for long with out over heating. I know 3 nights a week aint alot but everyone of my dogs run the chain 24/7 they look like a race horse on steriods. If its cool 60-65 I have no trouble. But when its 80 dogs cant take it.

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Yeah, mine does alot of panting when it is hot out. Panting is how dogs cool themselves off. I give plenty of water between drops and don't give much more thought about it.

Purina ONE Lamb and Rice all year long.

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I fed Black Gold for 9 years & due to diminishing quality combined with prices continually climbing higher I recently switched back to the Pride dog food. I buy a bag of their 22/12 & mix it 50/50 with a bag of their 26/18. I have only been feeding the older dogs 1-3/4 to 2 cups/day and they look great and so far have not shown signs of heating up. Of course in Ohio we have not had near as warm of temperatures as North Carolina either! LOL Like JiM says, I keep them well hydrated between each drop as well. When I fed the Black Gold I fed the 24/12 through the warm months & the dogs did well. Getting the percentage of fat down in the warmer months is just as if not more important than reducing the protein in my opinion.

I had to take my dogs off of Pride last summer. I have one that works the tree pretty good and he was done after one tree. This year I'm feeding Ultra 26-18 and have not had an issue yet. Night before last he treed for 45 minutes and was as fresh as could be.

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kenny os 26-18 best i have found and only 17.50 a 50lb bag delivered to my door. cant beat that but i did have and overheating problem when i was feeding black gold. thay were fine in the winter but summer would get hot quick switched food took care of problem.