Registered: Dec 2013
Location: WV
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While hunting my dog past couple weeks it seems as if he is getting hot. It has got warmer in last month or so but hasn't really been hot, in the 60's. He doesn't quit and is always ready to go but chokes down on tree and pants quite a bit. Anyone ever switched their dog's feed and truly noticed a difference with overheating? I have heard corn will cause this and have read some on here about it but wondering if anyone made the switch and actually believe the dog stayed cooler. I currently feed a 24/20 with meat and bone meal as first ingredient. Corn is second. Was thinking about switching to a feed like Victor which allegedly has no corn in it at all. Not trying to debate which food is better, just if certain ingredients may play a part in causing a dog to get hot easier.

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Registered: Feb 2011
Location: mount pleasant NC
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Have a female that started about 2 weeks ago chewing at the tree. She was panting and you could tell that she was hot.
Changed her from a grain based food to meat based and it has helped. I figure if she continues like the last weeks progress she will be close to normal in another week.
Seems to be working for me,,jmo

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Registered: Dec 2013
Location: PA.
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Myself I don't switch feeds for the summer months. I feed Pride adult performance (26/18) year round. I do know allot of people that do switch to 21/17 for the summer. My feed does have corn in it but it's the 3rd ingredient and I don't have a problem with over heating. If I did I think I probably would try jumping down to 21/17. My dogs are all real young and in peak health right now I would think an older dog could need a little more feed management.

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The Purina vets told me that it wasn't the amount of proteen but where the proteen comes from. (grain verses meat)

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Put your dog on diamond extreme athlete amdtopitwith super fuel and you will see a difference!!! Dea hasno grains orcornand the super fuel one scoop a day amd the dogs love the taste and you will see a big performance increase andminewoldnteven stop for water when you walked the thru water !!!! K9dogpower.com to get superfuel I get 8 pound bag due to free shipping like 52$

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Registered: May 2007
Location: fairmont wv
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Originally posted by 4play
Corn makes dogs heat up.
Plus,There system has a hard time breaking it down.
Seen dogs heat up no matter what feed there on.They just do.

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Registered: Dec 2013
Location: WV
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I don't usually switch feed for summer and winter either. I had a male walker for 11 years and he panted like he was dying year round. I took him to the vet and he said he didnt see anything wrong, some dogs are just like that. You could haul him 2 hours in 20 degree weather and when you stopped, he would be panting like crazy just as he panted when it was 80 degrees after he had ran all night. But he never slowed down at any time no matter the temp. Treed just as hard in 80 degrees as he did 15 degrees.This dog just seems to get hot and slows down in weather that is not really hot. I may switch him to a lower ratio food without corn and see what happens. He stays about right as far as weight, shiny coat, hard stool. He is not really fat but doesn't have ribs showing either. I have hunted him 2-3,sometimes 4, nights a week since I got him last fall. I know that humans don't digest corn so I am would think most animals would have problem with it too. Maybe I have just been reading into it to much as well.

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Registered: Apr 2015
Location: Poodleville, Ca.
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If your dog is overheating in 60 degree temps, your problem has nothing to do with doogfood. Your dogs problem is conditioning, or rather the lack of conditioning. And you can't fix that by buying a different bag of feed.

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While hunting my dog past couple weeks it seems as if he is getting hot. It has got warmer in last month or so but hasn't really been hot, in the 60's. He doesn't quit and is always ready to go but chokes down on tree and pants quite a bit. Anyone ever switched their dog's feed and truly noticed a difference with overheating? I have heard corn will cause this and have read some on here about it but wondering if anyone made the switch and actually believe the dog stayed cooler. I currently feed a 24/20 with meat and bone meal as first ingredient. Corn is second. Was thinking about switching to a feed like Victor which allegedly has no corn in it at all. Not trying to debate which food is better, just if certain ingredients may play a part in causing a dog to get hot easier.

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Registered: Dec 2013
Location: WV
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Originally posted by BufordTDawgBrea
If your dog is overheating in 60 degree temps, your problem has nothing to do with doogfood. Your dogs problem is conditioning, or rather the lack of conditioning. And you can't fix that by buying a different bag of feed.

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Registered: Jan 2012
Location: canton texas
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exactly they must get in condition and be acclimated to the change . in the 60's and early 70's [ I was a young man lol ] my brother and I hunted nearly 7 nights a week . our dogs were fed boiled down bones and meat scraps [ from our meat market ] mixed with corn meal and Wheaties . we never had problems with overheating . but like said we never slowed down , we ran are beagles as well as the coonhounds constantly in all kinds of weather .

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