Briad Recommendations Tips

Briard are a highly active, deep chested breed. All feeding recommendations here should help to significantly improve the quality of your dogs life. As with people, proper diet is a key ingredient to good health. One of the most critical aspects in keeping Briards healthy is keeping them at an ideal body weight. Obesity is an epidemic in America and it has crossed the species lines into our pets. Recent studies have shown that a calorie-restricted diet can lead to a longer and healthier life for your Briard Dog, with reduced or delayed onset of arthritis or other joint problems in older dogs. One large pet food manufacturer has recently reduced the recommended portions on all their foods, and launched an ad campaign that touts their food, fed in the appropriate amounts, can extend your dog's life up to two years.

This is why, regardless of what you feed, we do not recommend free feeding. Also, refusing to
eat can be the very first sign of an ill Briard. We do recommend multiple smaller daily meals, rather than one larger single feeding. We feed our adult Briard two daily meals, and try to space them 12 hours apart. Portion control is also important, feeding a measured amount of food, not just pouring kibble into the bowl. When we feed dry food, we combine it with enough warm tap water to fully float most of the kibble.

We feed our Briard puppies under 4 months of age three times daily. When you take your puppy home, we will send along enough food for several days, with a schedule of how many daily meals they are eating, and how much they are being fed for each meal.

We recommend that you do not make a food change for the first two weeks in your home, to avoid any stomach upset during what is already a somewhat stressful time for your Briard puppies. In general, it is not a good idea to make a sudden change in the type of food you are providing for any age dog. If you wish to change your dog's diet, it should be done gradually, first substituting a small amount of the new food for the current food, and then shifting the ratio of new to old over the period of a week, ending with feeding all new food.

Do not feed your dog from an elevated bowls. Contrary to popular folk lore, raised feeding
platforms increase the incidence of bloat over 200%. Also important to your dog's health is type of bowl use to provide food and water. Plastic bowls get micro-scratches that can harbor bacteria and result in a contact dermatitis. Either ceramic or stainless steel bowls avoid that issue.
Fresh, clean water should be available to your Briard at all times. Be sure to wash the water bowl daily.

Selecting Dog Food

In addition to how much you feed your dog, another very important consideration is the quality
and type of ingredients in the dog food you choose. In the wild, dogs are opportunistic omnivores. Meat sources such as whole small animals, and fruits would be potential sources of nutrition. Grain would not be part of their natural diet. Yet many commercial dog foods today rely heavily on grain or gluten. How do you select a food that will maintain your dog's health and supply the nutrition they need to be active and fit? Sarah Irick (aka Fredalina), a Great Dane owner and rescue volunteer, has developed a dog food rating system to help people select a good quality food for their pet. While not scientific or veterinarian advocated, this system has been used as a guide by many people in the show dog and performance event communities.

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