I am very excited the S.A.B.T. appraisals are coming up here in Ohio. I am very fortunate that this year the appraisal is in my back yard.
Today I am going to give a brief detail of what I have been doing to prepare Moe & Remy for the appraisal.
I will start with diet, as I think that a boerboels diet has an effect on his overall health. I have stated in the past that I am feeding the B.A.R.F. diet with Remy. I am not following B.A.R.F to the letter though. I am feeding a lot of raw chicken and a mix which consists of rice cow tongue and some veggie I ground up in the blender. I would like to add some fresh green tripe, which I will do after the weekend.
Remy is eating a total of 4 lbs a day which is about 8 % of her body wight. I began preparation for the appraisal by reducing her calories intake and now I have increased it from 5% to where we are today. Moe is eating 5 lbs a day which is about 6% of his weight. I am not sure about the actual % but I am observing them and altering the amount by what I see from them physically and by checking their stools.
This will be my first Boerboel appraisal so I read "The Boerboel, South Africa's Own" by Anemari Pretorius, so that I could have a better understanding of what took expect. I also looked across the web for pictures of highly rated Boerboels so that I could try to see what the appraiser saw.
I can only attempt to improve upon the muscular appearance of the dogs, or should I say their fitness. I started by extending our walks and gradually increased it to a run. Initially Moe, who in my opinion was carrying a little extra weight, was having a hard time on the runs but with the cut in weight his activity level increased. Remy needed and probably still needs some mass but what I did was have her drop a little weight too. Once both dogs could maintain a good pace on a run or I should say jog, I turned them over to my son who is a training Junior Olympic fighter for sprints on the hill. Moe is using the hill to improve his rear muscle which I am starting to see improvement. Remy is working on her shoulders and chest. So Moe is getting the work going up the hill and Remy is getting it going down the hill.
I really feel like I have 3 fighters and I am the master trainer. I am also getting my work in so we should be the best looking group at the appraisal.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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