The subject opf what to feed a dog causes so many debates these days as everyone has their own ideas and swears by them.
Personally, I feed my three standards on home cooked recipes written by a guy called William Cusick:

This man is gifted. He has researched canine nutrition for 30 years.

One of my standards had major digestive problems and I put him on this food over two years ago. Since then he has been a changed dog, both health wise and behaviourally. We have never looked back.

As far as bloat is concerned, there are a few things you can do to help prevent it. To be safe never exercise the animal less than an hour before or after a meal. Feed two meals a day instead of one, never raise the bowl for the dog – it should always be on the floor. Always have water available for the dog to drink but never let it gulp large amounts down straight after exercise.

Addisons is an inherited disease. The gene responsible for it has not yet been identified, thus there is no pre-breeding test for the gene carrying it. All we can do it to prevent it is to breed from stock from unaffected lines. Check with your girl’s breeder and ask about the poodles in her pedigree. If the breeder is worth her salt she should be able to tell you whether any have been affected and whether any of their offspring were affected also.

If you suspect Addisons then get your dog to the vet immediately and ask for a blood test. It is a treatable disease but diagnosis needs to be made swiftly.

Have you thought of going to a Raw diet/BARF? It really isn’t hard, if I can do it, anyone can. My dogs love it and their stools and smell are greatly reduced. They drink less water, their coat is beautiful, allergies are decreased…there are many benefits.

Hi,

I have two Standard Poodles and I feed them Canidae dog food because it has Probiotics in it to help prevent bloat. I have a website all about Standard Poodles and there is a page about nutrition. Check it out, it might help.

i would feed her Purina one lamb and rice, if you like to mix the food I would boil some chicken drumsticks till it fall off the bone, remove all the bones and crumble the chicken up and put it in a covered container in the fridge and add two tablespoons of it with two spoons full of water for mixing purposes. It is great for skin coat, joints and sensitive stomachs and Purina O.N.E. lamb and rice is good for dogs of all ages from puppy to old dog. I had a standard poodle and this is what she ate every day twice, 1 cup in the morning and 1 cup in the evening with chicken both times. remember to change her food gradually. By spreading out her meal it beats the bloat

feed her nutro or pro-plan and my vet recommended mixing in cottage cheese and/or rice

Im not an authority by any means but am trying to recall the name of this vet I saw on tv. He began by stating that dogs are from the wolf species and they eat meat. They are carnivores and so just give your dog meat you have coooked for yourself very plain like chicken or beef with maybe baked potato, egg. etc. I just answered another question about this and am on search to find his name. It was on a show like Oprah or Animal Planet. It makes sense since dogs eat meat and deer eat grains as do cows. I would think the yogurt would be a good idea. Most dogs like milk. I give non fat milk to ours.

“Standard” as in large, you nit wit.. Poodles come in standard, miniature, and toy….

Feed it what you’d feed any other dog. There’s lots of good ways to go about it. Personally, I am not a fan of BARF, but a lot of people swear by it… I think it’s gross, unnecessary, and potentially risky from a disease standpoint.

Being a large dog, elevating the food bowls is a good idea, and not exercising for 30 minutes after meals, not letting it scarf down a whole bowl of water are all beneficial when it comes to preventing bloat. Being familiar with the signs of bloat, so you know when to seek immediate help, is the best thing you can do to protect her. Some vets reccommend tacking the stomach at the time of spay if you plan on spaying her, but opinions vary about whether or not it does any good.

I’d rather see you feed dry because of the dental disease that many poodles are prone to, I also reccommend brushing your dog’s teeth.

Dog food, ha ha,,,, just kidding.
I have rotties, they are subject to bloat also. I feed Eaglepack
and they do fine on it, I do not presoak, (kind of makes it unappetizing and loses the flavor and crunch to clean off their teeth) but do not let them tank up on water after. I find that if they are not “whoofing” it down, and they have fresh water available, they do not guzzle water after eating. If you are really worried, keep up the split feedings and limit the water afterwards or right before.

Good luck.
I have a dirty cotton ball, too, mine is just smaller…. (toy poodle) :^)

you should calm down and stop reading the articles. A dog is a dog. They eat everything and anything. You should give your dog dry food in the morning and meaty food at night. Best kind to give is to make it yourself. There are loads of sites that offer free recipes. Check out Beagle Paws.com. They always have helpful tips. I give my dogs pedigree and they are fine.Good exercise is the key to a happy and healthy dog.

someone at a good pet store would know or a dog club