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Bellhaven Collie Kennel Diet

Bellhaven was an extremely successful kennel of show collies, owned by Florence
B. Ilch in Redbank, NJ. Pictures of Bellhaven dogs still appear in every collie breed book that has an historical section. All of the many beautiful Bellhaven champions were raised on the following diet; in it's heyday, Bellhaven had produced more champions than any other kennel, all breeds included, in the United States. Hundreds of collies were produced and raised on this diet at Bellhaven, which closed it's doors in the 1960's.
The diet was scanned from the diet sheet I received with the purchase of my first puppy, in the late 1960's, from the last litter bred at Bellhaven.

CARE AND FEEDING OF PUPPY

Increase rations specified below gradually, until at nine months and thereafter pup is getting a full quart pan or more at each meal, with a good pound of raw ground beef at noon and the same amount cooked at night Everything else increase in proportion, including vitamins. In hot weather cut out noon meal, after pup is a year old, but include all vitamins, and add extra meat to evening meal.

PRESENT AGE TO FOUR MONTHS

Quart Pan Half Full

7 to 8 A. M. . Whole or evaporated milk diluted, one raw egg beaten up, a little whole wheat toast or cereal, one 250 mg. Squibb Ascorbic Acid tablet (this was for Vit C) crushed and a heaping teaspoonful of Squibb's Vionate.(this was a multi-vitamin mix.)

NOON Half pound of raw ground beef, or horsemeat, a little green vegetable, shredded wheat and stale or toasted whole wheat bread, half and half, and a heaping tablespoon of *MIXTURE, specified below.

5 to 6 P. M. Half pound of some sort of cooked meat (vary the meat in this meal), horsemeat, beef, lamb, kidneys, hearts, tripe or fish. With tripe or fish mix only stale or toasted whole wheat bread, with everything else mix bread and shredded wheat half and half and all kinds of cooked vegetables except potatoes. In cold weather add a tablespoon of Cod Liver Oil.

We feed a fourth meal at 9 P.M. same as 7 A.M. without the egg, but with a handful of ground beef added, but omit to housebreak, and add a little to each of the other meals.

*MIXTURE.......One pound each of Spratt's Bone Meal, Kretchmer Wheat Germ Meal, and Brewer's Yeast. Mix thoroughly and place in glass or earthenware jar covered, in cool place.

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