matt32 44 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 i currently feed my dog once a day about a pound and a half of meat and or rice pasta or complete dry food i have only just started getting him fit his ribs only show slightly am i feeding too much or too little?just wondering how much other people feed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,307 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 i currently feed my dog once a day about a pound and a half of meat and or rice pasta or complete dry food i have only just started getting him fit his ribs only show slightly am i feeding too much or too little?just wondering how much other people feed? If he's not piling on the weight and you've only just started getting him fit i'd leave it as it is for the mo. The more he burns off the more he'll need to eat so you'll need to find a balance when he's looking right as to how much food/excercise you give him. If you run him a lot then weight might drop off him so be prepared to feed him more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 As above, there is no magic amount just use your eye and increase decrease as to how the dog looks. Sandymere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackpack 70 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 As above, there is no magic amount just use your eye and increase decrease as to how the dog looks. Sandymere. spot on advice, use your eye, you can never get the right amount, but very close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyboy 7 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 agree as above mate just keep an eye on him you will soon see how he looks atb mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin kiely 66 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 just give him a good bowl of food and when hes finished take it awy til the next day,hel eat his fill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullmastiff 615 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 just give him a good bowl of food and when hes finished take it awy til the next day,hel eat his fill I've only ever found this worked with the Spaniel? I could leave food down for him all day if I wanted to and he'd take what he wanted, when he wanted. If I tried this with any of my current dogs, they'd split their sides before they stopped eating! Matt, Tyke looked fine when I saw him mate, your doing fine by him. As others have said, you'll be able to see if he's losing/gaining too much weight, it doesn't happen over night so you'll have plenty of time to sort it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt32 44 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 think i was worrying a bit too much hes still young,think ive got him on the right amount.like you say about youre dogs tyke also would just eat and eat if given the chance atb matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin kiely 66 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 just give him a good bowl of food and when hes finished take it awy til the next day,hel eat his fill I've only ever found this worked with the Spaniel? I could leave food down for him all day if I wanted to and he'd take what he wanted, when he wanted. If I tried this with any of my current dogs, they'd split their sides before they stopped eating! Matt, Tyke looked fine when I saw him mate, your doing fine by him. As others have said, you'll be able to see if he's losing/gaining too much weight, it doesn't happen over night so you'll have plenty of time to sort it out. every dogs is different your right,but iv had a good few dogs and it always worked for me so im just talking by my experience.i feed em dry food mainly but if its meat or anything like that they would keep eating Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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