Guest jrt Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 (edited) ......................................... Edited January 8, 2009 by jrt Quote Link to post
smudgersmith 2 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 My JR is 10" at the shoulder and built like a brick-shit, don't do anything like road work just give him plenty of excerise and proper grub, goes on for ever and works his heart out. Each dog will find is or her fighting weight as long as they get plenty of the above. Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Firstly I reckon your'e getting way too scientific about it all: askiing what weight he should be when we can't get our hands on the dog is like asking weight YOU should be if you only give us your height! Chuck out any notion of weighing him and use your eyes and hands to gauge whether or not he is as he should be. At this age he should have finished growing upwards and be about to lose any puppy fat he may have left, and should have energy to burn. You should be able to feel but not see his backbone. The same goes for his pin bones (on each side of his spine where his hip joints are). Ditto his ribs: by the way, if you can't feel YOUR OWN ribs you are overweight! LOL Increase or decrease his food depending on whether he is over or under weight: if he gets tons of exercise one day and seems extra hungry: give him more food that night and the next day: it's all commone sense really. Don't just feed a dog the same amount of food every day regardless: the weather, amount of exercise and work will all dictate how much food he needs. My terriers eat literally 3 times as much in the winter as they do in the summer. Handle him, feel how he is on a daily basis, and find someone who's dogs are in tip top condition, examine them, and learn to look at your own dog with a stockman's eye. Some people never learn that knack of what a dog should feel and look like, some people have that knack from day one: but most have to learn it: stick some pics up of your dog: from front and side views: that'll give us a better idea of him. all the best with the dog. Quote Link to post
Simoman 110 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Chuck out any notion of weighing him and use your eyes and hands to gauge whether or not he is as he should be. Quote Link to post
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sambo123 594 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 dont just feed him chicken .dog foods are mixed with everthing together for a purpose he needs loads of different vitamins mate Quote Link to post
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Guest jrt Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 (edited) .................. Edited January 8, 2009 by jrt Quote Link to post
redmoor 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I never weigh my dogs or their food, i feed to effect..as someone else said your eyes/hands are your best indication. I find that by upping/decreasing their food slightly i can make a difference to their weight either way within a week to 10 days. Nice pup. Quote Link to post
Guest jrt Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) ......................... Edited January 8, 2009 by jrt Quote Link to post
redmoor 0 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 This is my 4y old PRT bitch, she is solid muscle, there isnt an ounce of fat on her..she is a nightmare to feed as no matter how much i give her she just burns it all off..she resembles a twiglet if she is on rabbits for more than a few times a week! You start to get an eye for how your dog should look, like us there should be a well-defined waist line and good muscle, your pup is still young and given time and hormones alongwith the correct feeding he will be fine. Quote Link to post
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dastardlydeed 9 Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 i have a bitch that always runs heavy unless i am very careful about her food intake. because of her build, a bit shorter in the leg and wide in front, she carries her weight poorly and looks like a bit of a sausage. here she is in good field condition at 6.5 years old and 11.5 inches Quote Link to post
dastardlydeed 9 Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 when you are hunting hard, i would feed him as much as he needs. maybe even double. when you arent, cut it back a bit. Quote Link to post
Guest john100 Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Ive enjoyed reading the different posts on this one. I wouldnt say ive got a problem, as such, but my youngest bitch, Jrt X Pat has never carried any weight. She's around 7mts old now and works like a demon, especially bushing rabbits, faces any cover and puts my older bitch to shame. I always feed them together and theres always food left over, which is polished off in the morning. The other dog is spot on with her weight, so any suggestions on how i might put a bit more on my young un. There not competative at feeding times so i know the pup gets her fair share. She has been wormed regularly by the way Quote Link to post
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