You have to remember that the amount of food should be geared to the amount of exercise. A dog that goes out during the day and spends a lot of time chasing birds and butterflies and playing with other dogs will need more food, especially in the winter, than a dog that lies in the house all day and seldom moves a muscle. Also, each dog has a different metabolism. We usually feed a coffee mug full ( about 1 & 1/2 cups) of premium edge to our adults. They also get extra protein ( either an egg, or hamburger or chicken) mixed into their food. However, some get 3/4 that amount of food as they get fat on the regular ration while others will get 2 cups as they seem to burn up calories and have trouble keeping weight on. Also, I have found that people tend to "not count" the doggie bisquits or treats when figuring total intake. These must be considered if you have a dog that is getting "porkie".
All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Fulton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 2:33 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] food, oil, overweight problems > In a message dated 1/7/2002 4:36:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > My girls get 1/2 cup per day of Innova. They maintain a good weight of > > around 17.5 lbs on this much. > > Assuming Charlie's correct weight should be 27 pounds and not the normally > accepted weight of under 18 pounds, what amount of food wood you give him? > Also, I am giving my 7 month old, 13 inch, 13 pound bitch 1 cup per day of > Innova. Do you think that is too much for a growing pup? She does not seem > to be overweight so far. > > Glenn Fulton > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cincinnati/Mason, Ohio > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
