Q. I have two Goldens. Both female. One is right at 67 lbs the other just over 80! I know, I know...not good. The bigger one is bossy to the smaller one over her getting near her bowl. Roxy, the bigger eats much faster and Maggie likes to munch. I have started taking their bowls up to keep Roxy from eating everything and taking them both for walks each day. I have been feeding them Beneful weight management. I have been reading on here that is not good to do. Feed them "diet" food that is. What is a good brand that I can feed both of my girls and how much should I be giving them? Should I feed them once or twice a day? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
A. I don't believe that diet food is good for dogs - and Beneful is certainly not a good food.
Read this site:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/
to find a better food for your dogs. Even Nutro and Nutro-Max would be better than Beneful.
Also, never give your dogs a reason to fight. You're on the right track already in recognising that you can control their food source and pick up the bowls to avoid Roxy's resource guarding tendencies.
Feed them separately. I think that leaving Maggie's food down to "munch" is not good - take up her bowl if she does not eat it all within 2 minutes, and wait until next mealtime to try again. Dogs who are free-fed become overweight - additionally, you're sunk if you ever want to actually train your dog. So be prepared for sad puppy eyes, "I'm starving!" and even pathetic violins playing in sympathy for your poor, starved dog - stick to your guns and only feed her at mealtimes.
For your overweight dog, measure out her food for the day. Remove, say, 1/4 of it and replace that with carrots and green beans, or canned unsweetened pumpkin. See how she does - you don't want her to drop a lot of weight quickly, but you do want to be able to feel her ribcage easily. Overweight dogs have tremendous stress on their joints and other health problems - good for you for helping your dog to shed those pounds!
Good luck!
Read this site:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/
to find a better food for your dogs. Even Nutro and Nutro-Max would be better than Beneful.
Also, never give your dogs a reason to fight. You're on the right track already in recognising that you can control their food source and pick up the bowls to avoid Roxy's resource guarding tendencies.
Feed them separately. I think that leaving Maggie's food down to "munch" is not good - take up her bowl if she does not eat it all within 2 minutes, and wait until next mealtime to try again. Dogs who are free-fed become overweight - additionally, you're sunk if you ever want to actually train your dog. So be prepared for sad puppy eyes, "I'm starving!" and even pathetic violins playing in sympathy for your poor, starved dog - stick to your guns and only feed her at mealtimes.
For your overweight dog, measure out her food for the day. Remove, say, 1/4 of it and replace that with carrots and green beans, or canned unsweetened pumpkin. See how she does - you don't want her to drop a lot of weight quickly, but you do want to be able to feel her ribcage easily. Overweight dogs have tremendous stress on their joints and other health problems - good for you for helping your dog to shed those pounds!
Good luck!
Is it acceptable to mix Evolve Senior dog food with Evolve Weight Management food?
Q. My mother has a 9 year old Golden Retriever and it is kinda overweight since she moved into a condo with no yard for the dog to run and play anymore. She feeds Evolve Senior and loves it, but would like to mix in Evolve Weight Management. I know that you should never mix different brands of food but not sure the rules of "same brand" mixing. PAWS, I have read your answers, if you are out there I need your help!! Thanks
A. Who told you that? People have all sorts of weird ideas of what diets are best for dogs, some quite fanatical. Dogs like humans will put on weight if they don't get enough exercise or are desexed or getting on in years, they will become over weight as their food intake (including titbits and treats) is beyond what they need to remain healthy, and goldens are food lovers, and will steal food if they can. I had one so know! Just don't over do the food. Cut the dried food down by the recommended dose too, add some raw meat or tinned fish with the oil and cooked veg to make a filler. Like a level cup of good dried food, your mum can mix it with some raw meat or fish and cooked veg, Poor a little hot water over it etc. No more than two and half cups, and give her the occasional raw bone to chew on, because the weight reduced stuff is generally lower in fat. That is all. Just check the packet nourishment analysis and see. You can mix it up. But to me that is a waste of time, just keep to the Weight Management
food, Cut by half the recommended dose and add meat/fish and veg to it.
food, Cut by half the recommended dose and add meat/fish and veg to it.
What is a good recipe for homemade dogfood for overweight dogs?
Q. I have two dogs that are overweight. I feed them Weight Management dry food but they are used to having canned food mixed with this. Does anyone know of a good diet recipe for dogs?
A. hi,
You don't have to switch to a "lite" food, but you might want to since it means you won't have to cut back quite as much on the amount you feed your dog. (Hey, if it was easy for us to deny our dogs we wouldn't be in this fix in the first place.) Regardless, he'll be eating less, so help him feel satisfied by adding low-calorie, high-fiber foods to his bowl.
here are some guidelines:
http://tinyurl.com/6aq8qe
hope this helps.
You don't have to switch to a "lite" food, but you might want to since it means you won't have to cut back quite as much on the amount you feed your dog. (Hey, if it was easy for us to deny our dogs we wouldn't be in this fix in the first place.) Regardless, he'll be eating less, so help him feel satisfied by adding low-calorie, high-fiber foods to his bowl.
here are some guidelines:
http://tinyurl.com/6aq8qe
hope this helps.
How much should I feed our Golden Retriever?
Q. Our golden is a little over weight. We feed her diamond dog food - weight management. I have decided to take over the situation and change up her diet to try and help her keep the weight off. My boy friend does "2 Scoops" of dog food every morning. To me, it looks like too much. How many cups of food should we be giving her a day?
A. 2 scoops every morning? You need to give your Golden Retriever 2 meals, 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening this helps for metabolism. Get a dog food scoop that says how many cups it is, or you can use a kitchen measuring cup-they are cheap.. Give your dog 1 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 a cup in the evening, thats a total of 2 cups per day. Also make sure she gets 45-60 minutes of exercise per day. You could maybe take her on a 30-45 minute walk and then play a 15 minute game of fetch with her.
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