You know Melinda is more than likely right and that she's getting more food
than she needs and that's why she doesn't eat it all. I have a
beagle/retriever mix who if I fed the amount recommended on the bag would
willingly eat it but wouldn't be able to walk inside of a month.

I also have a husky who when she was a pup would eat 5 cups a day. Now
she's over a year old and rarely eats more than a cup and a half a day, I
offer her more but she doesn't eat. It's not uncommon for me to pick up her
bowl 2 meals in a row and her finally eat on the 3rd. She's healthy and
doing great, she eats when she's hungry and I don't bribe her with goodies
on her food.

Celeste

"Dushichka" wrote in message
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"Melinda Shore" wrote in message
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Dushichka wrote:
I have the bag right in front of me!! Its the puppy kibble, blue
bag,,10kgs,17-26 weeks,255gms a day! AND clever me, I have the correct
feeding plastic cup thing, so there! I am totally clued up on
overfeeding, I
had a labrador.....

You know how some people can eat 2500 calories/day and not
gain weight and other people can't eat 1500? The bag is not
the authority on how much to feed, your dog is the authority
on how much to feed.
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Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Yep I do know, the bag gives an *indication* of how much to feed but it is
strange that a normal active puppy does not appear to be hungry for most
of the time...

Kathleen wrote:
pfoley wrote:

"Melinda Shore" wrote in message
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In article ,
pfoley wrote:

If all else fails and the dog is in good health, try putting a
tablespoon

of

moist canned dog food on the dry food and see if that will work.

Thank you for posting instructions on how to create fussy
eaters.
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Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

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The dog we are discussing is the fussy eater. I always feed my dogs
in this
manner, and not once have I had a dog that wouldn't eat.
The wet food makes it easier for the dry food to be digested and they
love
it.


No, he's not a fussy eater. He's just not hungry. Hungry dogs eat.
This dog eats his supper, which is when he's hungry. No healthy dog
ever starved himself to ill health, let alone death. But caving in and
offering more desirable foods is s sure-fire way to create a picky eater.

What are you teaching the dog?

Hold off. Something better will come along in a moment.

When my mom's dog, Blue, who was fat enough to be used as a coffee
table, would be indifferent to his breakfast, my mother would freak out
and pour bacon grease over his kibble, so he could "keep his strength up".

When an otherwise healthy dog isn't hungry, it's because HE'S NOT
HUNGRY. You're trying to raise a health pet, not create foie gras,
fercrissake.


Ha, that's a good way to put it.

My Fawkes, now at age 14 months, is a tall, lanky boy (26" tall and 58
lbs) and his interest in food runs hot & cold. There's not an ounce of
fat on him but he's a bright, energetic, slick, young
Stud-Muffin-in-training and as long as he acts and looks happy &
healthy, I'm not concerned. To some folks, used to the typical plump
pet dog, he looks downright gaunt. Growing creatures do need the proper
food to develop but after a point (and that point is less than many
people think), more is not better.

Chris and her smoothies,
Lucy & Fawkes (Bree the spare is back with her owner)

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:32:51 -0400, ChrisJ wrote:

My Fawkes, now at age 14 months, is a tall, lanky boy (26" tall and 58
lbs) and his interest in food runs hot & cold. There's not an ounce of
fat on him but he's a bright, energetic, slick, young
Stud-Muffin-in-training and as long as he acts and looks happy &
healthy, I'm not concerned. To some folks, used to the typical plump
pet dog, he looks downright gaunt.

That must be why folks thought he was a greyhound!

I have to tell you about Music's experience last weekend with a rough
collie.

Mustang Sally

sighthounds & siberians wrote:
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:32:51 -0400, ChrisJ wrote:

My Fawkes, now at age 14 months, is a tall, lanky boy (26" tall and 58
lbs) and his interest in food runs hot & cold. There's not an ounce of
fat on him but he's a bright, energetic, slick, young
Stud-Muffin-in-training and as long as he acts and looks happy &
healthy, I'm not concerned. To some folks, used to the typical plump
pet dog, he looks downright gaunt.

That must be why folks thought he was a greyhound!

I have to tell you about Music's experience last weekend with a rough
collie.

Mustang Sally


Is it safe to assume that Music liked the rough collie better than
Fawkes? Collies are usually polite in interactions with other dogs and
believe in personal space. Fawkes is so extroverted & physical that I'm
starting to suspect impure breeding.

Chris and her smoothies,
Lucy & Fawkes

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:40:44 -0400, ChrisJ wrote:

sighthounds & siberians wrote:
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:32:51 -0400, ChrisJ wrote:

My Fawkes, now at age 14 months, is a tall, lanky boy (26" tall and 58
lbs) and his interest in food runs hot & cold. There's not an ounce of
fat on him but he's a bright, energetic, slick, young
Stud-Muffin-in-training and as long as he acts and looks happy &
healthy, I'm not concerned. To some folks, used to the typical plump
pet dog, he looks downright gaunt.

That must be why folks thought he was a greyhound!

I have to tell you about Music's experience last weekend with a rough
collie.

Mustang Sally


Is it safe to assume that Music liked the rough collie better than
Fawkes? Collies are usually polite in interactions with other dogs and
believe in personal space.

Yes, but I am 100% certain that that was due to the rough collie's age
- 7 - about the same as Music. This guy didn't totally respect
Music's space, but he was polite enough about his invasions that Music
didn't mind. See new thread about Music's herding experience.

Fawkes is so extroverted & physical that I'm
starting to suspect impure breeding.

Well, there were a few people at the falls who thought he was a
greyhound/collie mix, though that wouldn't fit his behavior. How
about a rough collie/lab mix?

Mustang Sally