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I went to the vet 6 months ago and my dog weighed in at 60 pounds and they told me he is overweight. Milo is a purebred ACD from Petland and will be 2 yrs old in march. Ever since we got him he's been steadily gaining weight. We switched to Purina's weight management food and today he weighed in at 70 pounds. The vet recommended i lower his food and treat intake. He is a active dog and does not get any people food. About a week ago i started mixing the dog food with 4Health to switch my dogs over to this brand that I heard was good. I probably give him around 5 or 6 small treats a day. I don't measure out how much food i give him as i have never had to do this with any other dog. I fill his food bowl ( which I just measured holds 2 cups of dry food). He usually eats it all but not always in one sitting. then id say I normally add another scoop (1 cup) sometimes 2 in the evening and he almost never eats it all. Is he not getting enough exercise? i play fetch with him and he runs around the backyard. Granted our property is only 0.17 acres with a house on it. Every month he goes to doggy daycare for 2 days to get in socialization. He Loves people and is a good boy, I want to help him be healthy and live long. Also sometimes as a snack I will give him a spinach leaf, a piece of broccoli, or a piece of cheese but that is rarely.
any advice helps! what do you give your ACD's?
what dog food do you think is best?
https://preview.redd.it/4gb6ss9ppeg...bp&s=81b796e876f8cb7855183b8d5c0ad9885e93d1ac
https://preview.redd.it/7ynbvuorpeg...bp&s=e951499a09f48c07eb5570e69cb772a944aa99cc
https://preview.redd.it/oxxzzmzupeg...bp&s=fb8f1d0056d7c9555062cee3ea4b5eb7112c1231
I edited to add some images of my ACD =) these are all recent.
I went to the vet 6 months ago and my dog weighed in at 60 pounds and they told me he is overweight. Milo is a purebred ACD from Petland and will be 2 yrs old in march. Ever since we got him he's been steadily gaining weight. We switched to Purina's weight management food and today he weighed in at 70 pounds. The vet recommended i lower his food and treat intake. He is a active dog and does not get any people food. About a week ago i started mixing the dog food with 4Health to switch my dogs over to this brand that I heard was good. I probably give him around 5 or 6 small treats a day. I don't measure out how much food i give him as i have never had to do this with any other dog. I fill his food bowl ( which I just measured holds 2 cups of dry food). He usually eats it all but not always in one sitting. then id say I normally add another scoop (1 cup) sometimes 2 in the evening and he almost never eats it all. Is he not getting enough exercise? i play fetch with him and he runs around the backyard. Granted our property is only 0.17 acres with a house on it. Every month he goes to doggy daycare for 2 days to get in socialization. He Loves people and is a good boy, I want to help him be healthy and live long. Also sometimes as a snack I will give him a spinach leaf, a piece of broccoli, or a piece of cheese but that is rarely.
any advice helps! what do you give your ACD's?
what dog food do you think is best?
https://preview.redd.it/4gb6ss9ppeg...bp&s=81b796e876f8cb7855183b8d5c0ad9885e93d1ac
https://preview.redd.it/7ynbvuorpeg...bp&s=e951499a09f48c07eb5570e69cb772a944aa99cc
https://preview.redd.it/oxxzzmzupeg...bp&s=fb8f1d0056d7c9555062cee3ea4b5eb7112c1231
I edited to add some images of my ACD =) these are all recent.