feeding my dog

[cablewynder]

my dog is a 15month old labrador and i would like to know how much food she should be given everyday?

[Roughquest]

I used to give my lab 2 feeds a day, at that age they require a lot of food as they use up a lot of energy running around, but it does depend on how much exercise he has and what lifestyle he leads and if he is fed on dry or tinned food. I used to only feed mine on a complete dry food, 2 scoops (a mug full) twice a day as he was a very active dog, we used to only do one feed, but he had a tummy problem where he brought up acid in the morning, so vet said to split one feed into two, he has dog biscuits for supper around ten oclock.
Hope this helps?
RQ xx

[lankeela]

This depends on the type of food and the level of activity of your dog.

If you feed a premium quality kibble complete food then you will need to feed less than say a flaky complete food, or tinned meat and biscuits. Follow the instructions on the bag.

Basically however you should be able to feel your dogs ribs and see a bit of a waistline just behind the tummy where it tucks up. If there is a straight line from front to rear then she probably needs to lose a few pounds. The best way is to cut her food a little and see if she loses any, and increase the exercise gradually. Also, if she is very overweight, you will no doubt have people mentioning the fact to you on a regular basis, and even if you find this offensive, maybe they are right and you just haven't noticed how fat she is! On the other hand, if people keep saying how skinny she is, perhaps you need to feed her up! Being a Lab though, my money is on 'over' rather than 'under'!