Labs always think they’re hungry lol. This dog is fooling you.
Mine eats 2 cups a day too usually around 7am and 3pm. Right around 2pm if we’re home he gets up and sits and stares at us. Then everytime we move he bounces around thinking we’re gonna feed him… it’s all a trick. |
It’s well known that manufacturers recommend more food than dogs actually need. Our two 55lb poodles each get 2 cups/day. |
You do what his owners said about feeding.
Labs will eat eat eat and act like being starved. |
Exactly. |
He’s a lab? My lab would eat herself to death if given the opportunity. Don’t fall for his tricks. |
This is not quite right. Breeders of many types of dogs select for trainability, which us not hunger specifically. Meanwhile, researchers think about a quarter of all labs have a genetic mutation that makes them hungrier and also slows their metabolism (why you see some fat fat labs). I doubt anybody is intentionally selecting for this, because the slower metabolism isnt really desirable. |
This is why everyone has overweight dogs. Sigh. Two cups a day is plenty for an adult lab that does not get much exercise (maybe 2 walks per day?). |
If it makes you feel any better my mutt 75 pound 1 year old dog eats 6 cups a day. And she is skinny! You can see her ribs! |
And my 40 lb hound gets 1 cup per day under vet instruction, because she is a fattie. She also snarfs table scraps and whatever my kids drop. She’s still overweight. Follow the owner’s instructions. |
That’s so little food. I know it’s what the vet recommends but sometimes I think they are so extreme. My 30 pound dogs get 2 1/2 cups a day. Op, I think you need to feed what the owner has specified but if you have questions about measurements, ask them. Labs are notorious eaters, so they will gobble up any food you give them and will train you to feed them more because of their puppy dog eyes. |
You need to feed a better quality food. |
Why not? It can't hurt to ask. Notice I didn't say ignore what the owner said. Perhaps op walked the dog longer than the owner and its a bit hungrier? I get labs are big eaters but wouldn't you feel bad if you were underfeeding them? |
Pp - I am feeding my dog what my vet recommends. |
And my 60 lb gets 2 cups per day and is happy and healthy. |
OP- can you check what brand this food is? |