Anonymous wrote:PLEASE don’t overfeed the dog! Ignore the drooling and begging - many domesticated dogs would eat themselves to death given the chance.

Sadly like American humans the majority of American pet dogs are overweight or obese - too many owners/stewards of dogs exhibit love by treating and feeding the dogs - a fat dog lives on average 2.5 years fewer than a fit dog with optimal body condition score.

Dogs should have a waist that is noticeable when looking at the dog from above - a significant tuck in after the ribs and before the back legs. You should be able to easily feel a dog’s ribs just beneath the skin. In some breeds like sight hounds, the ribs should be visible without touching the dog. Dogs should be lean, they should not be big round sausages who waddle when they walk.

PLEASE, follow the instructions and don’t overfeed the dog. You are a bad dog sitter if you feed that dog more than directed and anything you didn’t ask the owners about in advance - some dogs have allergies etc.

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Anonymous wrote:PLEASE don’t overfeed the dog! Ignore the drooling and begging - many domesticated dogs would eat themselves to death given the chance.

Sadly like American humans the majority of American pet dogs are overweight or obese - too many owners/stewards of dogs exhibit love by treating and feeding the dogs - a fat dog lives on average 2.5 years fewer than a fit dog with optimal body condition score.

Dogs should have a waist that is noticeable when looking at the dog from above - a significant tuck in after the ribs and before the back legs. You should be able to easily feel a dog’s ribs just beneath the skin. In some breeds like sight hounds, the ribs should be visible without touching the dog. Dogs should be lean, they should not be big round sausages who waddle when they walk.

PLEASE, follow the instructions and don’t overfeed the dog. You are a bad dog sitter if you feed that dog more than directed and anything you didn’t ask the owners about in advance - some dogs have allergies etc.

You just had to toss that bit of venom in, didn’t you.

There’s a weight problem in America, and it isn’t just affecting humans. Recent statistics classify the majority of pets in the United States – about 56% of dogs and 60% of cats — as overweight or obese. Along with our house pets, an estimated 30% of horses are now considered obese, too.

Anonymous wrote:PLEASE don’t overfeed the dog! Ignore the drooling and begging - many domesticated dogs would eat themselves to death given the chance.

Sadly like American humans the majority of American pet dogs are overweight or obese - too many owners/stewards of dogs exhibit love by treating and feeding the dogs - a fat dog lives on average 2.5 years fewer than a fit dog with optimal body condition score.

Dogs should have a waist that is noticeable when looking at the dog from above - a significant tuck in after the ribs and before the back legs. You should be able to easily feel a dog’s ribs just beneath the skin. In some breeds like sight hounds, the ribs should be visible without touching the dog. Dogs should be lean, they should not be big round sausages who waddle when they walk.

PLEASE, follow the instructions and don’t overfeed the dog. You are a bad dog sitter if you feed that dog more than directed and anything you didn’t ask the owners about in advance - some dogs have allergies etc.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a 2yr lab and feed him 4 cups of dry food per day ( split b/w 2 meals). 4 cups is what the manufacturer recommends on the back of the bag. 2 cups seems entirely too little to me. Given all dry dog foods have different recommended daily feeding guidelines, but I cannot imagine 2 cups being correct.

It’s well known that manufacturers recommend more food than dogs actually need.
Our two 55lb poodles each get 2 cups/day.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a 2yr lab and feed him 4 cups of dry food per day ( split b/w 2 meals). 4 cups is what the manufacturer recommends on the back of the bag. 2 cups seems entirely too little to me. Given all dry dog foods have different recommended daily feeding guidelines, but I cannot imagine 2 cups being correct.

It’s well known that manufacturers recommend more food than dogs actually need.
Our two 55lb poodles each get 2 cups/day.

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Anonymous wrote: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!

You need to feed a better quality food.

Pp - I am feeding my dog what my vet recommends.

How many kCal in each cup?

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Anonymous wrote: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!

You need to feed a better quality food.

Pp - I am feeding my dog what my vet recommends.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a typical young lab. They will eat all day if you let them. Just get the dog back on schedule and stop telling yourself he's hungry. He's fine, his drooling is probably more about being stressed about being in a new house. Or he is just a dog that drools.

And yes, put his food away, out of sight.