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How much food do I really need?

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In loving- memory of- Scout

It's all about- me!

Barked: Sun Jan 13, '08 11:41am PST


	Lucy & I love to eat! Since we are not as active as we used to be, our parents are trying to reduce the amount we eat. The vet used the word obese during our last visit. We are on a reduced calorie food. The less quality food does not agree with us. We eat 1 1/2 to 2 cups in the AM and PM. We think we should have more!

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Henry

The hottie

Barked: Mon Jan 14, '08 7:11pm PST


	I'm Henry from California. I'm on a special "no corn" diet suggested by my trainer to make me less "impulsive" (when I got to be about 16 months old I suddenly got sort of macho). Anyhow, I eat a food called "By Nature." It has no wheat, no soy and no corn. I eat twice a day, about a cup and a half at each feeding. So far, so good. Mom says I have gas, but that is nothing new Hope all is going well for you now!

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Birdy

Princess- Birdykins

Barked: Sun Feb 22, '09 6:19pm PST


	I get about a cup and half in the morning and the same in the evening. It depends on the quality of food. Cheaper low quality foods have a lot of fillers so require more be given to your doggy.

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Lady Bug (My- Sweet Angel)

Watching over- momma from- Rainbow Bridge

Barked: Fri Mar 13, '09 10:50am PST


	I agree with the quality vs quantity thing. You want to feed a higher quality (which is generally going to be more expensive) for a couple reasons: 1 - better quality has the nutrients and things in it that a dog needs and not just a bunch of fillers but it supposedly will make your dog feel fuller and not need as much food. I myself always acted if I was hungry cause if its food I am going to eat it. 2 - A dal has unique dietary needs so a higher quality food is going meet some of those needs. You should research the different foods though and do research on what a dal diet should consist of. My momma just googles dalmatian diets or something like that. I used to weigh about 75lbs before I got sick and my doctor put me on a diet to lose weight, my weght finally got down to 50-55lbs which was the perfect weight for me. I had a very nice waistline which my doctor was very pleased with. Then my momma did a bunch of research on dog food and found one called Blue Buffalo, it was yummy and it works with a dals dietary needs. There are some others out there she found called Wellness and Merrick that had the ingredients or didn't have the bad ingredients. Anyway, sorry this is a long post but hope it helped. Pmail me if you have any other questions. P.S. I lived to a couple months shy of my 15th birthday and probably would have hung on longer but momma felt that I didn't have quality of life anymore cause I couldn't get around, so she let me come to Rainbow Bridge where I could be happy and healthy and pain free again. I love my momma and I know she loves me.