Active Breed Owners...how much do you feed?

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jtm

Discussion Starter · Mar 14, 2009

I have a very active 1 year old Vizsla, and I feel like I am feeding him more than he needs possibly? We initially fed him 2 cups twice a day, but have increased to 2.5-3 cups twice a day. We feed him Innova food which I know is rich. This is quite a bit more than recommended on the bag. He just seemed like he was still hungry after feeding him 2 cups twice a day. He was always looking around for something to eat (unfortunately pooh included) when he was outside. We figured we would increase the amount. He did weigh around 45 lbs., and now he is up to 48. He looks good, but I don't want to over feed him. He does have large stools though. Am I over feeding him?

Thoughts from others that have active larger breeds. I did search the forums, but it seemed that most posts were for puppies and smaller breeds.

Also, any others feed Evo? Thinking about trying that out b/c I have read so much good stuff.

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sheltiemom

· #14 · Mar 15, 2009

Two of my dogs are extremely high energy...my 37 lb Border Collie eats about 2 1/4 cups a day plus a couple of treats and and that's the minimum I can feed him to keep weight on. My Mini Aussie is only 20 lbs, eats 2 cups a day, and still needs to put on some weight, she is very thin...compared to my 25 lb sheltie who only eats 1 cup a day, and my other sheltie, who is the same weight as my bc, but only eats 1 1/2 cups a day to maintain the same weight.

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