To start I feed Acana Rachlands. My pup is a Thai Ridgeback, 7 months old and weighs 55 lbs. When he was a pup we free fed him. Just put the food out and whatever he ate is what he ate. Normally roughly 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups a day. I was told we may be feeding him too much and should do 1/3 less than what the bag recommend.
So we cut his food down and now he inhales whatever is put down for him. Before he always had food in his bowl and didn't seem to matter. Now at the first sign of us feeding him he gets so excited and it doesn't matter 1 cup, 2 cup he eats it almost instantly. I tested it out this morning, woke up at 7, before 8 he had 2 1/2 cups of food. (I know it's not the best for him). He always seems hungry, and I'm no longer sure if I should keep trying to regulate what he eats, or let him eat to get full.
A lil more info he is still growing, and has gone up in weight every week so far with the exception of the last week, he lost 1.5 pounds, so this would lead me to think that he needs more food.
Advice?
So we cut his food down and now he inhales whatever is put down for him. Before he always had food in his bowl and didn't seem to matter. Now at the first sign of us feeding him he gets so excited and it doesn't matter 1 cup, 2 cup he eats it almost instantly. I tested it out this morning, woke up at 7, before 8 he had 2 1/2 cups of food. (I know it's not the best for him). He always seems hungry, and I'm no longer sure if I should keep trying to regulate what he eats, or let him eat to get full.
A lil more info he is still growing, and has gone up in weight every week so far with the exception of the last week, he lost 1.5 pounds, so this would lead me to think that he needs more food.
Advice?