I have a 4-month-old German Shepherd / Corgie mix. I've been feeding him Science Diet Original (since that's what he was eating at the shelter where we got him) since he was 2-months old when I got him. I also give him plenty of treats as I have been training him quite intensively while he's still young.
However, despite using the formulation table on the Science Diet package, he is ALWAYS ravenously hungry... he's always jumping up on me when I go into the kitchen or any time my hand is anything but open because he thinks I have a treat of some kind.
The main problem is that I believe his voracious appetite is leading him to eat other dog feces when we go on walks in my apartment complex... It's happened twice now -- I'll think he is just sniffing around and then I suddenly see him chewing something, so I run over and sweep my finger through his mouth and find feces on my finger.
I don't want to over-feed him, but I don't want to starve him either (if that is what I am doing). Should I feed him more, despite the recommendations of Science Diet? Will he eventually stop looking for feces with continued supervision and discipline?
Thanks for your help, guys!
However, despite using the formulation table on the Science Diet package, he is ALWAYS ravenously hungry... he's always jumping up on me when I go into the kitchen or any time my hand is anything but open because he thinks I have a treat of some kind.
The main problem is that I believe his voracious appetite is leading him to eat other dog feces when we go on walks in my apartment complex... It's happened twice now -- I'll think he is just sniffing around and then I suddenly see him chewing something, so I run over and sweep my finger through his mouth and find feces on my finger.
I don't want to over-feed him, but I don't want to starve him either (if that is what I am doing). Should I feed him more, despite the recommendations of Science Diet? Will he eventually stop looking for feces with continued supervision and discipline?
Thanks for your help, guys!