[nagdu] weight question

[Abigail Bolling]

Hi all! 
So there are actually two questions here! 
Jada is on a food called Diamond Natural. She is getting almost 4 cups of food a day, and seems to be sluggish but losing weight. do you guys think it is time to switch her to a diferent food? If so, which food should I go for? I've had her on imes, and didn't like all the recalls the food got. Purina didn't agree with her coat. and she didn't seem to have much energy when on that food. 
Any suggestions? 

Another question is that my friend is a grad from Leader and she has had her dog for about a year or so. Her golden is about 5 pounds overweight, but was issued with a labrador harmess, so he is having trouble breatheing while walking. 
Leader told her that if her dog is that much over weight that they would take him from her. 
My first reaction to this prospect was that it was utterly ridiculous. When I asked my friend what her pups target weight was, she didn't know. When I asked her how often she physically checked his weight, she said she didn't know how. 
Are there any recent leader grads who ma have these same issues? The only way I was able to conclude that the dog is only five pounds over is because my friend knew that he was 67 pounds when she got him, and now he is 72. 
The dog's belly strap is losened to the max, but is still way too tight. Any way to help the dogs comfort level until a field rep can suplly my friend with a new belly strap? 

Thank you all for reading my posts! :)
Abby and sleepy Jada
Abigail Bolling
Wright State University: Social Work
 
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