[NAGDU] Food - feeding extra

[Tracy Carcione]

I don't buy into this business of feeding extra when you'll be doing "a
lot".  Of course, people are free to do what they please, but, for over 30
years, I've fed roughly the same amount every day, adjusting occasionally to
maintain weight, and my dogs have been just fine.  In fact, they've retired
weighing about the same as they did the day we met, despite "filling out".
I suppose, if by "doing a lot", I meant walking 10 miles, then maybe I'd
feed a bit more, but I don't actually walk 10 miles a day, and I bet most
others don't either.  

I suspect it's not healthy for a dog's weight to yo-yo, the same as it's not
healthy for a human.  I do all I can to keep the dog at what I feel is a
good weight, defined by how his body feels to me, and, in my experience,
maintaining food at a fairly constant level helps me do that.

Tracy