[NAGDU] Food - feeding extra

Danielle Ledet singingmywayin at gmail.com
Thu Dec 17 18:50:22 UTC 2015


The same as tracy and Wayne

On 12/16/15, Wayne And Harley via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,I only adjust my dog's food,  up or down, based. On whether the dog needs
> to lose or gain weight.  It's worked well for my dogs for fifteen
> years. Your Mileage May Vary.
> Yours, Very Sincerely And Respectfully,
>
> Wayne M. Scace
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Morgan Leland via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Date: 12/16/2015  20:35  (GMT-06:00)
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Cc: Morgan Leland <morganland at me.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Food - feeding extra
>
> I agree, Raven. I only fluctuate my dog by 1/2 cup at this point but we have
> also only been home for a month. The vet has been very supportive of this
> practice and Fairbs is healthy and happy. I, too, tend to eat more on busier
> days which is why I asked my vet in the first place. As a student I spend
> some down days and others where I walk miles to run errands. I change the
> night feeding to compensate for her energy level that day.
>
> I like hearing everyone's individual tips and practices.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 16, 2015, at 5:49 PM, Raven Tolliver via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> I think if you live a lifestyle that changes from day-to-day, changing
> food amount on a daily or bidaily basis is more suitable. If almost
> everyday is the same for you, then it suits you and your dog to feed
> the same amounts each day.
>
> For the past 1.5 years, I have lived a lifestyle that can range from
> sitting around all day to walking 4 miles or heavy play sessions some
> days. Since I only feed 1 meal daily, I notice that on more active
> days, my dog will linger in the kitchen around the fridge, waiting for
> food to appear, so I feed a 2nd meal on those days. Now that I know
> he'll be more hungry, I just feed a large amount of food at once if I
> know the day will be more active.
> This makes sense to me because on less active days, when I spend a lot
> of time writing and editing, I also eat less -- 2 meals or one meal
> and a late snack. On days where I'm on my feet and active for hours at
> a time, like when I'm at LDB, I eat 3 full meals.
>
> I also gorge and fast my dog every 2 or 3 weeks for cleansing, so his
> food amount ranges from 8 oz to 3 lbs throughout the month. And I
> typically feed less during the winter time since I am generally less
> active during this time of year.
>
> No, it isn't healthy for a dog's weight to yo-yo, but it does happen.
> What I would suggest and what the guide dog schools do about it are 2
> different things. The guide dog schools suggest, at least to families
> who are hosting breeding stock or puppy-raising, that the food amount
> is adjusted every so often to compensate for the fluxuations in
> weight.
> --
> Raven
> Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
> www.1am-editing.com
>
> You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
> have or what you do.
>
> Naturally-reared guide dogs
> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs
>
>> On 12/16/15, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 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
>
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