[NAGDU] Food - feeding extra

Thu Dec 17 20:16:54 UTC 2015

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Cindy Lou Ray

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet via NAGDU
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 12:50 PM
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Cc: Danielle Ledet <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Food - feeding extra

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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