Wednesday, May 19, 2010

How much do I feed my golden retriever?

I feed my dog pedigree dry food and it says on it that a dog which weighs 25 kg should be fed 350g





my golden retriever is slightly overweight and i wish to put him on a diet. he gets a 30 mins plus walk every day and sometimes he gets walked twice and i play with him with a ball in the back garden sometimes.





how much, in gramms, do i feed him?

How much do I feed my golden retriever?
Cut down the dry food and replace it with green beans fresh or canned. This will make your dog full, but will lose weight. Goldens need a lot of exercise so if not getting it you need to cut back on the food. My friends who have a Golden, he gets 3 one hours walks runs on the beach daily. He only gets 2 cups of food per day and looks great. Your walks are good too, but if you can do more maybe every other day that would help too. All the best;~}
Reply:When I was 14 my mom brought home a Golden retriever, beautiful dog, we named her Queenie. I'm not sure if this is the same with all other retrievers, but Queenie was a very picky eater and wanted dry food, but it never seemed to fill her and she always wanted more to eat. it seemed she was only content when I gave her about 250 to 300 grams. She was very active and ate about three times a day. Like i mentioned earlier, I'm not a Vet, I'm just going off my experience.
Reply:Golden needs alot of exercises usually more then 1 hr a day. I give me golden 3 cups everyday with 2 milkbone as snacks. Takes him out in the backyard running isn't bad either.
Reply:Feed him 250-300g but try and get a weight loss food
Reply:By my calculations your dog weighs about 55 lbs. Is this correct? If so I say your Golden is not over weight. Male Goldens average weight is 65-75 lbs or 29-34 kg, Female 60- 70 lbs and 27-32 kg. I even think that this is a bit lower then what I have experienced over the years and have been told by Golden owners/breeders.





I have a female golden who weighs about 74 lbs....vet thinks this is a good weight for her. She gets fed 2x's a day about 2 cups of dry kibble a day. At night we add some canned green beans into her food, about 1/4 cup. She is on Innova adult large breed dry kibble. She gets Eukanuba low cal rewards for treats.





How old is your Golden? Mine is almost 19 months old.
Reply:there are some dog foods that are for diets.
Reply:I would give him a cup less then what you usually feed him. In grams, I really am not sure


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