Tip 173: Poor Puppy Eating Habits
Young Giants can easily be distracted at their feed
bowl. Their natural curiosity and playfulness will lead
them to everything but finishing up at feeding time. One
sure fire way to get them to finish is to always feed
them with another dog. Their natural instincts will keep
them at their bowl until finished.
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Tip 174: Maintaining Ideal Weight
Obesity in canines is a growing problem and can lead to
serious health issues. We have used a rule of thumb that
has worked for our Giant as well as his female Mini
Schnauzer stable mates. This easy-to-remember rule of
thumb is to simply feed your dog 2% of their target body
weight. So for example if we want to maintain Max at a
trim 90 pounds for the show ring, we simply make sure to
feed him about 2% of 90 pounds or about 1.8 pounds of
kibble or raw chicken, his normal diet, every day. We
have used this rule-of-thumb for over 3 three years and
it works!