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general feeding questions

Taylor

hello. i have a 3.5 yr old lab and shepherd mix. i was wondering how much food he should be having a day. right now he gets between 3 and 4 cups day. split up into two meals breakfast and dinner. its been working well for us and him. i feed him this food called maxximum nutrition. its free of any animal by-product and has dha in it and all that goods stuff (i guess). have you ever heard of the food and is it any good. he seems to like it. and do you have any idea on how big he gonna get. i know he be a decent size dog but was just wondering.

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• Experienced Advisor Greg Martinez DVM says:

  November 27th, 2008 at 09:20 AM

  That is a good amount to feed and I find that watching ingredients and avoiding beef, wheat, and corn in food and especially treats(rawhide, biscuits, dental chews) is more important than brands. I feed my dogs chicken rice and duck potato products and supplement with healthy human food as follows

  The dietary needs of our canine friends can vary greatly from dog to dog. Many will go through their entire lives without any problems, whereas others will need some modifications to their diet for best results. I have found that diet can be the key to solving some common medical problems in dogs. Over the past few years, I have been following some very simple feeding rules, which yielded positive results to these medical problems. If you follow the suggestions below, you should notice improvement in about 2 months.

  1. Do not feed food or treats with any beef or wheat gluten products in them (such as rawhide chews, doggie biscuits, or dental chews with beef and wheat ingredients) 2. Chicken rice or duck potato are great hypoallergenic ingredient blends to use 3. Add 1 tsp to 1tbsp olive oil, canola oil, or use fish oil capsules daily.(one capsule for every 30lbs) 4. Add 1 raw egg yolk up to three times per week.(the white makes some dogs puke on occasion) 5. Supplement diet with our healthy foood ingredients such as carrots, green beans, squash, apples, bananas, melon, chicken, fish, shrimp, or pork leftovers 6. For healthy teeth you can also use smoked pork bones,beef knucle bones, and frozen chicken thighs, wings, and necks.These can be purchased at pet shops or stores.  These are good because dogs can chew on them for long periods which helps to clean their teeth. 7. Reduce or eliminate dry dog food (kibble) if your canine friend is overweight, or has moderate to severe allergy problems.  Kibble is fattening because it is 40-60% carbohydrates, which is just like eating a super size order of fries daily.  Obesity can cause arthritis, diabetes, and heart problems.

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  Ten years ago I started using nutrition to help resolve many common and chronic ailments, and now dietary/nutrition counseling is part of my treatment. I have a new book, called Dog Dish Diet: Sensible Nutrition for Your Dog's Health and a blog.