Re: Lab Pups - Medium or Large breed? Thanks everyone! Appreciate the feedback, just helps to reassure me
Re: Lab Pups - Medium or Large breed? I am having this problem too. It's very difficult to judge isn't it? I am feeding similar amount to you (different brand) for my 9 week old lab who weighs 7.25 kg and have decided to weigh weekly to make sure he is gaining but not too much and will adjust accordingly. I have also put 2 quite large smooth pebbles ( too big for his mouth) in his bowl with his food. This has stopped him eating too quickly and he now eats much more calmly and no hiccups! Good luck Jan
Re: Lab Pups - Medium or Large breed? The feeding chart on the back of the food I use gives amounts for the eventual size of an adult dog. I plumped for the middle of the range (not having a crystal ball to hand). Molly has vast reserves of energy, she felt right to the touch but was much lighter than most of the other dogs on the Forum. When she saw the Vet for her pre spay check last week she was pronounced very healthy, she is just a petite Labrador. But you are right it is a worry. We don't want to leave them hungry, but over feeding any dog is not good. Have you thought of feeding through toys like Buster Cubes. It prolongs the meal time for them, stops them bolting their food, gives them something to do and gives you a little oasis of peace
Re: Lab Pups - Medium or Large breed? I found feeding Charlie "by eye" was very difficult when he was young, it's easier now he has grown up. He would go through periods of being quite oddly shaped, and his legs seemed to grow in spurts, some weeks his legs seemed far to short, and his body tubby, then next he seemed really quite gangly. Vets were of limited help, in one week three different vets saw him (many vets at a large practice), one said he was fine, another said he was too heavy. Another told me to only feed a scoop a day and looked annoyed when I asked whether it mattered what food and scoop size (my fault, I was being a bit sarky). I feed much, much less than on the packet. It's better to not feed enough than too feed too much, I think. And it gets easier when they start looking like the dog on the ideal weight feeding chart!
