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Skriven 2008-03-13 22:54:36 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av CAROL SHENKENBERGER
Ärende: Dogs and food
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->  > Not me - most of the ones I've known have ranged between plump and
->  > downright roly-poly.  They're a chow hound's chow hound.
-> 
-> Yup, you can't just leave dry kibble out with them.  They will eat
themselves
-> sick ;-)  Kinda like leaving a steak out around Mloo <evil grin>.
-> 
Funny, I'd have said dark chocolate ... same difference I guess, in the
end.  I've witnessed a beagle finishing off a bag of sea salt and vinegar
potato chips, so beagles are less discriminating.

-> So far, not too terrible there.  Don's now working with him on that.  I
think
-> I tagged it.  Some knotheads on a newsgroup had me convinced 1 cup in
morning
-> and 1 cup in evening was radically wrong and should be 1/2 cup each.  I
took
-> to 3/4 cup each and that is a little low for his needs.

It varies from dog to dog, and if he's running his tail off (ahem) he needs
more. If he's half australian sheepdog or something he needs a lot more.
Those things don't do anything but run if they get the chance.
 
-> than I think) is his relatively large rib case to rest of body.  When he
lays
-> down, you can clearly count the bottom 5 ribs and see the pattern of the
6th.
->  When he stands, it's not that evident.

He's part something else then. ...a pure-bred chow hound no doubt.  
 
-> Smile, my guess so far is he's totally healthy, getting more exercise
than
-> before, and just needs a tough of fattening up that isnt critical. 
Afterall,
-> we come with 'set points' for weight.  Cash's just might be a little
lower
-> than a pure beagle.

How about a pure Loo?  Or a Sacerdote?  I don't know a lot of four-legged
chow hounds, just two-legs. 
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