Lewis F Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Hi everyone, my springer bitch weighs approx 21kg is this overweight or under or ok? also how much should she be getting as my mum aha feels I am not feeding her enough? regards lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Sounds about right for a hard fit springer. Thats what mine weigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis F Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Sounds about right for a hard fit springer. Thats what mine weigh. that's good to hear then! how much are you feeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom&Dexter Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 food weights will vary on different brands as in normally the better the quality the less you will need to feed Check the bag for a guide line Weight is a funny thing if you are happy with her condition and she is fit and healthy all is good, what did the vet say the last time she was in for a check up ? What do you feed her ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis F Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 food weights will vary on different brands as in normally the better the quality the less you will need to feed Check the bag for a guide line Weight is a funny thing if you are happy with her condition and she is fit and healthy all is good, what did the vet say the last time she was in for a check up ? What do you feed her ? hit there, yeah she is definitely fit! well the last time I went to the vets his exact words were "she is a specimen" quite chuffed with that but bare in mind this was a while ago and not much with her fitness and image has changed since. Im probably just worrying over nothing like usual :unsure: she is fed on chudleys working crunch. thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 that's good to hear then! how much are you feeding? I never weigh the amount, just adjust the quantity to suit how the dog looks. I use a mug as a scoop and as an example, one springer is on 1 1/2 mugs and another on 2 mugs which sometimes goes up to 3 mugs when she's working every day. Better to have them lean then fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 that weights fine mate my bitches are 18kg and 22kg one handful of skinners and a large spoon of tripe for breakfast and 2 handfulls of skinners and one large spoon of tripe for dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis F Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 that weights fine mate my bitches are 18kg and 22kg one handful of skinners and a large spoon of tripe for breakfast and 2 handfulls of skinners and one large spoon of tripe for dinner Nice one, cheers for that! what's Skinners like compared to chudleys if you have tried that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 chudleys is ok but it didnt suit my springers but suited the lab fine , made them a bit loose , now i feed skinners duck and rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 chudleys is ok but it didnt suit my springers but suited the lab fine , made them a bit loose , now i feed skinners duck and rice I fed Chudleys for 20 odd years and swapped to Skinners duck and rice a year ago. Superb feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis F Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 I fed Chudleys for 20 odd years and swapped to Skinners duck and rice a year ago. Superb feed. Ill keep an eye out for that then!! Thanks a lot guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 I feed chudleys periodically and Dr Johns to vary things as mine gets a bit bored from time to time. How much depends entirely on amount of work and how much weight the dog is carrying. You want to be able to see a little rib but not too much and definitely they are better thinner than fatter though if you go into the season with a bit more weight on they soon loose it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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