| Weight Gain
I'm a bit confused in what to do with my 12 month old male, he is a little undeveloped & under weight (skinny, scrawny, lanky). The other day I took him out and some lady who also has dogs thought he was a young 6 month old puppy. I feed my dogs Canidae and my other two dogs, who are older (2 & 3 years old) are fine with it. It's not like the puppy doesn't eat, I believe he is not eating enough and I do feed him 2-3 cups in the morning and again 2-3 cups in the evening. I even leave the food in the bowl in his crate so he can eat when ever he feels hungry. I've heard two sides of the argument with that. It's OK to do that and it's not OK to do that. Either way, they have also mentioned that he should be trained accordingly to his feeding times to know when it's time to eat, that's it. I know that he can also be a late bloomer and I should give him time to develop, rotties do take time (3 years) to develop. After all, the Vet checked him out a few months back (which he is due for another follow-up checkup soon) and found no problems with him. He is going to be 1 years old on 10/9 and weighs about 65lbs. Should I supplement his diet with added supplements? Add dairy (cheese) or ground beef? How about Peak Perfomrnance? All I want to know is how to add substance or mass (not fat) to a dog. I do work my dogs as far as obedience training, walking/running and socialization. I guess there are all kinds and depending on the breeding (pedigree lines) there is a chance that some dogs will be on the relatively smaller/petite side. THXS!  |