Randy Howard
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Registered: Nov 2010
Location: Texico, Il.
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skinny dog
Billy have the same problem with my young dog ,but when hunting them it gets even harder to keep the weight on, I feed twice a day 1/2 as much as I normally feed in the morning,If I feed 6 cups(Estimated) in evening I'll feed 3 in the AM putting on weight now, plus I always in the winter add warm water to the feed at least 10 minutes before feeding, makes sure they get pleanty of water intake, has worked for me, changing diet to often is not the best idea( unless done gradually), will give alot of them upset stomach, best to just feed more and higher fat content in the winter is the best. JMO Like you I feed Diamond which is 24 prtien and 20% fat.
Also my older dog when hunted hard will loose weight in the winter escpecialy, I usually start slowly changing him over to Joy in the fall, which is 32 protien and 18 fat. and 1/2 diamond seems to keep him in alot better shape and feed him extra 1/2 ration in the morning. Just harder to keep them up when hunting hard, usually just have to feed a little more and adjust as they do will keep them in shape if wormed regular. Like you I don't like to see alot of bones
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