Ya, and I will tell you something else, I have three shorthairs that I guarantee you will over eat if I don't ration the feed. With that logic, there would never be any over weight or under weight dogs. Scientific fact? Really?brad27 wrote:That's funny. If I road my dog 3 days a week and feed her 2.5 cups a day she stays at a consistent weight. If I feed her 2.5 cups a day and don't road her she gains weight. BTW, she eats all 2.5 cups everyday.“Dogs become obese as a result of ingesting too many calories or as a result of a lack of exercise” These are popular claims made by industry. Neither contention is correct because dogs only ingest the amount of food they require to supply the calories they need to fuel their bodily functions. When they have acquired the needed calories they will stop eating. This is a scientific fact. They cannot overeat, even if they gorge themselves one day and don’t eat the next. If they receive less exercise, left to their own devices, they will consume less food and thereby not get fatter because of the reduced exercise.
Why does abady give feeding recommdations if the dog won't over eat. Why not just say " just keep a big bowl of food out. The dog will eat when it's hungery.
Charlie