Quote Originally Posted by shais_mom
Keegan is apprehensive when she meets new dogs in a new surrounding too. She gets a bit touchy with other dogs b/c of her hips.
RE: Kenny's weight - have you had his thyroid checked recently? Also - is he free fed? If not, cut back on his food - to what he SHOULD weigh. If he is free fed - feed him twice a day cutting his food back - if he doesn't eat it within 10-15 minutes pick it up and save it for later. I feed Keegan raw and if she hasn't eaten with in 10-15 the food goes away until the next day. She gets fed once a day. Keegan has packed on some weight too so I need to follow my own advice!! It is very hard to free feed retrievers and it is even harder to keep most of them at their ideal weight b/c they are usually chow hounds!
No, Kenny has never been free fed. He gets fed twice per day and inhales it in 2 seconds flat! You would think that he is starving! Gosh, I'd hate to think he could only get it once per day! This is why I was really hoping he would enjoy the dog park, so he would get more exercise. We tried walking on a leash. Ummmm..... he loves to go, but I spend my whole time being tripped and slammed into by a very large boy! Also, he is TERRIFIED of cars! If one just starts down the street, he panics and starts pulling and running, which is not a good thing with a huge dog, and weakling on the other end of the lead!