questions about my uncle's dog

[Giselle]

Ahhhh, there you go. Ol' Roy is cr@p food, for lack of better words. It's basically a bunch of fillers used to bulk the food up and do nothing more. I would never in a million years feed it to my dogs, much less a growing puppy. Puppies need a lot more calories than adult dogs. Because Ol Roy is mostly grains and fillers, chances are that his puppy never received her full amount of required nutrients. It's disturbing that she is so stunted, but I guess that's the most plausible answer. *shrug*

[Genny]

Really? I will definitely tell him about that. I guess he had no idea because I didn't. I'm glad we don't feed our dogs that! What kind of brands do you feed your dogs???

He's a stubborn person at times so I want to know of a 'good' kind to tell him about to get instead. He also goes to Wal-Mart to get the dog food and probably won't want to go anywhere else to get dog food, so what's a healthy brand there? thanks guys!

[Pam]

You might want to visit this site to see the breed specifics for Irish Setters.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/irishsetter.htm
I personally don't think that eating poor quality dog food would stunt a dog's growth to that degree but I could always be wrong. My thinking is that the small size is genetic and maybe the dog didn't come from the best breeder. That all said, she has a home now where she is loved, so you just go from there. Maybe you could coax your uncle to try giving her some better food but suggest it nicely.

[Genny]

Maybe you could coax your uncle to try giving her some better food but suggest it nicely.

yes, very nicely so he won't feel like I'm trying to be bossy or whatever
he's like that some time!

Thanks for the great web~site; I go to that site often to read up on certain breeds sometimes..it's a good one.

I never thought about her growth being stunted by a certain kind of food, but I'm sure it happens like the others said, but at least she is in a loving home now. She acts like any other dog, very hyper like an IS should be...just smaller

[BC_MoM]

Well, I still doubt she is an Irish Setter until I see some pictures. *hint hint* LOL!

[Genny]

LOL I'll defin. try to get some pictures, but like I've told everyone I'm trying to get some sent of Sadie my Great Pyr pup but right now my camera is messed up so I can't but when ever I do get some where I can send them I definitely will