I told a local boarding kennel to feed them adult food but was told that I should feed them puppy food and was wrong to keep them thin. What should I do?

Hello,

I have read your Q&A. I took some of your advice for my two German Shepherds.

I just wanted to ask you a question from your experience. I recently went out of country for a week and I figure who was going to take care of my dogs while I am out of the country so I decided to put my dogs in a boarding kennel near my area. I feed my dogs puppy Eukanuba. But when they turn six months old I started feeding them with adult Eukanuba food. So I took them to the boarding kennel the day before leaving out of the country.

I told them to feed them a meal a day with adult Eukanuba food. But when I got back from the country and I went straight to pick up my dogs to the boarding kennel. They "TOLD" me that I wasn't feeding them enough and they were underweight. Both of them weigh 55 pounds for six months and a half old. They said they started feeding them with puppy Eukanuba food. They told me that they must keep eating until they are 8 months old. I told them, I want them to keep them thin and some a little rib showing. I do not want them to get fat and might have elbow and hip problems. I asked them why did u start feeding them with puppy food instead the adult dog food? I told them maybe I want them to keep them thin. They were speechless when I said the word "thin."

In your opinion who is doing right? Am I doing wrong to keep them thin or they do not have a right to change the dog food and should have respected my wish.

I love my German shepherd dearly but I just do not want them overweight. I have seen dogs are who are overweight and they do not look like BEAUTIFUL DOGS.

Thanks,
Francisco