Fat Italian greyhound on a raw diet. My other dogs are normal weight,one even lost pounds after starting a raw diet.
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Does the I.G. steal the other dogs' food?

I was looking through some pics from 2 years ago and noticed how fat my raw fed dog was in the pics. A pound or 2 goes a long way on a dog less than a foot tall.

He's back to a good weight, but overfeeding is overfeeding. In any language.

Its not about just being fat....over feeding, lack of exercise and neutering factor in on that too. But, I'm talking at a metabolic level, how is a biologically inappropriate food going to fuel a specifically designed system the same way? Its not possible.

Running a mustang on diesel don't work as good as the regular stuff...cows are designed to eat grass....but what happens when we feed them grain?

I never realized how much weight my female had gained, and it was around her neck. But I eventually found out she was hypothyroid. Once I got her on some medication, she trimmed down again.
Just something to think about, if you are not over feeding, sometimes a thyroid check is in order.

PS, Hey Michael!!! so good to see ya posting here again, we've missed you!!

Waving HI to Michael !!!!! Good to see ya.

Tresa;

Just because a food is a kibble doesn't mean it's biologically inappropriate, any moreso than is a raw diet which contains supplements that the dog wouldn't get in a wild diet.
There are some excellent dog foods on the market. They may not be for you, but that doesn't mean that those who choose to feed kibble are any less health-conscious than anyone else.

I know very few people who feed raw, although I'm sure there are many folks through my dog training club who feed raw and I just don't know about it. The ones I know for sure all have lean, healthy, athletic dogs.

I also know many people who feed a kibble diet with or without extras added in who also have lean, healthy, athletic dogs. All the fat dogs I know are fed kibble, commercial treats, maybe table scraps thrown in, etc. Bottom line, I believe they are simply fed too much and not exercised enough.

Yes, I think a biologically appropriate diet is important. For those of us who do not feed raw, I believe it's important to do our research and select high quality commercial foods that contain the right kinds of ingredients, with extras as appropriate.

I also think many of the humans out there could do themselves a favor by trying to adopt a more biologically appropriate diet. I'm sure I'm not the only one who believes our modern way of eating is a big part of the obesity epidemic among our own species.

(And this is off-topic, but just wanted to say it's nice to see you on the board, Michael!)

HI MICHAEL!!!!!
Did your dog get fat after deer season and all his "finds"? (Trying to stay on topic here.....)

Ha! No. Overfeeding and under exercising. We're good now, though. Both of us are off our butts.