@brada1878 Yea, shes been doing a lot better lately. I noticed that she picked up this habit of pulling out chunks of grass and dirt at the park and then eating it, so I decided to up her food intake to a 1.5 cups a day. She's around 18 pounds or so, and since then she's been less focused on dining on street cuisine! I'm still debating if thats enough food for her, or maybe if I should be giving her more, any ideas?
Ashah I have a sister to your pup and she is about the same weight (19lbs on the 7th) and loves the earth items of grass and twigs as well. She is teething so I think that might be a part of it. I do feed slightly more though and three times a day since she really burns it off. It also keeps her from being edgy and as "gulpy" when we feed. At this point she gets a total of 2/3 cup of kibble and 1/4 cup of canned turkey with 1/4 rice for an entire day. A bit less if we are training and there are a lot of treats. I am gradually weaning her off the noon meal but I intend to keep up with the same quantity for the day and a small snack at noon walk.
When I get a chance I will put up a thread and some pictures.
Kai can be hard to feed, they go through stages where they need a lot of food, then they slow dramatically. We've found it hard to know exactly how much to feed them as they grow so we just adjust it accordingly. Akashi can tend to carry more weight while Haru burns everything off very quick. So it's anyone's guess what these pups will end being like.
Time's been flying- Moja turned a year and a half this month and is one incredibly sweet dog. Recently however she's become quite a punk with her sticks when other dogs get too close!
Oh my she's beautiful! great shot of her too...beautiful leaves in the background One of mine can be a punk when it comes to other dogs trying to grab her stick as well :P Sorry if this was posted somewhere earlier in the thread and i zoomed by it, but is she an Ayu x Akashi pup?
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Moja looks great! She has really grown up, she got a lot more of Akashi's features than I expected.
How is she feeling? Has she recovered from her GI issue?
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I noticed that she picked up this habit of pulling out chunks of grass and dirt at the park and then eating it, so I decided to up her food intake to a 1.5 cups a day. She's around 18 pounds or so, and since then she's been less focused on dining on street cuisine!
I'm still debating if thats enough food for her, or maybe if I should be giving her more, any ideas?
When I get a chance I will put up a thread and some pictures.
Have fun with Moja
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Kai can be hard to feed, they go through stages where they need a lot of food, then they slow dramatically. We've found it hard to know exactly how much to feed them as they grow so we just adjust it accordingly. Akashi can tend to carry more weight while Haru burns everything off very quick. So it's anyone's guess what these pups will end being like.
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One of mine can be a punk when it comes to other dogs trying to grab her stick as well :P Sorry if this was posted somewhere earlier in the thread and i zoomed by it, but is she an Ayu x Akashi pup?
I wish we had been in touch - we just had Meetup here in VT on Saturday!