Ronan the Pig

Michelle MMichelle M
edited June 2008 in Shikoku Ken (四国犬)
Ronan has been, from day one, a dog that doesn't care to eat.

While he's gone on spurts of eating full meals, twice a day, over a week period, it never lasts.

While it hasn't been a week yet, I'd like to tell you what he ate yesterday -- two meals consisting of 1/3 cup HK which was then rehdrated with equal amount of water, & 10 tablespoons cooked meat, 1/8 cup kibble, 8 EVO dog biscuits, 2 tablespoons cottage cheese, and 1 jar frozen lamb flavored baby food. And he still cruised the counter sniffing for food.

While I don't know his weight, he's nearly 22 inches tall. Maybe this is some growing spurt coming up on 21 mos?

Comments

  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    wow!
  • okironokiron
    edited November -1
    LMAO that's a lot of food. Sounds like he had a feast!
  • Michelle MMichelle M
    edited November -1
    Yeah, I've never seen him with this kind of an appetite! He's exactly 21.5 inches tall, but I suspect he's no longer the 37 pound dog he was a few months ago. He's got to be pushing 40 - finally!
  • EdgewoodEdgewood
    edited November -1
    Ah, that is good to know, and there is hope for a slightly bigger and taller Shikoku! (having a male Shikoku that is just at 9 months of age and 34 lbs at about 19.25 inches now) -Yeah, hope for continued growth. He is like Ronan too in that he doesn't eat a lot, but when he decides he is going to eat, can put down quite a bit at a sitting. But then my Siberians were that same way (days without eating then eating a lot).
  • ddowdemersddowdemers
    edited November -1
    Tenji has never been food oriented. He, like his brother, will go a couple of days without eating and then suddenly he will eat everything in sight. Must be the "wolf" in them.

    Michelle, I will have to weigh Tenji as I think he has put on weight too.
  • LeonbergerLeonberger
    edited November -1
    That a respectful amount of food!

    Reading you comment on your dogs sizes it becomes clear to me the mammoth I have at home, LOL!
    Kuma is 4,5 months old, he's about 20 inches to the withers. I'm not sure about weight, cause the last time I weighed him was 3 weeks ago and he was 16,3 Kilos at the time. But since I pick him up everyday to go down the stairs, I calculate his weight to be in the 20Kg zone, that's about 44lbs.
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