2006-09-01 06:50:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
It really depends on the nutritional value of the dog food and the brand. If you are feeding dog food from your local grocery store or walmart they will require more. If you are feeding science diet, eukanuba, iams, pedigree, these are expensive dog foods but are crap. Feeing innova, solid gold, wellness, canidae these foods they will eat less, poop less and stay full longer as they are much better quality dog foods. Better for a lab since they have a big appetite. You can actually follow the feeding requirements on these bags of dog food.
2006-09-01 08:53:25 · answer #1 · answered by badgirl41 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true that larger dogs do take longer to reach their full growth--great danes and saint bernards, for example, can take up to two years before they are considered fully grown. However, a lab no longer needs to be on puppy food at two years of age. Labs especially, being prone to obesity as they age, do not need the extra calories from puppy food. If your dog is still on a puppy formula, plan on switching him over onto a large breed adult formula when you buy your next bag.
The amount of food he needs to ingest each day really depends on the type of food you feed him. If you feed your dog a good premium brand dog food (Blue Buffalo, Nutro, Eukenuba, ProPlanetc), he will need to eat less per day than he would if eating a grocery brand (Iams, Purina One, Beneful, Ol'Roy). This is due to the fact that premium brand foods have more nutrients and less filler than grocery brands.
Each brand should tell you on the bag exactly how much your dog should be eating. If it says 3-4 cups, that's per DAY, not per serving! If you feed your dog twice a day, try a cup and a half each time.
2006-09-01 07:07:51 · answer #2 · answered by imrielle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Follow the guidelines on the package of dogfood.If it is your only pet,leave the food out for your dog to eat at will.Consuming large sums at one time is not good for a pet.Also be sure to watch the skin and ears carefully as labs are well known for food allergies which cause outbreaks ont the skin and "itchy ears" which makes them shake their heads a lot.This in turn will burst blood vessels in their ears and requires surgury to repair.You sometimes have to buy more expensive and better quality food.but this is better than surgury for the lab
2006-09-01 07:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i volunteer at a vets office and i have a yellow labrador. the best food to put labradors on is a special diet food because they gain weight so easily and can blow out both knees. our dog had that and it was a 1000 dollar surgery per leg. also no treats if u can help it like no cheese or other dairy things......and 1 cup in the morning and 1 cup in the evening. no lunch or ur puppy with become obese.
2006-09-01 08:06:24 · answer #4 · answered by rockergrl202 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, at 2 they are still growing, so I fed them a large breed puppy formula dry food...they got about a cup in the morning with a few bites of cheese and a cup in the evening with a few more bites of cheese. Check with your vet. Some labs will eat everything that's not tied down, luckily I never had that problem...they rarely finish whats in their bowls.
2006-09-01 07:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by rattgrrrl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the brand of food you feed.
Some brands require less food as they are highly concentraited and more nutrious than some of the store brands.
I feed s very high quality diet and my 70 poud dogs get about 3 cups per day.
2006-09-01 07:10:33 · answer #6 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The dog food sack has suggested food amounts according to weight.
2006-09-01 07:23:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋