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[Janetta]

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Help can anyone tell me what a whippet should weigh.

My boy weights 16.4kg, yes looks a little overweight but he is big with a

very deep chest.

I would like to get him down for crufts can anyone give me some advice

on what to feed him so that we can get his weight down and then maintain it.

:cheers: Jenny

 

[Karen]

Tinned Chum and white cabbage :thumbsup:

 

[Windsdream]

Tinned Chum and white cabbage :thumbsup:

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Funny you should say about chum, i have always tried and tried to get weight of my bitch.

Someone told me to put her on chum, and with lots of free running its worked :thumbsup:

She is now super slim, for the first time in ages.

Didn't know about white cabbage, how does that help?

 

[JAX]

It bulks them up and makes them feel full with out the `stodge factor` , same as carrots

 

[dessie]

Says a lot for tinned chum as a food!!! (w00t)

 

[Juley]

Will it work for me too? (w00t) :lol: (w00t)

 

[EJW]

Will it work for me too?  (w00t)   :lol:   (w00t)

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:lol: It might, but I reckon it will give you dreadful wind! (w00t) :x :lol:

 

[Windsdream]

Will it work for me too?  (w00t)   :lol:   (w00t)

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:x Juley i wont be standing in the ring next to you :x

Now you know why im so skinney the pouches are nice put in puff pastry (w00t)

:- " Jax does that not give them the poo's all that cabbage.

Mine do love a carrot :thumbsup:

 

[Karen]

If they dont like the cabbage they will get even thinner 8)

 

[Beerhound]

If they dont like the cabbage they will get even thinner 8)

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

I have heard that pasta is meant to be good for filling them up without putting on the weight, but have never tried it myself.

 

[JAX]

Just as well Becky , if you get any thinner we wouldnt see you 8)

 

[Janetta]

Tinned Chum and white cabbage :thumbsup:

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Funny you should say about chum, i have always tried and tried to get weight of my bitch.

Someone told me to put her on chum, and with lots of free running its worked :thumbsup:

She is now super slim, for the first time in ages.

Didn't know about white cabbage, how does that help?

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Hi Tina,

How much do you feed her a day?

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Jenny

 

[Karen]

If they dont like the cabbage they will get even thinner 8)

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

I have heard that pasta is meant to be good for filling them up without putting on the weight, but have never tried it myself.

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I dont think pasta is very good because its made from wheat and Im not sure whippets tolerate wheat very well. Mine adore bolognes but I think its the mince and tomatoes they really like. :thumbsup:

And as Jax says, Keep well away Becky

 

[Vicky]

I usually put Ella on fish when im trying to get weight off her if that's any use to you.

 

[Windsdream]

Tinned Chum and white cabbage :thumbsup:

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Funny you should say about chum, i have always tried and tried to get weight of my bitch.

Someone told me to put her on chum, and with lots of free running its worked :thumbsup:

She is now super slim, for the first time in ages.

Didn't know about white cabbage, how does that help?

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Hi Tina,

How much do you feed her a day?

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Jenny

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Hi Jenny, i gave my bitch one small pouch a day with one very small handfull of terrier biscuit for breakfast. in the evening one handfull of proplan.

She has had lots of free running at least 1 to 2 hours per day in woods and across fields.

No extra treats, its been hard but now she does have some treats but i keep a close eye on what i give her.

Good luck hope it works for you :luck:

 

[doris]

Tinned Chum and white cabbage :thumbsup:

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:x sounds horrific!!

you won't be carrying poo-bags to pick up their mess, you'll be carrying water bottles to wash it away! (w00t) :lol:

still, probably not different to the atkins or cambridge or grapefruit :thumbsup:

 

[ja jumper]

Tinned Chum and white cabbage :thumbsup:

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:x sounds horrific!!

you won't be carrying poo-bags to pick up their mess, you'll be carrying water bottles to wash it away! (w00t) :lol:

still, probably not different to the atkins or cambridge or grapefruit :thumbsup:

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good old fashioned exercise thats why im a size 6 and my whippets are lean well muscled animals we walk for miles good luck to you all at crufts

 

[doris]

size 6! wow! I could fit 3 of you in my jeans (w00t) not that I'm offering :lol:

and although I do know that dogs should be walked for miles every day, I have been lucky enough to be blessed with warm cuddley dogs who love nothing better than curling up on a sofa with their tubby, biscuit-eating mum - specially when she shares them! :- "

:luck: good luck Jenny - with the weight and crufts :luck:

 

[Janimal]

Good Luck everyone at Crufts. :cheers: but I Just wanted to say there is some brilliant advice on here ... I have one quite podgy whippet (Kobi) and wondered how to get a bit weight off him. :- " :- "

thanks folks. :thumbsup:

 

[chelynnah]

Help can anyone tell me what a whippet should weigh.
My boy weights 16.4kg, yes looks a little overweight but he is big with a

very deep chest.

I would like to get him down for crufts can anyone give me some advice

on what to feed him so that we can get his weight down and then maintain it.

:cheers: Jenny

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Cut down a bit of his food and replace it with frozen or fresh (not tinned) green beans.

Wendy