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[Janetta]

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Hi everyone,

could someone give me some advice on how I can get rid of about 2/4lbs of a male whippet, I have cut his food down and walk him 2-3 miles a day. At the moment he is on tesco's wet food and gusto biscuits, 60g of wet food and 20g of biscuits twice a day, is this too much.

When I put his food down, he looks at me as if to say, is that it.

Any advice will be grateful received.

Jenny

 

[Avalonia]

Hi everyone,
could someone give me some advice on how I can get rid of about 2/4lbs of a male whippet, I have cut his food down and walk him 2-3 miles a day.  At the moment he is on tesco's wet food and gusto biscuits, 60g of wet food and 20g of biscuits twice a day, is this too much.

When I put his food down, he looks at me as if to say, is that it.

Any advice will be grateful received.

Jenny

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Hi Jenny, what he needs is something that makes him feel full, that is nutritious, edible and basically calorie free. We have had a couple of male dogs -- it always seems to be males -- who gain weight just by looking at food. Though they get the same portion as every other dog, these guys easily put on weight.

Our solution is canned green beans, a solution used by many show people over here looking for a kind way to take weight off dogs without leaving them hungry. It works and is considerably less expensive than buying the grossly expensive "diet" food for dogs put out by major pet food manufacturers.

I buy industrial sized cans of green beans that are often available at big superstores over here at a very, very reasonable price, and over a brief period of time I replace half of the other food in the dog's diet with the green beans until the weight loss is acieved..

I begin by replacing part of the total amount of daily food provided to the dog with the canned green beans. If I were to begin the diet today, for instance, I would begin by reducing the regular diet by maybe 10 or 15% and replacing that with the same amount of the canned green beans. By the weekend I would take away about the same amount of the food again and replace it again with the same amount of green beans. Every three or four days I do this till the dog is eating half the amount of the "normal" portion of dog food it was eating before I began the substitution with green beans. Maintain the same feeding schedule, morning and night, just make sure that by the end of say week two your dog is eating half its normal food and half green beans. Dogs actually like the green beans, which also have the benefit of making them feel full so that they aren't hungry. And because they have far fewer calories than dog food (or table scraps -- of course if you offer them you have to cut them out) there is a gradual and quite perceptible weight reduction.

When the dog's weight reaches your desired point then you do the reverse to bring the dog back to a 'normal' diet.

I would also check to see the amount of fat in the wet food and biscuits you are currently feeding. If there is too much fat (for a typical whippet I think anything about 10 - 12% is too much ) then change those foods to something with a more reasonable fat level.

We took 6 pounds off one of our whippets who was a "normal" weight when we began showing him one fall season towards his Cdn.Ch. title. He got to within 3 points before the show season closed down (there are few shows here in Canada in winter because of weather considerations) and over the winter layoff he became the original chow hound, eating all his food, going out to do his business but not exercising more than that, and doing his best to steal and eat all his companion dogs dinners too. By the time the spring show season arrived he was not fit to show -- he looked like we had pumped him with air and he was ready to burst! I put him on the green bean diet and over two or three months he lost all the weight and was back in trim, svelte form for his return to the show ring. The sucess of the beans was obvious -- he earned his final 3 points going BOB!

Recently I began the green bean diet for our yellow Lab Megan, whom, I am ashamed to say is grossly overweight, like many Labradors. Megan needs to lose approximately 25 pounds, and in her first couple of weeks eating green beans I am happy to say that she has already lost two or three and is already more perky. It will take a good long time to get Meg to drop the weight but we will do it because a fat dog is neither a healthy nor a happy dog.

Try the diet, and good luck!

Lanny Morry

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[Avalonia]

Just a fast edit correction to my note:

I would also check to see the amount of fat in the wet food and biscuits you are currently feeding. If there is too much fat (for a typical whippet I think anything ABOVE 10 - 12% is too much ) then change those foods to something with a more reasonable fat level.

Lanny

 

[Janetta]

Hi everyone,
could someone give me some advice on how I can get rid of about 2/4lbs of a male whippet, I have cut his food down and walk him 2-3 miles a day.  At the moment he is on tesco's wet food and gusto biscuits, 60g of wet food and 20g of biscuits twice a day, is this too much.

When I put his food down, he looks at me as if to say, is that it.

Any advice will be grateful received.

Jenny

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Hi Jenny, what he needs is something that makes him feel full, that is nutritious, edible and basically calorie free. We have had a couple of male dogs -- it always seems to be males -- who gain weight just by looking at food. Though they get the same portion as every other dog, these guys easily put on weight.

Our solution is canned green beans, a solution used by many show people over here looking for a kind way to take weight off dogs without leaving them hungry. It works and is considerably less expensive than buying the grossly expensive "diet" food for dogs put out by major pet food manufacturers.

I buy industrial sized cans of green beans that are often available at big superstores over here at a very, very reasonable price, and over a brief period of time I replace half of the other food in the dog's diet with the green beans until the weight loss is acieved..

I begin by replacing part of the total amount of daily food provided to the dog with the canned green beans. If I were to begin the diet today, for instance, I would begin by reducing the regular diet by maybe 10 or 15% and replacing that with the same amount of the canned green beans. By the weekend I would take away about the same amount of the food again and replace it again with the same amount of green beans. Every three or four days I do this till the dog is eating half the amount of the "normal" portion of dog food it was eating before I began the substitution with green beans. Maintain the same feeding schedule, morning and night, just make sure that by the end of say week two your dog is eating half its normal food and half green beans. Dogs actually like the green beans, which also have the benefit of making them feel full so that they aren't hungry. And because they have far fewer calories than dog food (or table scraps -- of course if you offer them you have to cut them out) there is a gradual and quite perceptible weight reduction.

When the dog's weight reaches your desired point then you do the reverse to bring the dog back to a 'normal' diet.

I would also check to see the amount of fat in the wet food and biscuits you are currently feeding. If there is too much fat (for a typical whippet I think anything about 10 - 12% is too much ) then change those foods to something with a more reasonable fat level.

We took 6 pounds off one of our whippets who was a "normal" weight when we began showing him one fall season towards his Cdn.Ch. title. He got to within 3 points before the show season closed down (there are few shows here in Canada in winter because of weather considerations) and over the winter layoff he became the original chow hound, eating all his food, going out to do his business but not exercising more than that, and doing his best to steal and eat all his companion dogs dinners too. By the time the spring show season arrived he was not fit to show -- he looked like we had pumped him with air and he was ready to burst! I put him on the green bean diet and over two or three months he lost all the weight and was back in trim, svelte form for his return to the show ring. The sucess of the beans was obvious -- he earned his final 3 points going BOB!

Recently I began the green bean diet for our yellow Lab Megan, whom, I am ashamed to say is grossly overweight, like many Labradors. Megan needs to lose approximately 25 pounds, and in her first couple of weeks eating green beans I am happy to say that she has already lost two or three and is already more perky. It will take a good long time to get Meg to drop the weight but we will do it because a fat dog is neither a healthy nor a happy dog.

Try the diet, and good luck!

Lanny Morry

An

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Thanks for that Lanny, could I use frozen green beans, as I know I have them in the freezer?

Jenny

 

[chelynnah]

I would change him to a light diet. There may just be too much fat and bad stuff in the Tesco's wet food. And as Lanny said add green beans to fill him up. I use frozen. If you use canned make sure there's no salt in them as that will make him retain weight.

Chelsea was just tipping being too heavy, so we cut her meals in half and added green beans for the other half. She loves them frozen right out of the bag and it helps her to feel full while still cutting back the food.

 

[alfyn]

I would change him over to a healthier diet,& an excellent one to use to get weight off,but not let your dog thinks he's starving to death, is Burns high oats :thumbsup:

Burns high oats

 

[masta]

out of interest what is considered the right weight for a show dog?

 

[Avalonia]

Thanks for that Lanny, could I use frozen green beans, as I know I have them in the freezer?

Jenny

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Absolutely. Just thaw and warm to room temperature and mix them in. Canned is easy to do over here because you can find places that supply restaurants, for example, that have huge cans -- like 4 pounds of green beans in a can. You can use other vegetables too -- a lot of dogs like carrots too but they tend to be more expensive and the green beans have the roughage that makes a dog feel fuller.

It really does work and it really is healthy.

Lanny

 

[dessie]

When you say green beans, do you mean runner beans or French beans ...........or doesn't it matter!

 

[~JO~]

out of interest what is considered the right weight for a show dog?

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Depends on the dog!

 

[TC]

When you say green beans, do you mean runner beans or French beans ...........or doesn't it matter!

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I've used Tesco frozen fine french beans for Fatboy Jacob :thumbsup:

 

[Avalonia]

When you say green beans, do you mean runner beans or French beans ...........or doesn't it matter!

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I frankly don't think it matters. The canned, or frozen beans we get most here are just labelled 'cut green beans', but they are what I think you folks call French beans. There are two varieties here that look the same, green and yellow, but no one I know use the yellow ones. We have a lot of products here with reduced or no sodium and the green beans I buy are salt free.

Lanny

 

[louisetope]

I have always had to keep an eye on Reg's weight because of his steroid intake. He is permanently on Burns High Oats and Nature's Menu traditional BARF frozen.

When I had to get him in shape for the show ring, I used to cut right back on his carbohydrates and basically feed lean chicken breast and green vegetables (yeh, good old green beans were the main choice)

I still use veggies a lot now as you can really bulk out their bowl without giving them the calories - they don't give you the "but I'm starving" look. :blink:

Louise

 

[~JO~]

I have always had to keep an eye on Reg's weight because of his steroid intake.  He is permanently on Burns High Oats and Nature's Menu traditional BARF frozen.
When I had to get him in shape for the show ring, I used to cut right back on his carbohydrates and basically feed lean chicken breast and green vegetables (yeh, good old green beans were the main choice)

I still use veggies a lot now as you can really bulk out their bowl without giving them the calories - they don't give you the "but I'm starving" look.  :blink:

Louise

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I'm having this problem with Stan as he has one 4mg steroid every other day now

Just actually decided against my usual stance of only raw food to give him High Oats for one of his meals to try and get the weight of him. In fact we have started the 'Whippet weight watchers' at work and he has a weigh-in every week (w00t) Unfortunately he went up this week which is why I am trying the high oats for a little bit.

Mine have veggies too but might give a few extra greens to bulk the tripe/beef meal out as well

 

[dessie]

When you say green beans, do you mean runner beans or French beans ...........or doesn't it matter!

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I've used Tesco frozen fine french beans for Fatboy Jacob :thumbsup:

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When you say green beans, do you mean runner beans or French beans ...........or doesn't it matter!

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I frankly don't think it matters. The canned, or frozen beans we get most here are just labelled 'cut green beans', but they are what I think you folks call French beans. There are two varieties here that look the same, green and yellow, but no one I know use the yellow ones. We have a lot of products here with reduced or no sodium and the green beans I buy are salt free.

Lanny

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I WAS ONLY JOKING!!!! LOL!! :teehee: :lol: :thumbsup:

 

[dragonfly]

[SIZE=14pt]Science diet light is magic for weight loss. Stick to the recommended amount and soak it really well. It seems to satisfy the dog for a long time so they don't feel hungry.[/SIZE]

I split it into two feeds a day and you get a thinner dog who is not always scrounging. No other light diet seems to combine those two requirements.

 

 

Cathie

 

[masta]

out of interest what is considered the right weight for a show dog?

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Depends on the dog!

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thanks

 

[~JO~]

out of interest what is considered the right weight for a show dog?

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Depends on the dog!

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I wasn't being funny the difference between bitches and dogs can be huge so there isn't a 'right weight'. Also its not about the weight it is about how the dog looks, some look better skinnier, some the opposite.

I would think the average weight for a whippet dog is about 14kg ish as a really rough ball park figure. Bitches I'm not sure about 11-12kg ish - I'm sure someone will correct me :blink: