Supersizing the Dogs
My dogs are putting on weight again.
*sigh* Feeding three dogs properly can be harder than you
think.
Part of the problem stems from the fact that everybody eats
something a little different. Spencer will eat anything, but Glindy
won't eat vegetables (even pureed baby food) and Benny won't eat
frozen raw products such as Nature's Variety or Farmore.
In addition, because of Spencer's bilious vomiting syndrome and
Benny's acidifying diet requirements, I have to feed twice a day.
That means that I can't make the dogs skip meals when they are
going to get larger RMBs that day. Glindy sometimes ends up with an
extra half-pound if I'm feeding her something large like a lamb
shank, or Benny ends up with double his daily ration if I'm giving
chicken wings.
And to make it even more complicated, if I feed something small
that can be apportioned more accurately, Spencer swoops in for
second helpings. On days when I feed lamb riblets, for example,
Spencer and Benny each get one riblet, and Glindy gets three or
four. But if Spencer finishes his before Glindy does, he wanders
over to her pile of food and steals an extra riblet from her while
she's munching another piece.
So, I'm often forced to stand guard over Glindy's food to keep
Spencer away, or prevent the other dogs from licking Benny's bowl
after he finishes his medicated food. Every once in a while,
though, I turn my back at the wrong moment, and it all goes out the
window.
And day by day, the dogs just keep putting on more weight.
Argh!