[Heycher]

Originally Posted by artie merlino

First of all just b/c you and your Sister got puppie's from the same Litter, does not mean all of the Puppies will be the same size. Yes, there are alot of Health Problems being over weight and she should not be "Free" feeding a puppy. A Dog will eat until there is no more food and will eat regardless if it's
hungry or not.
Not all puppie's from the same Litter will grow at the same rate or have the exact genes.

Yes, I clearly do understand that not all puppies from the same parents grow to be the same size. Just like people. My concern stems from the fact that when I look at her, she LOOKS very fat and unbalanced.

Thank you for your note (and everyone else's too!)..... It is also causing me to re-think the way I feed Violet, because I keep a bowl of food down for her at all times. I didn't know that I shouldn't be doing that. She never seems to care enough about food to make it matter (never empties the bowl even!)

~Cheryl