When Higgins was little, we fed him like Chachi's Mom, about a teaspoon to a tablespoon every 4 hours until about 9 pm when we all went to bed. At four months we went to three times a day. The vet told us that the only need a TOTAL of about 1/4 for the whole day! That's not a lot -- check it out. We always offered dry food and fresh water all day. Now that he is over a year old, we are offering dry food only, all day. We are feeding both dogs Sensible Choice natural food for "Senior" dogs. Pogo, at 13, is our senior dog and was gaining weight on the puppy stuff he mooched from Higgins. So, the vet okayed the Senior food for Junior Higgins (now almost 15 months old). Both of them are in great shape. BTW, Higgins still doesn't eat more than about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of food per day. He weighs 6.5 lbs and is ALL muscle!
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND LUCY! |