[Britster]

Well, IMO, both Beneful and Eukanuba are terrible foods, and a lot of dogs get fat eating those diets. They're full of junk, fillers and by-products. Also, I really don't believe a dog should be crated all day, and only allowed 10 minutes of exercise? Roam of the living room is not "exercise". 1 walk a day is very important for any dog, I believe, whether it be a 10 minute walk or a 1 hour walk. Dogs need to get out of the house as much as humans do... can you imagine just sitting in a cage all day, totally bored? Besides the physical problems, lack of exercise can cause an unstable mentality as well. Jackson gets at least 1 visit to the dog park a week, I try to walk him at least once a day, we do about 10 minutes of frisbee or ball chase outside a day (weather permitting) and we also do about 10-15 minutes of trick training a day... I understand not everybody can do all this, but a 10 minute walk around the block, or a 10 minute game of fetch doesn't take up much time. I dunno, it just saddens me to see doggies who are stuck in their crates all day. Why get a dog?

But back to food, Jackson is 16lbs and gets approx. 1 cup of food a day but usually it's less. I mix in some wet food with his dry food for his dinner and he's at a perfect weight.