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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  He's 16 weeks. I can't free-feed him because the other 2 dogs would make a bee line for his dish if I leave it down. Not that there is ever anything left in his bowl, though.
He's also figured out that good things come from the big silver box in the kitchen...Every time I walk in there, he plops himself down in front of the fridge  |
I would not put a 16 week old puppy on a diet. It is very unlikely that he is really overweight in spite of the extra food.
He may just be genetically programed to be larger or he may have just had a growth spurt. He will grow at the rate he is genetically programed to be.