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Originally Posted by joey301

HI
This is my first posting here. I have been reading the board for awhile and I appreciate all of the good advice and love of Yorkies I find here. I have two 'boys' and they are so adorable - Ruggles and Smarty. The reason I was looking here on this board is because my vet says that Ruggles is overweight, he was 8.4 lbs, but is not just under 8. That is my problem, he is too hungry. My vet had me feeding him 1/3 cup per day, but I do not think that is enough. Now, he inhales his food like a pig and he used to be a rather dainty eater. But, he is not losing much weight. After almost 2 months of dieting he has lost about 1/2 lb. I have been reading here a lot about diet, as well as looking at various holistic dog care books. I think Ruggles should be getting about 1/2 per day of dry and 1 oz of canned per day. I have severly limited any treats. I don't want him to be hungry all the time, but I want him to lose more weight. He is 14 monthis old. Smarty is just the opposite and will walk away from food, but he only weighs 4 lbs.

I have found that exercise is the key to weight loss for small doggies.