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Originally Posted by Britster  I feed Jackson, who is 15lbs, 1/2 cup per day of Orijen kibble. So 1/4 cup in the AM and 1/4 cup in the PM. He gets a bit of wet food mixed in each meal (maybe a spoonful). Sometimes I will replace his breakfast meal with pre-made raw and he gets 3 Primal nuggets and then 1/4 cup kibble w/ wet for dinner.
I find the bags tend to way over exaggerate the amounts needed, but it all depends on your dogs activity level and body type. Jackson is very very active and lean and muscular, but that's really all the food he needs. I leave out kibble for him all day and occasionally he will go snack on it, but even when he was totally free-fed, he self regulated at 1/2 cup per day or under. |
Thanks! I have always free fed Chip and Smokey, so I have never actually measured their food out. They are really good at regulating when and how they eat, but when I switch them over to Orijen, I want to try and get them on a scheduled feeding. Smokey, like I said, is about 15 lbs. He's tall, long, and thin. I think he's bordering on too thin, but the vet says he's healthy and that it's just his body type... he
almost reminds me of a mini greyhound type body. Chip is about 7 or 8 lbs but short and stocky but he's not overweight or anything. I gave both the dogs a bit of the Orijen 6 Fish tonight and they GOBBLED it up. Chip even took it out of my hand like a treat and he has never done that with his kibble, so I think we found a winner... although the 6 Fish smells like fish water LOL