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Originally Posted by yavenay  Fortunately "Cosuin It" (still haven't figure out a name for her) is a solid 6.8 lbs. If anything I am trying to keep her from gaining too much weight. I am trying to figure the right amount to feed her. We do walk 2 miles and we live in a 3 sty townhome where she is constantly running up and down the stairs. She's getting plenty of exercise, it's the only thing that calms her down. We just got back from a 2 mile hike and she is knocked out. Without that walk she would of been bouncing of the walls |
Long walks,that's great exercise for her, and the stair climbing as well. They are a hyper breed and plenty of exercise will clam them down. If the dry food "cousin it " lol doesn't have the recommended amount of food for a 7 lb dog on it, google it. I have always watched all my dogs weight. When I am at the vet and see ppl come in with dogs so over weight you can't tell what breed they are, I say to my self they don't know what harm they are causing these poor babies down the road. I am a weight conscious person and do so with my babies. I weigh myself and Cody several times a week to make sure we are both mainlining our proper weight. My Cody was not meant to be a small yorkie, he has a beautiful slim body. I had a gorgeous female, I had to put her down this past Oct. 2013 at the age of 16 y/o, she was sleek and beautiful. Weight and exercise are important in maintaining healthy dogs and the proper diet. I only mentioned the food feeding of my pup because you stated you wanted to cut down on the canned dog food. I wrote the way I cut back on the canned, it's not a long process. I had 2 puppies that had no name for months also lol, I called them "the baby" until I found the proper name, all the puppies I got were never planned on except the last female I just put down. I would see, feel sorry for them, so home they came with me, so a name would take time lol. You will find the perfect name for your lil girl, and the correct amount of food for her.Good luck.