kody'smom

What exactly is this "raw" diet that I am seeing people write about? -Kody's mom

Kody is just under 21" at the shoulder, so not a really big dog. He isn't at ALL tuck wasted, and the vet agrees that he is overweight - she says he should be UNDER 50 pounds! (So he needs to lose 20% of his body weight!!) He has also begun having intermittent arthritis vs. injury, which the vet thinks will resolve with weight loss. I will certainly try the veggies!! Thanks for the hints, and I'll keep monitoring for any further advice! -Kody's mom

Help!! Our Kody is almost 6 years old, and has gradually gained up to 60 pounds (mostly over the last two years). He only gets 2 1/2 c. of Science Diet Sensitive Stomach per day (he had dairrhea with every other food we tried). He runs hard (constant - faster than I could go - chasing a tennis ball hit by a golf club) for 10-15 minutes 3-4 times/day (here in Texas it's generally too hot to go longer than that). He had his thyroid levels checked and were normal about 6 mo ago. We tried going down to 2 c. of food per day, but he began eating the house (and this from a border who never destroyed anything after 1 yo). He gets NO people food or treats. I am trying SD Lite, but is there something better? -Kody's mom