What is the best dog food for a shetland sheep dog?

Answer 1

She probably only wants a fraction of what you are feeding her. I'd get some kind of complete feed and give her just about 1 cup per day plus a couple of flakes of hay and that's it. Shetlands are kind of picky about eating. If the hay is good quality, she'll probably eat it but only if she's hungry. She's going to want some grain over just hay but it's really dangerous for her to gain a lot of weight because of the risk of laminitis. It's caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition and it's the laminae in the hoof of the horse. you don't want that to happen. If you are giving her the feed in the morning and feel kind of bad about her only getting hay at night, you can give her a chopped carrot and apple with the hay and that's it. She doesn't need a bag of them either. For her sake, you probably need to seriously cut back her diet, well, if she needs to. Well that's your answer.

Answer 2

There are so many variables I can not give you absolute answer.

First: Shelties vary a lot in size. The breed "standard" calls for a range of 13 inches to 16 inches at the shoulder. That is a big difference in itself, and then considering they can often range from 12 inches to 18 inches. So, size is a factor.

Secondly: just as people, each dog varies in their metabolism.

Thirdly: activity level.

Fourthly: the brand of dog food.

The best gauge to determine if the amount you are feeding your dog is his body. Look at him and feel him. You want to "just" be able to feel his ribs and his hips. But you don't want the bones protruding.

A good quality food, first listed ingredient "meat". Some decent kibble is Innova, Canidae, Premium Choice, Natural Balance, Wellness, Eagle Pack. There are many others on the market more recently as well.

For a "larger" Sheltie, I would start around 1/2 cup in the morning and 1/2 cup in the eve. See how he does, and vary from there.

Answer 3

Im sorry, but this might not give you the exact answer, butyou shouldn't give it too much because if it does it can't support itself on its own four legs. So if you start to see it getting bigger and going really slow when it walks around you should consider giving it less food or go on a diet. I hope I helped! =)

Answer 4

I'd get some kind of complete feed and give her just 1 cup per day plus a couple of flakes of hay and that's it. Shetlands are notoriously piggy about eating. If the hay is good quality, she'll eat it if she's really hungry. It's going to want grain over just hay but it's really dangerous for her to gain a lot of weight because of the risk of laminitis. If you are giving it the feed in the morning and feel bad about it only getting hay at night, give it a chopped carrot and apple with the hay and that's it.

Answer 5

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