There seems to be alot of information on how to fatten up your dogs, but what about how to have those that are too heavy reduce? My male was very thin when we got him, but quickly put on 15 lbs, only after I discovered that he would eat the food my female would leave to eat later. He will never do it in front of you because he knows if you say "that is not your dish,: but in the evenings when no one was looking he would go and clean her dish up. We no longer leave her food there if she doesn't finish, but in the mean time he has lost his waist line! What food would you recommend, besides more excercise.
Diet to looose weight
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JulieM
Boxer Insane
Adding canned pure pumpkin (not the pie mix) or canned green beans (no salt added) to his food (replace some of his kibble with twice the amount of pumpkin/gbs) will help fill him up while reducing calories. Also, replace his normal treats with fruits and vegetables - carrots give a satisfying crunch, and frozen grapes are particularly appreciated in the hot summer 
buddy'smom
Boxer Pal
Julie has given you some great advice here! I too faced the weight reduction for my male last fall and Nanabear sent me the diet she prepared for her Mack. I used frozen green beans, mixed veggies cooked then put through a food processor making it like an oatmeal texture. I froze this in two cups servings, then pulled one container out daily. For every cup of veggie mixture I added to his meal I reduced his kibble by one cup. I also added yogurt to his breakie meal, and a couple of times a week an egg. As Julie stated make sure you use unsalted veggies, and Buddy did love the pumpkin! This diet worked fairly well, he did start dropping the weight, but most likely would have worked a lot better if Buddy didn't start stealing the raw potatoes from the bin. I am sure Nanabear will be able to fill you in a bit better on her weight reduction diet.
Jean
Jean
Mack is on a diet - as we "speak". He is not obese (yet) but he is a BIG Boxer - leveled out at 87 pounds at 2 years. Then a couple months ago, he went to the vet and he had gained his way up to 89 pounds, and that was with me watching him like a hawk. I know he would end up at 100+pounds if I didn't make an effort. That is my biggest worry with him, that he will have to diet off a lot of weight and suffer. So even at 87, he is not Boxer Standard svelte, but I worry about his joints and the health problems that come from obesity - so I want to help him but not have to starve him forever.
Jean has given you the the basics and if you'd like, Pat, I can email you exactly what I do for Mack, and you can see if you want to use it for Ceasar.
But for now, we are doing a pretty "Tough Love" diet and it's slow going (I have been surprised how slow it's going.) He has lost 2 1/2 lbs in 4 weeks.
The main change I made was to change his kibble from Nature's Recipe to NUTRO LITE. It's not my favorite food, but the only lite one I could find that wasn't for "senior" dogs (Mack is only 2 1/2.)
For breakfast, he's getting 1 cup of NUTRO LITE and for dinner - it's 2 cups NUTRO LITE, 1 cup veggies pureed w/broth and 4 oz lean meat. He gets hungry (and naughty) late in the evening and I have been giving him some fat-free broth with a little Tofu floating in it, warmed. It seems to make his tummy feel better so he calms down. He has been waking up *early* because he wants his breakfast!
I feel like such a meanie, I hate to see him hungry - I get a lot of pleasure out of cooking for him and he can't understand why Mom is holding out on him
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Jean has given you the the basics and if you'd like, Pat, I can email you exactly what I do for Mack, and you can see if you want to use it for Ceasar.
But for now, we are doing a pretty "Tough Love" diet and it's slow going (I have been surprised how slow it's going.) He has lost 2 1/2 lbs in 4 weeks.
The main change I made was to change his kibble from Nature's Recipe to NUTRO LITE. It's not my favorite food, but the only lite one I could find that wasn't for "senior" dogs (Mack is only 2 1/2.)
For breakfast, he's getting 1 cup of NUTRO LITE and for dinner - it's 2 cups NUTRO LITE, 1 cup veggies pureed w/broth and 4 oz lean meat. He gets hungry (and naughty) late in the evening and I have been giving him some fat-free broth with a little Tofu floating in it, warmed. It seems to make his tummy feel better so he calms down. He has been waking up *early* because he wants his breakfast!
I feel like such a meanie, I hate to see him hungry - I get a lot of pleasure out of cooking for him and he can't understand why Mom is holding out on him
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BRIDGIT
Completely Boxer Crazy
Thanks everyone for the tips. My six year old is getting heavy also. I know it has a lot to do with her age but it also has to do with her eating habits. Since we got the puppy she tries to sneak and eat the puppies food!! She knows better, because as soon as I see her she stops. I will try the ideas for her to lose a couple of pounds.
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