[mhvonalmen8908]

We don't restrict our dogs water intake except to only fill it once a day. They only get multiple refills if it's hot and they've been outside most of the day. This works great for us!

As for food, we feed both of them twice a day. We take the recommended amount of food for their weight from the back of the bag of food and then divide it in half! Easy peasy! They think they need more food during the day but if I let them, they'd eat the whole bag of food at one go!

 

[mhvonalmen8908]

I have always found regardless of breed that following recommended feeding guidelines results in an overweight dog.

We feed the smallest amount within their range. Doppler's recommended range is 3-3 1/2 cups. He gets 3 cups a day. And it works fine for him. Virga gets about 2 cups of food a day which again is the bottom amount within her weight range. Neither of my dogs are fat. In fact I've done the test that you've linked in some of your other posts and they're both at the right weight according to the test. The only time either of them was overweight was right before we switched Doppler to adult food. In fact, his weight gain was the reason we decided to switch him.