I wouldn't exactly say "pig out" thank you very much.. but most any nutritionist will tell you that eating a meal after 7 PM is NOT conducive to weight loss. I can only go by experience (20 + years of it with dogs) and that is that dogs that are hard to keep weight on do better if fed at night.. Of course, I am not a personal trainer for anyone, so what do I know?? Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com ----- Original Message ----- From: shirley sommers To: stormygsd@xxxxxxx ; midnitegsd@xxxxxxx ; brittaleahnasa@xxxxxxxxx ; Gsdstyle@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: low fat-high protein food? IMO ,on only one large meal a day, ............................. Speaking from my experience as a personal trainer for natural body builders , this assumption is incorrect as his body , will then run out of fuel for 'IMMEDIATE' demand created by his obsessive constant running during the day ......... A human or dog's body that senses starvation goes to the easiest source of fuel for energy which is muscle protein , ((although not true muscle includes organs like the heart etc )) , which his body is `already` scavenging. HE needs REAL protein ! ( and not this denatured , useless, cooked, sterilized, dried, ground, preserved , useless cr*p that comes in a bag.) Mother Nature raw fed cats and dogs for a million years before kibble was invented. btw The 'overnight' weight gain you speak of could just be the bulk *for a better word* that stayed in your body from the late night pig out and the fluid build up retained because of the salt and sugars (carbs) contained in the meal. Cheers , Brenda , I hope your doggie gets better, Shirley Susan Madlung <stormygsd@xxxxxxx> wrote: how are you feeding him?? I find that dogs that are like this are the ones that are fed twice a day, and then run/work off a lot of energy/calories throughout the day.. Switching to feeding once, at night before bed.. often does the trick.. (you know what happens when you eat large late at night and then go to bed?? put on the pounds is what!) you may need to add a digestive supplement as well for awhile.. Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; ; Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: low fat-high protein food? > Since we've touched on the subject of dog food, does anyone have any suggestions for a high calorie food to put weight on a dog. I have one that is so skinny I can see his ribs.. He was on Eukanuba Premium which is 30/20.. 8 cups a day and maintained his skinny weight.. I switched him to Royal Canin but he's loosing...I've had him to the vet and all blood work was normal.. 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