Comments on: Book Review & GIVEAWAY – Chow Hounds by Ernie Ward, D.V.M.

By: Ernie Ward, author of Chow Hounds, on tour April 2010 | TLC Book Tours

Ernie Ward, author of Chow Hounds, on tour April 2010 | TLC Book Tours — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:44:53 +0000

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By: Sara Nikkel

Sara Nikkel — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:11:01 +0000

I would love to be included in the giveaway as I have two french bulldogs and I have been doing a lot of research about their food recently. My three-year-old male is named Orson and he is overweight by around 3 lbs. My nearly two-year-old Olive is underweight by about 3 lbs.

It is so hard to read the feeding recommendations on dog food bags based only on weight, because they have very different activity levels and skeletal structures. Orson has Russian roots and is long and big-boned. He’s healthy at 25 pounds whereas Olive is extremely petite- she looks like a really young frenchie even as she approaches two-years-old. She fluctuates between 18 and 20 pounds and I have not clue how to manage her weight.

What frustrates me is that so many owners are moving towards alternative feedings and every vet I have ever come across has had little nutritional training in vet school and believes that the food they sell in their office is the answer to any dog’s nutritional needs. Even when I have told my previous vet that the food they sell in their office has low protein and several ingredients that my older dog is allergic to, they have still tried to press their food on me. Not being able to confer with a vet about food means that I have to do research on the subject myself and every book helps.

By: Amber Stults

Amber Stults — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:46:25 +0000

No need to include me in the giveaway – just wanted to chime in on the topic.

Corgis are chow hounds. They love food and their satellite ears allow them to hear a crumb hitting the ground from two rooms (and a floor) away.

My first one was big boned (like an older style Corgi) and topped out at 50 lbs. My vet had us put him on diet food and more exercise. For him, the lowest healthy weight he could be was 42 pounds. Any more and he would have been underweight. When he had cancer, the 42 pounds were too low for him and he had to gain the weight back.

The current Corgi was underweight when we got him at 16 pounds but with regular meals he’s blossomed into a healthy weight at 30 pounds. He’s built like the standard Corgi and any more than that would be too much weight for him. (The standard weight of a Corgi is generally 25 pounds. My first one was gigantic…. twice the length and a quarter taller than the standard sized Corgi.)

I am more mindful now than I was 5 years ago in reading the ingredients of what I give my dogs. I think that helps the current Corgi keep his svelte figure.

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:47:29 +0000

This looks fascinating! I’d love to win it!

My dog is Arnold. He’s a 13 year old Chihuahua.

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By: Melissa Palmer

Melissa Palmer — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:35:03 +0000

Emma is a Jack Russell Terrier who turns 8 today so this would be a nice birthday present for her!

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:09:17 +0000

We have a 7 year old border collie mix and her four five-year-old pups, who are border collie mixes mixed with shepherd and (we think) black lab. They are much cuter than the description would lead you to believe. Thanks for the chance to enter.

By: Sandra K321

Sandra K321 — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:26:58 +0000

I have a 6 year old yellow lab named Scooter that is the reincarnation of Marley. He lives for his food. He is a few pounds overweight because he tore his ACL last year and the operation wasn’t a complete success so he doesn’t get as much exercise as he used to (he can take pain meds but they will probably destroy his liver instead so I took him off of them.) My MIL has a Jack Russell that is all teeth and is getting fatter every time I see it (my MIL gives her a biscuit every time she barks to get her to stop barking. hmmmmmm.) If I win I would definitely share this book with her.

By: zibilee

zibilee — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:03:07 +0000

I would love to win this one! I have three dogs, but only one is significantly overweight. We have two Boston terriers, one girl and one boy ( the girl is the one who is the chubber) and one Pit bull that is skinny and sleek. I think that this book would really help me in figuring out how to trim my little piglet down. It frustrating, because they all get a half hour walk daily, but she just keeps packing on the pounds.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:01:59 +0000

No need to enter me, as my Meggie passed away years ago and haven’t been able to replace her (gloom). I remember she got a bit pudgy, and we put her on an exercise and diet, and what was kinda funny was that my husband and I lost weight also! All that walking I guess!

By: RoseAnn

RoseAnn — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:52:23 +0000

I would love to be in the drawing for the giveaway! I have two dogs, both Golden Retrievers. Ruby is almost 6 and Rio is 4. They are half-sisters and I’ve always been fascinated by how different they are about food. Ruby recently had to lose 10 lbs and it was hard for both of us to stay disciplined but she has so much more energy now (thyroid medication helped with that).