finding the weight

what methods do people use to find the dogs show weight? Ive heard people say bring the dog down in weight by uping the exercise and cutting the food till the weight the dog feels weaker. Others say if your dogs able to do whats required at the end of the keep then the dogs fit enough to show.

Just wondering what you lot on here do? Just want to see how mine would look in condition.

 

i dont know about evreyone else but when i increase work i really dont decrease cals unless you are going for extra dry lean look

 

put him through a practice keep also search for the barney fife keep it has it in there

 

increase the work and decrease the food so you find the weight the dogs at its strongest.

Thanks ill look up that keep.

 

heres the best advise i can give find a mentor thats been up and down the road a few times. he's your dog there's no such thing as fit enough!!! if he's 2 pounds under true weight he's not at his best,and if he's heavy he's not at his best. and the weight is just the first step of bringing him ready to show have to prfect a keep that works and works for that dog and the best way for that is to have shown and keept some nutrition,not to mention the training for a year before you even think about showing him. im not pickin on ya at all gog this is just good advise. get a mentor to sho ya the ropes!! your dogs will thank you for it.

 

hey no offense or anything taken. I just see it as advice. Its harder than just reading on the net can tell that much already. Best way to learn is to get out and do it, thats what i intend to do. Have got a few mates some well respectd conditioners only a call away just thought id ask how others find it.

 

cool, I wish you good luck!! gog

 

The only way I have found, is to put the dog thru a keep. It's hard and taxing, but you will be happy to say my dog is 36 or whatever the weight may be when its all said and done. Any dog can be worked with or without equipment.

 

I think its important to point out that you shouldn't necessarily be cutting your dog's food while conditioning him. Just feed the dog a good clean diet. Lean protein, some healthy fats and oils, and avoiding foods with grain which is just filler. You wouldn't put Regular Unleaded 89 octane in a Formula1 car

If the dog is eating "healthy" and working hard in the keep he'll get down to the right weight. I read something by (I think it was) I.M. or Gary Hammonds that talks about seeing ADBA dogs that are actually conditioned to their show weight and then there are other owners who have tried to cut corners and get the dog leaner by feeding less (and you can tell the difference!).

 

Was only thinking feed less until you find the dogs weight where he keeps strong. Of course you'd be doing pre keep exercise, just walking a good fair amount of miles. Was just wondering if thats a way as i have read of people bringing a dog down then building him back up.

Not got no show or nothing this is purely for me just to have abit of fun and get out there with my dog and see some results. It would just be good to have the dog at his peak.

 

Go through the keep and into the weeks just adjust the food according to how the dogs feeling? With the dog and the pulling situation could that weight be different when it comes to using his strength over a distance? Like i said no show or nothing this is purely just for me to learn not going to do that sitting behind a keyboard.

 

well yes you would loose muscle that way ... the real skinny look with no muscle

 

idk slim, finding the ideal weight is a science too.

 

work them hard never cut his feed give them plenty of rest . To start with should take about three months to find his weight properly . :eek:

 

Don't ever starve a pound off them, Work it off them.

Start the dog off slow and slowly bring the dog up in his work, Your dog should have the most amount of muscle with as least amount of fat as you can get. But take the dog down to much and you will start eating his muscle away.

 

thats exactly what i was saying on the begining of this thread thats y the best thing he can do is FIND A MENTOR.his dog will thank him.