Quote Originally Posted by FrostyPaws View Post
You can do other things aside from letting your dog drink water. You can give a supplement type powder with water, and it won't be dead weight. It will be absorbed and being used before show time. Your dog will climb up in weight slowly, and he won't be any worse for wear. There won't be any food sitting in his stomach, so that eliminates the idea of dead weight.
I agree. I was refering to the giving the dogs bread before the show to make him gain weight. That imo is useless and will do more harm than good. One thing to take into cinsideration is don't do anything unless you know what you do, and why you are giving it.