Increasing weight during keep

[Pk923]

Thank you, splash747 and tasoschatz, I will definitely give the satin ball a try. Some carb in the diet would be a good idea at this stage of my keep.

[Officially Retired]

Thank you, splash747 and tasoschatz, I will definitely give the satin ball a try. Some carb in the diet would be a good idea at this stage of my keep.

I agree with OGDogg on this, namely bringing the dog inside (or putting him in a pen).

Your problem (assuming you've called the weight right) is simple: your dog is burning more calories than what you're giving him

For starters, you've got him on a keep, so he's burning more calories than usual right there, and secondly your dog should not be on a chain, because he runs that while your away, burning still more calories. This means he is simply not getting enough calories in his diet to match what he's burning off 24/7

If you investigate the meaning behing the word, "keep," the conditioning procees is called a "keep" because you're supposed to KEEP your dog up and away from everything, including the dirt/ground, other dogs, etc. ... usually indoors or in an above-ground pen ... so he stays CALM AND QUIET when he's not being conditioned. Why do you think this is recommended? Precisely so that your dog CAN RECOVER from the work and not burn himself up! In fact, I know people who have wire on the bottom of their keep pens, so that it is uncomfortable for the dog to walk, again precisely so that their dog will want to stay in its house and rest. (Their keep pens are always in heavily-shaded areas, away from all other dogs.)

By the sound of it, you're just yanking your dog off the chain to work, then feeding him a low-calorie diet, and then putting him back on the chain ... where he continues to run his ass off all day ... and then you're wondering "why" he can't keep the weight on

Sure, you can keep doing what you're doing, and follow some of the "advice" that's been given here & dump a bunch of rice in his diet (low-budget kibble, etc.). I personally would add more fat to the diet before I added more carbs. So give this a try (lard, chicken fat, etc.) ... OR ... you could give Best Practice a try and KEEP your dog off a chain (where he's running around and still exposed to worms, etc.) ... deworm him again and get him OFF the ground entirely ... either inside as OFDogg suggests or in a proper keep pen ... and see how that goes, once he stops burning his candle at both ends

Jack

PS: If your problem is that you failed to call the weight right, then your solution is equally-simple: PAY THE FORFEIT and re-hook at the proper weight, once you get his true weight pegged.