Quote Originally Posted by FrostyPaws View Post
I used 1oz per pound of weight for my dogs during a keep, but I also didn't allow my dogs to have free water whenever they wanted. I'm not a believer in letting dogs do what they want during keep when it comes to water, work, any of it. So I controlled everything that went in. It has been a long time since I used any kibble in an actual keep for one of my dogs. I don't know what they actual amount is called for any longer, but I always fed things in accordance to how the dog worked no
t necessarily the directions.
Great advice as well Frosty! When I started this post I was looking for answers that would fit my personal situation. I guess I was suffering from a bit of tunnel vision. Lol. As an example.. I like the way you were able to control a dog water completely, that wouldn't necessarily work in my situation because of my job situation. I'm not home to give and take water from a dog all day. So like S_B mentioned, He would not give a dog water immediately after work, he would cool them out naturally, feed the amount of water he wanted with his feed and then have more availabile if the dog chose to take more. So I would have to come somewhere in the middle to feed RF1 and get the water balance needed. After reading the responses to this post I think the way I could make it happen is to put a dog out on a fresh chain space after his work and don't have water available. After he cools out and gets fed his kibble with RF1 and water then I could move him back to his spot where he could have more water if he desired. Thanks again for all the replies!