Look at her stools. If they are soft, decrease by 10%. If they are hard, increase by 10%. Feel the sternum. There should be a light layer of fat under fairly tight skin. Your fingers should feel a thin fat layer over the ribs but only enough that your fingers don't fall in between them. As for the hips, conformation plays a big role in that. If you felt my Belgian you would be aghast. Because of the forward and steep shoulders ( that is how the big cresting to the neck happens) and the corresponding slope to the pelvis, she has protruding hips and her spine never feels like a dog in good weight. Actually, it reminds me of an Afghan Hound. She is in great weight though.
Tinsel is 22 - 23 lbs, given the day, and is 15" tall with a slight frame. He gets just under 1 cup of Go Natural a day but would eat the same again if I gave it to him. In fact, I shudder to think of how much he would eat if I just free fed him! Most of the dogs that I have raised would eat like a goldfish - until they burst. A lot of people I know would do the same - hee hee.
Tinsel is 22 - 23 lbs, given the day, and is 15" tall with a slight frame. He gets just under 1 cup of Go Natural a day but would eat the same again if I gave it to him. In fact, I shudder to think of how much he would eat if I just free fed him! Most of the dogs that I have raised would eat like a goldfish - until they burst. A lot of people I know would do the same - hee hee.