We have a broad shouldered golden retriever. About a year or so ago we had to take her to the vets and he said she was over weight (105 lbs)and he suggested Purina Lamb and Rice. He said to feed her 3 cups a day instead of one or two larger cups. So far shes lost nearly 20.

This is an interesting topic. I feed my pup at set times (a bit in the morning, and a full meal in the p,m). But curious if anyone free feeds?

check out these two videos. I use a similar product called Canidae.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwLg9aG1IMo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLaxXD8vPao&feature=related

My golden retriever's weight fluctuates between ~76 and ~83. He gets about 3.5 cups a day of Iams dry. I've never checked the ratio, I'll have to do that.

I measure the lamb and rice food for both retrievers at morning and evening feedings. I weigh each dog at the vets office scale every couple of weeks and check their weights. I keep the golden retriever female's weight at about 65. The big black dog weighs in at 93 - 94 pounds and he is not fat. When he gets up to 96-97, he gets cut back a 1/4 cup 2x day until he is in trim. He gets a lot of exercise daily and is an absolute machine in the field. Just before the seasonal cold weather sets in, we increase his food a bit and days in the field he gets the equivalent of an extra meal on dry food hand fed during the day. His pictures are on my profile.

I only feed IAMS with a good ratio of protein to fat but have heard that a higher fat content helps dogs to keep their temp. down especially active sporting dogs.Do like the fish oil that is added in also.Finally only one week of school left!

I've been feeding my Boykin Extreme Dog Fuel since he was since January, after switching from Eukenuba puppy. As good as Eukenuba is supposed to be, there has been a noticable difference- no more dry skin issues and his coat looks fantastic. I'm aware of several professional trainers that feed it (including where my brother's 6 month old Golden pup is now), and have recommended it to several friends and all have been impressed. Check out their website- http://www.extremedogfuel.com/index.php

Celm the super springer is 9 1/2. I have always fed him Purina One products and he is quite active yet. I go with the lamb & rice during hunting season and switch to the healthy weight formula during the summer. Currently at 54 pounds and looks good. I use the recommended info on the side but do not folow it religiously. I watch his body form and our excercise regime to decide how much he should be fed. I also started him on a glucosimine supplement this year to stave off any arthritis that could be forming.

I feed Pro Plan to my dogs. My lab was getting a little bit heavy as he got older and my vet gave me some great advice. He said to replace half of his dry food with green beans every day. That way he was still getting roughtly the same volume of food, but with much less calories. He dropped weight with no trouble and thought he was getting table food. For mild skin problems (like dandruff) try adding some safflower or sunflower oil to their dry food.