hi to all you pyrenean lovers i have 3 and boy can they be ahandful :blink: as i am new to this i will introduce myself im theresa i live in south wales with my husband and my 3 children not forgetting bella fizz and polar if anyone can give me a few tips on how to get my male to gain weight i would be happy we have only had him a month and was very thin he has gained a little but any tips please :D

Hi Fizzy, great to see you here! :)

Re your dog's weight: how old is he? How long have you had him?

Vera

only had him a month he is 20 month old and had a bad time :(

Hi
I to have py who I am worried about hes a very fussy eater is your boy happy in himself maybe he needs some adjustment time I had BoBO for several months before he seemed to become fussy hope your doggy settles at least he has company from your other py's
wishing you all well

he has settled very well he is a very lovable dog always looking for fusses he has gained a little weight so we must be doing something right sometimes he just doesnt feel like eating which worries me a bit i give him a complete biscuit and fresh meat like heart liver or mince

Thats what Charlies been like lately too, just off his food- he must be mising my dad, the big idiot. Three though? that is... BOSS (that means good, I'm from Liverpool and just overuse that word). It's annoying, I'm sitting there cutting up so e big horrible smelly heart for him to turn away :angry: It was funny that time I didn't cut it up and he walked into the living room with it lol. anyway... WELCOME :D

Hi again apparently pys sometimes just go off eating for a while BoBo frightened the life out of me he didint eat for four days, being such an ancient breed i wonder if it relates to their life in the mountains in winter food must have been in short supply at times, its just aguess but still worrying

hi nice to know im not the only one worrying polar did enjoy the heart but only the one occasion he turned his nose up at it after that cant say i blame him didnt look that appetising :blink:

charlie looks adorable lovely pics :wub:

Troy used to skip meals fairly regularly which we just put down to the breed. However, since dealing with his stress issues (DAP diffuser, chiro practic) and since stopping the stress panting, he very rarely skips meals or doesn't eat up.

I feel that it is not the breed as such, but perhaps more the fact that pyreneans are extremely sensitive and will pick up and get stressed easily about all sorts of things! We think Troy also used to get headaches and that that was another reason to refuse a meal every so often!

Vera

hi :) i would agree not to blame the breed as bella my female eats like no tommorow! pyreneans each have their own personalities and preferences a bit like us i suppose! if they dont fancy their dinner they wont have it until they do! still doesnt stop us worrying about it though does it?

other than what i am giving polar is there anything else that would help him gain weight iwas told dijestive biscuits but im not too sure any tips? :)

I don't give our dogs human biscuits either... ;)

Pasta can help put weight on!

great! thanks for the tip i will try him with that if he likes it as much as my children we will be well away :lol: :lol: