My jack russel keeps eating, HELP!!!

[silverdaler]

ok, my dog is 1 years old. he gets fed 2 times a day, biscuits and meat mixed 2geva. he is a perfect healthy dog, however, we noticed he luks more stocky. He hunts around the garden 2 eat anyfin and if we leave our dinner alone he will hop onto the table and eat it like he did 2nyt!!! why does he keep hunting 2 eat anythink that he can!?
please help me

[silverdaler]

oh and wa shoud i do about it?
i love him 2 bits and i dont want him being fat and out of shape

[gina32]

he may have worms, try worming him

[wonkon-wonk]

HELP! the Beatles LP?

try to mix it with a bit of Elvis and lulu albums dogs need variety!

[silverdaler]

shut up u ****

and thanks gina32, thats the answer

[wildwood]

You also have to realise that JRs are very active dogs and need a lot of exercise, the hunting instinct has been bred into them over the years. It is usual for a maturing dog to muscle up and look more toned and as long as you can still easily feel the ribs he is not overweight.

Please watch his diet and resist temptation to feed him too many extras. What some think is kindness is actually sending a dog to an early grave. Those owners who have those grossly obese dogs you see on TV should be fined for animal cruelty.

Hope you'll enjoy a long and healthy relationship with your Jack Russell, I grew up with one and she was my best friend.

[catcuddler]

i agree i think it may be worms.i know this sounds icky but sometimes if you look at his rear end u may see the worms.they are like wiggly grains of rice

[silverdaler]

ive had a look but i cant see anything. the vet said he weighed 6.35, how much should a male jack russell weigh?

[fredpuli47]

Adult Jack Russells are typically anything from 6 to 8 kg.That's not really the answer though, because all that matters is that the dog is healthy.Some dogs are gluttons and will grab anything edible and bolt it down, for all the world as if they are starving to death! In the wild a wolf cannot guarantee a meal every day and takes what it can we it can. (Your Jack's excuse is that he's like his ancestors and he's following his instincts !) Just make sure he's wormed regularly. Don't let him eat just because he wants to. The vet who saw him will have said if he looked underfed or thin. With a JR, if you can easily feel his ribs he's fine.