Golden_mama

Hi Rebanne, Thanks so much for your advice and suggestions. I did notice after a long walk this weekend, my puppy was so so tired. He slept the whole afternoon and woke up only to eat dinner around 8.00pm. He's normally very energetic and doesn't sleep for that long. So I might reduce it to 30-40 minutes walk on weekends. I'll definitely try for a short walk around the block on weekdays after work. I might get in touch with the breeder regarding the weight issue because I really want to make sure he doesn't get joint problems too early. Thanks again

Hi everyone, This is my very first post in this forum. I am a new member so I'm looking forward to getting a lot of helpful information from all of you. As you can tell from my username, I am a proud mum of a golden retriever. My boy is now 6 months old. I have done my fare share of research on goldens so far and I learned weight is one of the biggest issues for this breed. My puppy currently weighs 29 kilo and when I say this to people they all get quite worried for him. However last time (2 months ago) when he visited his vet, she mentioned that as long as we can feel his ribs he's not considered fat. We can still feel his ribs but not as prominent as before. We barely give him snacks and he's mostly eating the normal portion of his dry food as instructed in the bag. So I don't know what else we should do to make sure he doesn't get overweight? Is it bad to lower his portion size than recommended instruction? He goes for 1.5 hour walks on weekends and once on the weekdays as both my partner and I are working full time. So we're not always able to take him for walks in the evening after work. But that's something I'm going to try to start soon. Or this weight is OK for his age as he seems quite tall already so he might be just a big boy? Thanks