Switched to INNOVA EVO

That was soo nice of you to post his pic for me.  I really can't Thank You enough!!  I swear dog people are the best!!

Parkers doing great on the Innova.  I get up real early with him every morning ( have to here in HOT Az.) and go to either the man-made lake or baseball park and throw his frisbee and ball and man he can really get booking now. It's been about a 1 1/2 yrs since his FHO Hip surgery and on some days you wouldn't even know it.  His stools are firm now yet pitch black, but smaller. ( I knew you wanted to know that). So far so good on the new food. Now I just have to find a NO fat/ NO calorie treat I can give to him every 10 minutes he bugs me for one. I don't know why he's um ugh Chunky? David

Since Evo is working so well for Parker, why not use the Evo treats? The Naturapet feeding profile wizard will also calculate how much Evo food you need to feed based on the number of Evo treats given. []

Does he like fruits and veggies?
 
Pieces of apple or banana, while they do have calories and carbs, can be a favorite of my dogs. Also, carrots, peas, and green beans are welcome by my little fuss-pots.
I've never met a Lab that will turn down green beans!

My yellow lab, Jake,  will not eat apples.  I tried with the skin and without also.  Will have to try the banana.  I never thought of that giving him banana.  Agree on the green bean thing he loves them!! Believe it or not one of our favorite things to treat with when we are walking and I want to be able to treat him often is good ole original Cheerios.  Paula

Hoorah, while searching I finally found a store near me that sells this product, will pick up some today! I'm thrilled.

Wow, Parker is a beautiful, BIG boy!! []

Parker doesn't seem to like banana's or other fruits. I'm thinking it's more of a texture thing. It's soo funny to watch him spit it out. He starts to take it like Wow FOOD..then I swear you can see this Yuck look on his face and he spits it out like a baby spitting out food they hate....I swear I think he knows it's a fruit and I'm trying to pull something over on him.

Parker hates fruits and veggies. Everytime I try and give him a banana or apple he spits it out like a kid eating something bad.  I swear you can see the look on his face go from " Oh Boy FOOD ..!! To..Yuck !! what the !! "   It's too funny to watch.  Now..put some peanut butter on that fruit and watch it disappear !!.. He's one smart cookie...Oh I shouldn't of said that word! Gotta go..lol

Hi Guys, Sorry for the same post twice...silly me didn't know we were on a second page and just thought I did something wrong sending it.  I just got back from PetsMart and weighed Parker on there industrial scale lol and he hasn't really lost any weight yet.  He's still 109 Lbs.  Becca's right when she said I will have to adjust his food down to 2 cups a day instead of 3. It's my fault with the treats. You see when Parker see's you heading for the fridge or the pantry he runs over there and sits in front of the doors and wont move until you give him a treat. At first he was just laying in front of the fridge or door and we wanted him to move so we went and got a treat to get him to move. Well, by doing this we inadvertantly trained him to not move until he gets a treat. Oh Those Labs are SMART!!  He also steals clothes and wont release them until he gets a treat. Oh He's so smart....He wont steal both socks lying on the floor he steals them one at a time. One time I cought him pulling on a small section of sock hanging out of the hamper to knock it over and hit a jackpot !!  He's so funny and it's so cute to watch you can't help but give him a treat. I am a sucker for his face...This is the first Lab I have ever owned ....well that has owned me..and boy were they right when they said their smart.!!  Back to the food thing...It just seems like 2 little cups of INNOVA is barely nothing for a 109 Lb dog?  Is 2 cups plus a few treats ( Im going to get the Innova treats) really going to satisfy a 109 lb Lab.?  Thanks...guys david

I would start to phase out the treats with the release command because at this point he's going around looking for things to steal. It's really not a good idea to let him train you.

The running over every time you go to the fridge or pantry and sitting there refusing to move is smart yes, but a controlling, pushy behavior. Honestly I would just make him move because you said so. He'll try even harder at first because the behavior worked in the past, but he'll eventually give it up. 

It can definitely cause problems when even a friendly 110 pound dog uses their weight to ush people around. When I worked at a grooming shop, there was a couple with a large Golden Retriever and Shar Pei. When the people went to get the dogs out of the car, both of them would shove their way out the car door and pull the people on leash. I'm sure the same types of things happened at home also. Well.... that meant that at the grooming shop both dogs would try to muscle their way out of the bathtub and/or off the grooming table. Anyway, my point is that any dog should move out of the way for the alpha (you) and release and item because you said so. Otherwise he's running the house and although it might seem cute, it's not a good thing.
 
Sorry, to answer your question about the food. A good way to add bulk so that he'll feel "full" is to add unsalted green beans to his food. Most dogs seem to like the way they taste and it's very little calories. If he's on a diet I'd cut out all dog treats entirely. You could try giving him baby carrots (not when he demands them), but I'm not sure if he'll like the way they taste. Never know til you try I guess. Good luck! []

I just need a clarification please..
 
unsalted green beans      I am guessing we're talking about raw fresh beans  NOT canned ones???

Nope, you can use canned green beans so long as you get the salt free ones.  Fresh are best, frozen second and then canned.

I am a sucker for his face.

I can totally understand that! Looking at the pics posted of him,those sad eyes just  make me wanna shove a treat down the computer screen to him []

I also belong to the "i cant resist you when your sitting infront of the treat cupboard with those longing eyes" group,and therefore i also have a rotundo dog in my hands [&:] I just think of all the bad problems overweight/obese dogs have when he's pestering me.I really dont want to kill him with kindness.....

glenmar...it never occured to me that canned green beans are available salt-free.  It's funny how you just go for what's familiar in the grocery store and ignore the rest...Thanks.