41 KG is big, is your dog still this weight?

I’m replying because I think others may be in your situation, and thus I hope this might help them:

You hopefully have this under control now, but my advice would be get some food scales, weight the dog’s food you usually give her, and then reduce it by 10% every 2 days until it’s what it should be for your dog (if you’re not sure, ask advice from your vet, as I’m a) not a proffessional and b) not able to assess your dog).
My lab is just over 1 and just got told that there is too much “padding” over her ribs, she is 27.4 KG, and I suspect her perfect weight is between 26.5KG and 27 KG. So she’s going on a diet. We have been giving her 200 grams of her kibble per meal, this has now been reduced to 190 grams and as of today is going down to 180 grams. Note: different kibble has different calorie density, so don’t take the amounts I’m saying as inherently relevant, but if you’re giving your dog more like 250 grams, then that would be a red flag. I believe most are more calorie dense than the one I use though.

As she likes her kibble we frequently use it on walks, but we’re also reducing it as a tool. She does get a little cheese as well, again, in a training setting, but that’s very rare, only when there’s a very big distraction.

I’d also add that she is exercised a fair bit, she gets generally 2-2.25 hours of walks a day (spread over 2-3 walks).
To keep the food interesting, we often put it in a snuffle mat, or in boxes for her to rip a part to get to.
But she is a working type lab, and thus has a lot of energy.

I’d consider cutting down on the chicken and just using the kibble for a while. If you want to give some low calorie variation, small chopped up peices of apple, carrot, pepper and blueberries are some nice ideas, but always in moderation.

If she is whinning for more food, don’t be afraid to tell her no, but reward her with affection when she stops whinning. She will learn, but it will take some time.

She didn’t say that Labradors were greedy in the sense that humans are. She said that Labradors are greedy. Which means that their eagerness for food can come from any source. My lab is certainly greedy for food. I have three dogs and I feed all of them at once. One of mine has the propensity to ignore food and run off after whatever is distracting her. The second she runs off, the labrador starts eating her food. Then she goes back to finish her own. And if I chase her out of the bowl, she will just wait until I’m not looking.

one word: bacon. unless against vet instructions of course, but otherwise, some kind ought to be okay, even if pork based is not. (to boost weight without any need to feed lot of food matter by mass.)

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I feed mine Cooke chicken or lamb mince or beef or oily fish with raw veg green beans broccoli green lentils omega oil twice a day I batch prepare and put in 100 gram tubs and she only gets a dentastick for treat and she is loosing weight and is very healthy looking now