They get exercise, it's a brand new home, it's only about 5 months old there is no yard, there is no fence. It's a mud hole, and it will be for at least another month. They will not be in the house wet, and muddy. The garage will be finished next Thursday when they come and put the door one, and then part of that problem will be solved. The fence is at least 2 weeks to a month away.
I've already spoken to me vet about the weight problem, I was just looking for other food options. He got fixed, and began to gain weight after, and now it's reaching a point where he needs to shed weight before bird season begins.
My dogs are used, and are very active doing so (Well, the male anyway, since the female had puppies last year, she became very gun-shy so now she's basically my 2 year old's pillow and play toy.
) for retrieving birds, mostly ducks and Ptarmigan.
It's not about saving money either, it's about whats available, and it's about an hour-hour and a half to the nearest town with a Fred Meyer (Kroger's in some parts of the nation.). They don't carry many brands of dog food, so I'm trying to figure out what other substitutes I can use.
I don't have to justify a thing to you, I don't even know why I'm bothering. Oh, I must mention, it's quite a bit colder then 0 out in the winter here, chief.