I have put my male golden on this food he needs to lose some weight and have been told its a good food, had him on burns and was told this can be high in calories.Anyone any advice on this and have you used the A G light to help your dog to lose weight....

Advice much appreciated.

I did try it once, but found it easier to feed normal food, but less of it, and bulk out with vegetables instead.  Much cheaper too.

Ditto, I find that on many diet foods the dogs coat and body condition suffer, but if kept on the usual food but less they don't loose the condition just the weight.

Thanks folks have tried numerous diets dropped the food but then he is hungry and once went hypo, done veggies but he never seems satisfied.cant use bran or wheat as he has an allergy to beef/ wheat/....

Unfortunately just as with us you can't really diet without eating less and feeling hungry ;)

Mine all eat the Wainwrights Light from Pet's At Home, Stanley (one in picture) has had a weight problem all his life and he's now at the correct weight and maintaining. My friend feeds this to one of her spayed Bull Terriers and she's like a different dog now, full of energy. I've never tried them on the A G.

I use Arden Grange Light for my 2 dogs and have for some time now. One of my dogs was a bit chunky and started using this and never changed to be honest. I wouldn't say she has lost a massive amount of weight, but there again she hasn't gained either so that's better.
What comes out the other end seems to be so much better too and personally would recommend it for you to try, my dogs seem to be happy and healthy on this food

yes,I used a g lite for many years for my"cuddly"collie.She s been fine on it,and  Id reccomend it too.

my dog has been on AG light for 6 months now. She has never lost any weight but hasnt put any on either so I would say it maintains her weight rather than helps her lose weight. She put weight on after having a leg op and spending a lot of time on lead walks only. She can now go off lead and do more exercise and is definately losing weight.

I've recently changed my GR boy to AG Light. He needs to loose 3 kg due to a joint issue, so it's too early as yet to say whether he's going to loose weight. He's not reacted badly to the changeover (has a sensitive tum) and is eating the same amount as before, just less calories.

The problem with overweight dogs is that they don't run around as much so burn less calories off. As they start losing weight, they are more likely to have a proper fulfilling walk and burn off those extra pounds. With my dog, just reducing the amount he was eating didn't have any effect at all in helping him lose weight. Actually the vet said he was a good weight (not overweight) and seeing as he is castrated also, he has to be on the skinny side to help his joints out. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the AG Light does the trick.

Am I right in thinking that castrated/spayed dogs/bitches need less calories?

Hi there

Once of mine had a serious weight problem - chunky line anyway and with a husband who had mental health problems and often didn't realise he was feeding titbits the problem accelerated.  I initially started with Burns High Oats which helped a lot and as the weight started to reduce I moved onto Arden Grange Light.  However, if the problem is just to lose a little weight then I think simple reduction is good - you can always pad out with some homemade veggies cooked in stock - a sort of broth.

> Am I right in thinking that castrated/spayed dogs/bitches need less calories?

Generally yes, about 20-25% less.