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My 9-month Aussiedoodle is always hungry. Should I change her diet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 9 months and 6 days old | 35.5 lbs

My 9 month old aussiedoodle is hungry all the time. I feed her earthborn puppy vantage the most I am supposed to feed her according to her age and weight. Should I change her food to a more protein filled food or just feed her more?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 18th, 2018

Try spacing out the food over three feeds a day. You can also try to add extra fiber to the food, such as bran, in order to bulk it up and make her stomach fuller. Make sure the food you are feeding (I am not familiar with it) is labeled as a complete puppy food for medium breeds. If not, I would change over to a food by a company that offers scientific formulas such as Iams. Hills, Purina ProPlan, etc. Make sure you transition slowly over about a week's time. Take Calli to your vet for a weigh-in and find out if she is a proper weight. Hunger is not necessarily correlated with not being fed enough. If she is the proper weight but keeps begging for food it is rather a behavioral thing.

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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    Published on February 15th, 2020

    Dogs will often act hungry but that doesn't mean she is hungry. As long as her body weight is good and she is not over/under weight then keep feeding her the same amount you have been. Pet obesity is a huge problem so it is best if you don't overfeed her. If you want to see if she will eat raw baby carrot or raw green beans you give her those as "treats" so she feels like she is getting something it won't be adding a lot of calories.

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    Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

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    Published on May 1st, 2018

    I think she needs to be tested for Hypothyroidism and Cushing's disease now rather than in August. You can add bulk to her food, ie fiber such as bran. This will make the food more voluminous and she may feel more satisfied. Rather than feeding home cooked food I would feed her a commercial weight reduction diet available from your vet. That way you can control the calories better. She will also need to get a lot of exercise both going for long walks and playing. Start reducing the feeding times to 2-3 times a day and do NOT let her talk you into feeding her inbetween. Everytime she begs for food, put her in the garden and close the door. Make sure you announce her feeding time so she knows when it is ok to eat and when not. I hope this helps.

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