We have a 2 year old lab/retriever cross who seems to be eating less and less.
We feed him 2 meals a day, dry food (Acana). As a puppy he ate OK but wasn't overly interested - he would sometimes not finish a meal (which we then took up) but he was a reasonable weight for his size (medium, around 11kg at a year which the vet said was fine).
Recently he started being less interested, would peck at breakfast but then eat his evening meal. Over the last week or so he's been pecking at both meals, occasionally eating most of one but more often than not just leaving it.
He's still full of energy, glossy coat, bright eyes, runs around happily on his walks, chases balls and our other dog (who is a lab/spoodle cross and would eat the house if we let her, nothing wrong with her appetite!). I am concerned that his eating pattern is tending towards less and less though. It's hard to see if he's losing weight as his coat is very curly and would hide it.
I was going to weigh him today and then again in a week or so to see if he is losing. I'm encouraged by the fact that he's still running around full of beans but concerned about his lack of appetite.
Should I take him to the vet? Should I keep an eye on it for another week and then take him if it doesn't pick up? Is it normal for a 2 year old dog to go off their food occasionally?