How to Determine if Your Dog Is Overweight
Obesity in a dog can lead to health problems'and can itself be a sign of a serious medical condition. Monitor the weight of your pooch with this simple test.
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Check that your dog's ribs are not visually noticeable but are easily felt. This indicates that your dog is at a desirable weight.
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Look at your dog from above. Some indentation behind the rib cage, depicting an hourglass shape, indicates that your pet is at a desirable weight.
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Feel your dog's hips. Anything more than light fleshiness indicates that your dog is above normal weight.
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Check your dog for a trim abdomen.
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Tips & Warnings
Regular exercise helps reduce weight. See related eHows.
A healthy dog's weight at 1 year of age often reflects his optimal body weight, though this is not true of dogs that are obese at 1 year. Your veterinarian can also provide guidelines on the proper weight for your dog.
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Comments
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MacDonald
Dec 31, 2009
Actually in many dogs, you SHOULD be able to see the ribs. With most, if you can't see ribs at all, in any position, the dog is overweight. -
MacDonald
Dec 31, 2009
Actually in many dogs, you SHOULD be able to see the ribs. With most, if you can't see ribs at all, in any position, the dog is overweight.
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Oreoroller
Aug 30, 2007
I juice carrots and every morning our two minature longhaired Dachshunds are waiting for me to give them their usual 2 or 3 pieces of carrots which they love and also cleans their teeth.Our female "Gracie" is a "red piebald" and our male "Barney" is a chocolate dapple"
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Oreoroller
Aug 30, 2007
I juice carrots and every morning our two minature longhaired Dachshunds are waiting for me to give them their usual 2 or 3 pieces of carrots which they love and also cleans their teeth.Our female "Gracie" is a "red piebald" and our male "Barney" is a chocolate dapple"
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Nov 22, 2005
I feed my labs baby carrots instead of dog biscuits because my dogs love them and the carrots get rid of plaque and are good for them.
