How to tell if a dog is overweight?
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356 days ago
Robert
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I've seen dogs that have chubby belly - but they run fast in the park. So how can you tell if your pet is overweight? hands feeling rib cage?
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356 days ago
NadiaWebber
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I think the pet starts to look kinda dumpy. Right after I got Banjo neutered, he had no more testosterone and got sorta dumpy for awhile. Then I changed his diet and he is svelt again!
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356 days ago
Astrid
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I always heard that if you can feel their ribs.....now that's FEEL them, not SEE them....they are perfect. I wished that worked for me. I'd be PERFECT but I could stand to lose a few! (or alot!)
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344 days ago
kay
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Hello all, it's been awhile but Merlin just got finished singing to "Santa" as he rode by tonight, anyway, you should be able to look straight down on your dog and see a "waistline" or a "tuck" on short hair dogs you should be able to see their last rib bone, because it will go into that "tuck" from the side, but regardless of hair, you should be able to see a type of waistline (at the waist-line area) my 11yr old has a waist-line at the base of her tail LOL she is very over weight and her hip joints are feeling the pain of great over eating. We are working on it (she is not happy about being on a diet) but...
Daily walks and actually weighing/monitoring your pets daily intake (including treats) treats do count count as added calories,will help them in the long run, just like it should work for us. LOL
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299 days ago
SheltieMan
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Kay has it about right. I've also been told by a vet that feeling their backs above their real legs is a good guide. If there's a pad of fat there, your dog is getting overweight. They should also have a "figure" just ahead of their rear legs, widening towards their rib cage.
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