Run your hands over your dog's ribs to see if you can feel the individual contours. Ideally there should be a light layer of fat, but not enough to prevent you feeling bone. If you can't feel anything your dog is likely overweight. 2 июн. 2019 г.
How tell if your dog is overweight?
No matter your dog's breed, you should be able to feel all of your dog's ribs without a thick layer of fat over them. Your dog's chest should also be wider than his abdomen, with a noticeable tuck-up from chest to stomach. An overweight dog will generally have no waist and no distinction between chest and stomach.
What do you look for to determine if your dog is over under weight?
Ideally you will be able to see its waist tucked behind the ribs. If you can see the outline of your dog's individual ribs and the waist is noticeably more narrow than its ribcage, then your pet is underweight; however, if the waist is in line with the ribs or bulges out past them then it is overweight.
What breed of dogs are mostly common to be overweight?
Pugs, Beagles and Golden Retrievers are among the dog breeds at highest risk of obesity, new veterinary research has found. A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) sampled more than 20,000 dogs to investigate the range and frequency of health problems in pets.
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