What should I do if my dog is too fat?

When you go for a walk in the park, a lively, round and chubby dog is often the center of attention, after all, a fat dog’s fluffy and soft belly, overflowing tender meat between the fingers is always a favorite, who can resist a “grandma’s” cute fat dog?

But as an owner, have you ever paid attention to your dog’s physical condition? Frequent feeding of human food, rewarding snacks and other behaviors can make your dog fat, and there are research data showing that dogs have evolved an opportunistic diet, which means that when the owner overfeeds the dog, the dog tries to eat more and more, and all kinds of uncontrolled eating habits will reduce the life expectancy of the dogs.

Although the fat dog is very cute, but the dog is too fat but will greatly affect the dog’s health, if you want to let the dog with you for a long time, owners must do a good job of dog weight management. Next, let’s take a look at the standard weight of different dogs, to see if the dog has the problem of overweight!

(A) What is the standard weight for dogs? Use numbers to determine if your dog is overweight!

Since the standard for determining the size of a dog varies according to breed and height, before finding out the standard weight of a dog, you must let the dog stand on all fours on the ground and measure its height from the ground to the shoulders.

After measuring the height of the dog, you can further determine the size and standard weight of the dog, which can be roughly categorized into 4 types:

Toy Dogs

Super miniature toy dogs are under 25cm in height and can be picked up with one hand, their small bodies are very appealing.

Common toy dog breeds include Pomeranian, Chihuahua, Maltese, Toy Poodle, Yorkshire, Butterfly Dog, etc. The appropriate weight for this type of dog is between 3-5 kilograms.

Small Dogs

The height of small dogs is about 25-39cm. Common breeds include Miniature Doberman, Pug, French Bulldog, Bichon Frise, Cherokee, Shih Tzu, Dachshund, Cocker Spaniel, Jack Russell Terrier, Hiloti, etc. The weight of these dogs ranges from 6-11 kilograms.

Medium-sized Dogs

Next is the more common medium-sized dog. Medium-sized dogs are about 40-64cm in height and have an average weight of 12-24kg.

The Shiba Shiba, a favorite dog, is a medium-sized dog. In addition to the Shiba Shiba, other breeds such as the Corgi, the Miguel, the Border Collie, the Doberman, the Bull Terrier, the Icelandic Sheepdog, and the Taiwanese Dog are also medium-sized dogs.

Large Dogs

Last but not least, there is the majestic large dog, which is about 65-80cm tall and weighs about 25-45kg. Common large dog breeds include the Husky, Dalmatian, Mountain Dog, Great Pyrenees, Giant Poodle, Mastiff, Newfoundland, St. Bernard, Golden Retriever, Labrador, and Akita, etc. Understanding the size of your dog will help you to understand its physical condition.

Understanding your dog’s size is very important for weight management, and don’t think that your dog is just 1kg overweight. For a 25kg large dog, a 1kg increase in body weight is equivalent to a 65kg adult gaining 3kg; however, for a 10kg small dog, a 1kg increase in body weight is equivalent to a 65kg adult gaining 7kg! Therefore, as an owner, you must take good care of your dog’s physical condition in order to protect your dog’s health.

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