What a healthy dog looks like
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Age: 10 months
Gender/Altered Status: Intact
Current weight: 40 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 20.5" I think. Not positive.
Amount you feed per day: ~1 3/4 a day, sometimes depending on activity/treats.
What you feed: Acana Grasslands
How active your dog is: A bit more than moderate? Work and play in the yard and in the hayfield 2-3 times a day, long off leash hiking a few times a week.
DSC_0574 by Charlotte_L, on Flickr
DSC_0498 by Charlotte_L, on Flickr
DSC_0493 by Charlotte_L, on Flickr
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^ In the first two she might look a litttttle more sucked up than usual (it was after a long play in the heat with Dally) but no matter when you look you can still clearly see the the end of her ribcage and she has a nice tuck. Ribs are always easily felt. We used to get "skinny" comments before her coat filled in - not so much anymore, thankfully.
Gender/Altered Status: Intact
Current weight: 40 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 20.5" I think. Not positive.
Amount you feed per day: ~1 3/4 a day, sometimes depending on activity/treats.
What you feed: Acana Grasslands
How active your dog is: A bit more than moderate? Work and play in the yard and in the hayfield 2-3 times a day, long off leash hiking a few times a week.
DSC_0574 by Charlotte_L, on Flickr
DSC_0498 by Charlotte_L, on Flickr
DSC_0493 by Charlotte_L, on Flickr
DSC_0462 by Charlotte_L, on Flickr
^ In the first two she might look a litttttle more sucked up than usual (it was after a long play in the heat with Dally) but no matter when you look you can still clearly see the the end of her ribcage and she has a nice tuck. Ribs are always easily felt. We used to get "skinny" comments before her coat filled in - not so much anymore, thankfully.
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Age: Raja
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Intact
Current weight: 48 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 21"
Amount you feed per day: 2 lbs of raw or 4 cups of kibble
What you feed: Raw and occasionally Orijen
How active your dog is: Very
Age: Tempie
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Intact
Current weight: 50 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 20.5"
Amount you feed per day: 2 lbs of raw or 4 cups of kibble
What you feed: Raw and occasionally Orijen
How active your dog is: Incredibly
Age: Boone
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Intact
Current weight: Erm... 50-55 lbs?
Current height at the shoulders: 21"
Amount you feed per day: 3 lbs of raw of 6 cups of kibble
What you feed: Raw and occasionally Orijen
How active your dog is: Ridiculously
This will have to do because I'm apparently a giant slacker and haven't taken any decent side shots of him since he was like...four months old.
Boone in Motion
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Intact
Current weight: 48 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 21"
Amount you feed per day: 2 lbs of raw or 4 cups of kibble
What you feed: Raw and occasionally Orijen
How active your dog is: Very
Age: Tempie
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Intact
Current weight: 50 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 20.5"
Amount you feed per day: 2 lbs of raw or 4 cups of kibble
What you feed: Raw and occasionally Orijen
How active your dog is: Incredibly
Age: Boone
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Intact
Current weight: Erm... 50-55 lbs?
Current height at the shoulders: 21"
Amount you feed per day: 3 lbs of raw of 6 cups of kibble
What you feed: Raw and occasionally Orijen
How active your dog is: Ridiculously
This will have to do because I'm apparently a giant slacker and haven't taken any decent side shots of him since he was like...four months old.
Boone in Motion
All.the.time. Going to things like the Toronto sportsman show is really bad for that. I just explain sighthounds are supposed to cut through the air when they run, so it makes sense the are built like a blade.
Most people 'get it then' esp if they touch them and realize they aren't bony, just very narrow.
Most people 'get it then' esp if they touch them and realize they aren't bony, just very narrow.
Age: 13 Months
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Intact
Current weight: about 15kg
Current height at the shoulders: About 20 inches
Amount you feed per day: 1-1.5cups. I mainly just go by feel.
What you feed: Raw, homecooked and Eagle Pack
How active your dog is: Extremely.
Age: 8.5 years
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Desexed
Current weight: About 21kg
Current height at the shoulders: About 20 inches
Amount you feed per day: Probably from .75 - 1.25cups. Go by feel.
What you feed: Homecooked, raw, Eagle Pack
How active your dog is: Lazy - Medium these days.
I think Buster looks pretty bloody good for 8 years old, he is very slightly fatter than I like him at the moment but he always puts on a light layer over winter. And he's feeling the cold so I don't mind too much, I can still easily feel his ribs without pressure.
You can really see how his black is browning out as he gets older aswell.
Obvisouly they are both very different shapes (same height with a 6kg weight difference) so here is a comparison pic of the two of them snuffling for treats.
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Intact
Current weight: about 15kg
Current height at the shoulders: About 20 inches
Amount you feed per day: 1-1.5cups. I mainly just go by feel.
What you feed: Raw, homecooked and Eagle Pack
How active your dog is: Extremely.
Age: 8.5 years
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Desexed
Current weight: About 21kg
Current height at the shoulders: About 20 inches
Amount you feed per day: Probably from .75 - 1.25cups. Go by feel.
What you feed: Homecooked, raw, Eagle Pack
How active your dog is: Lazy - Medium these days.
I think Buster looks pretty bloody good for 8 years old, he is very slightly fatter than I like him at the moment but he always puts on a light layer over winter. And he's feeling the cold so I don't mind too much, I can still easily feel his ribs without pressure.
You can really see how his black is browning out as he gets older aswell.
Obvisouly they are both very different shapes (same height with a 6kg weight difference) so here is a comparison pic of the two of them snuffling for treats.
Try having a "fat breed". I got a TON of flack from Pug people when i was talking about reducing Izzie's food even more than i had and how she was too fat for agility 4-5 months ago (she's lost 2.5 or so pounds since then) and how i was going to kill her and i need to just let her be a Pug.
The way I see it is that with me saying Izzie is fat, they're seeing their obese Pugs and feeling guilty, but instead of making the dogs lose weight, they just put me down for keeping my dog slim, trim, healthy, and active.
The way I see it is that with me saying Izzie is fat, they're seeing their obese Pugs and feeling guilty, but instead of making the dogs lose weight, they just put me down for keeping my dog slim, trim, healthy, and active.
I got literally yelled at by the owner of a very morbidly obese dachshund owner who told me my dogs were too skinny (Cartman and Harry, who was built like Cartman lean and thin and active were the dogs with me that day). Luckily a couple other dog park visitors were agreeing with me that they were happy to see a dachshund that was not fat, like pretty much most are now-a-day!! I never see active, fit dachshunds anywhere they are always fat, round things.
I don't have any current pics, but I can give the following info:
King and Molly Doberman/Lab/Husky mixes.
Age 12.5/12.5 years
Neutered male/Spayed Female Littermates
56/48 pounds (King is ideal, Molly is underweight, probably good considering her hips are very bad)
Height at the shoulders? Maybe 17"?.
Amount I feed per day: Free feed! All together, they eat 7-8 cups a day, with Molly getting more than King.
I feed California Natural Lamb and Rice.
Activity: Semi-comatose or bouncing off the walls/A nervous wreck.
King and Molly Doberman/Lab/Husky mixes.
Age 12.5/12.5 years
Neutered male/Spayed Female Littermates
56/48 pounds (King is ideal, Molly is underweight, probably good considering her hips are very bad)
Height at the shoulders? Maybe 17"?.
Amount I feed per day: Free feed! All together, they eat 7-8 cups a day, with Molly getting more than King.
I feed California Natural Lamb and Rice.
Activity: Semi-comatose or bouncing off the walls/A nervous wreck.
Blaze
Age:8
Gender/Altered Status: M/I
Current weight:56lbs
Current height at the shoulders:19ish
Amount you feed per day: 2 cups give or take depending on day, divded in to 2 meals
What you feed:canidae
How active your dog is: very. daily 2 hour hikes, with swimming, playing, fetch ect
he is build like a tank, which makes him look "large" plus all his fluffy hair. but when you put your hands on him, you can feel the muscle and ribs
Soloman
Age: 10 months
Gender/Altered Status: M/I
Current weight:32lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 16ish
Amount you feed per day: 2 ish cups 2 times a day
What you feed:caniae
How active your dog is:very. same activity as blaze
i get told often that my dogs are to skinny. epeacially solo. 98% of beagles you see around here are plain obeese. so people think thats the normal look. I have gotten chewed out at the dog park for how solo looks. 1 he is a growing puppy, 2 I think he looks good, and i want him to stay healthy, espeacally with growing joints ect
Age:8
Gender/Altered Status: M/I
Current weight:56lbs
Current height at the shoulders:19ish
Amount you feed per day: 2 cups give or take depending on day, divded in to 2 meals
What you feed:canidae
How active your dog is: very. daily 2 hour hikes, with swimming, playing, fetch ect
he is build like a tank, which makes him look "large" plus all his fluffy hair. but when you put your hands on him, you can feel the muscle and ribs
Soloman
Age: 10 months
Gender/Altered Status: M/I
Current weight:32lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 16ish
Amount you feed per day: 2 ish cups 2 times a day
What you feed:caniae
How active your dog is:very. same activity as blaze
i get told often that my dogs are to skinny. epeacially solo. 98% of beagles you see around here are plain obeese. so people think thats the normal look. I have gotten chewed out at the dog park for how solo looks. 1 he is a growing puppy, 2 I think he looks good, and i want him to stay healthy, espeacally with growing joints ect
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Duke
Age: 11.5 months
Gender/Altered Status: Male, neutered.
Current weight: 52lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 20 inches
Amount you feed per day: 4 cups
What you feed: Horizon Legacy
How active your dog is: Extremely. Long walk every day with swimming, biking and daycare 8hrs a day.
I'm gonna post Gruff too even though he isn't mine, but he's very fit.
McGruff
Age: 2yrs
Gender/Altered Status: Male, neutered.
Current weight: 65lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 23 inches
Amount you feed per day: 3 cups
What you feed: Horizon Legacy
How active your dog is: Extremely. Daycare 8hrs as well. I'm pretty sure he swims almost every day, or vigorous fetching.
both of them as a different view.. lol
Age: 11.5 months
Gender/Altered Status: Male, neutered.
Current weight: 52lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 20 inches
Amount you feed per day: 4 cups
What you feed: Horizon Legacy
How active your dog is: Extremely. Long walk every day with swimming, biking and daycare 8hrs a day.
I'm gonna post Gruff too even though he isn't mine, but he's very fit.
McGruff
Age: 2yrs
Gender/Altered Status: Male, neutered.
Current weight: 65lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 23 inches
Amount you feed per day: 3 cups
What you feed: Horizon Legacy
How active your dog is: Extremely. Daycare 8hrs as well. I'm pretty sure he swims almost every day, or vigorous fetching.
both of them as a different view.. lol
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Age: 9 years old
Gender/Altered Status: Male, neutered.
Current weight: 71lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 28 1/2 inches
Amount you feed per day: 1- 1 1/2 pounds
What you feed: Prey model raw
How active your dog is: Eeh. He is 9 now, but still ready to go. He can sleep all day, or go to the park all day. He actually is very active for an older dog.
This was Riley at 2. He has obviously filled out alot since then.
Riley actually got chunky this past year since last spring/summer. He had a bad leg injury, had to be extremely confined, was on/is on steroids, was decreased activity until this spring. He has dropped 8 pounds and is looking better then he has in years!
Gender/Altered Status: Male, neutered.
Current weight: 71lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 28 1/2 inches
Amount you feed per day: 1- 1 1/2 pounds
What you feed: Prey model raw
How active your dog is: Eeh. He is 9 now, but still ready to go. He can sleep all day, or go to the park all day. He actually is very active for an older dog.
This was Riley at 2. He has obviously filled out alot since then.
Riley actually got chunky this past year since last spring/summer. He had a bad leg injury, had to be extremely confined, was on/is on steroids, was decreased activity until this spring. He has dropped 8 pounds and is looking better then he has in years!
I get so excited when a new Lab comes into daycare and is actually a healthy weight. I can count only 5 labs off the top of my head who are in shape.. and working at a dog daycare, where 70 percent of the dogs are labs, that's pretty sad.
Temporary looks fantastic! As do your other dogs, too, but since labs are the topic.
Temporary looks fantastic! As do your other dogs, too, but since labs are the topic.
