Your Dog's Body Condition
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When they're seen by the vet, they typically get scored at a 2.5 or 3/5. Which is the "ideal". I think they are at a good weight, too. Nice waist, I can easily feel ribs, very slender. Abrams is built thicker so depending on the angle he mag look like he has extra padding, but I wouldn't want him any thinner. Body condition wise he's out of shape. Not a lot of muscle. Lol
Cynder I wish would gain some weight. She's around 28lbs right now and I'd really like her gain 5 pounds. She's never been over 30lbs, though, even when she was healthy.
Cynder I wish would gain some weight. She's around 28lbs right now and I'd really like her gain 5 pounds. She's never been over 30lbs, though, even when she was healthy.
I think I voted for all of them 
Juno is ideal to me and others.
Cajun is not ideal to me or the vet (but she gets closer to ideal every day), but to others she probably looks fine.
Happy is pretty ideal and I don't think anyone would disagree...not like you can tell with all the floof lol.
Lucy is not ideal, others agree.
Juno is ideal to me and others.
Cajun is not ideal to me or the vet (but she gets closer to ideal every day), but to others she probably looks fine.
Happy is pretty ideal and I don't think anyone would disagree...not like you can tell with all the floof lol.
Lucy is not ideal, others agree.
It's kind of hard to tell with Feist, she doesn't look super fluffy but when you get her wet she turns into a tiny little thing, so looks are deceiving and you can't tell without putting your hands on her. She's definitely on the skinny side, where I prefer a growing puppy to be. I've upped her food as of late because she was getting a little too thin for my taste. She has a decent amount of muscle, I'll want more on her when she's older. As for now, she has butt muscles of steel and everything else looks good too, right where I'd want her to be.
Buzz is a little too thin again, and he's lacking in muscle. So, no.
Bailey is a little pudgy (it won't take long for her to lose the extra, it's work to MAKE her fat, haha) but in good muscular condition for a 14 year old dog. So, yes.
Gabby is still a little thick but especially with the warmer weather, she's really been losing palpable fat (the only fat I can still "grab" is her chest fat, which is really impressive). I have a feeling it won't be too much longer before I have to increase her food to a "normal dog" amount. (She only eats 1 cup/day plus training treats, and she weighs 50# currently.)
Bailey is a little pudgy (it won't take long for her to lose the extra, it's work to MAKE her fat, haha) but in good muscular condition for a 14 year old dog. So, yes.
Gabby is still a little thick but especially with the warmer weather, she's really been losing palpable fat (the only fat I can still "grab" is her chest fat, which is really impressive). I have a feeling it won't be too much longer before I have to increase her food to a "normal dog" amount. (She only eats 1 cup/day plus training treats, and she weighs 50# currently.)
Traveler, Didgie, and Fergus are all in good condition by my standards and I think by most other people.
They all could use some more conditioning since it was a hard winter but even so their muscle is good and they're as trim as I like them. Fergus might look a little thin to some people since you can see his ribs but I think that's more because of his fur and coat color, they are no more easily felt than Didgie or Traveler's, they just have the merle to hid it. Merle hides all.
I've not really ever got any negative comments, if I get any they are positive about how in shape/strong/good condition the Koolies are in.
They all could use some more conditioning since it was a hard winter but even so their muscle is good and they're as trim as I like them. Fergus might look a little thin to some people since you can see his ribs but I think that's more because of his fur and coat color, they are no more easily felt than Didgie or Traveler's, they just have the merle to hid it. Merle hides all.
I've not really ever got any negative comments, if I get any they are positive about how in shape/strong/good condition the Koolies are in.
Hudson is about where Hudson stays. He put on a little extra during the winter since we weren't outside goofing off all the time, but just enough to cover his hip bones. I tell them that he doesn't feel like a dairy cow anymore. Even if it wasn't impossible to add some extra weight to him, I wouldn't want to because of how quick he is. I'd hate to add extra weight, only to have him do one of his crazy roll backs, and then tear an ACL. So, I like to keep him fit and trim, luckily for me, he also wants to be fit and trim
Yes, her vet always commends me for keeping her thin at our checkups. I believe her arthritis has remained manageable for so long because of it. People call her skinny, especially since she has a large rib cage compared to her stomach tuck-up, but she is perfect IMO. I wish she had more muscle on her, but fat-wise she is fine, and I can only expect so much muscle retention at 11yo.
Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope. He's fat and really lacking in muscle tone right now. It's my fault and I'm trying to fix that but I am annoyed at myself for it.
He needs to drop about 3-4 lbs in fat, I think. And gain a lot more muscle.
ETA: I selected "By my definition, no" and "By other definitions, yes". I get complimented frequently on his condition, and my neighbor tells me every time he sees us how impressed he is that Trent is keeping slim. While he's not significantly overweight, he's definitely not slim, either.
He needs to drop about 3-4 lbs in fat, I think. And gain a lot more muscle.
ETA: I selected "By my definition, no" and "By other definitions, yes". I get complimented frequently on his condition, and my neighbor tells me every time he sees us how impressed he is that Trent is keeping slim. While he's not significantly overweight, he's definitely not slim, either.
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Gusto is perfect by my standards and those of everyone who matters . Very lean with good muscling. He's put on a couple (literally, like 2) of pounds in the last year, and it is very clearly all muscle.
Meg is perfect for me from a "fat" angle, but could have a touch more muscling. She naturally doesn't carry as much muscle as Gusto is starting to, and she's less active in the winter; whereas he gets pretty much the same level of work year round. She's still got her big muscles in her hind end, but she's a little bony around the shoulders for my tastes.
. Very lean with good muscling. He's put on a couple (literally, like 2) of pounds in the last year, and it is very clearly all muscle. Meg is perfect for me from a "fat" angle, but could have a touch more muscling. She naturally doesn't carry as much muscle as Gusto is starting to, and she's less active in the winter; whereas he gets pretty much the same level of work year round. She's still got her big muscles in her hind end, but she's a little bony around the shoulders for my tastes.