Checking your Dog for Proper Weight

How to Check If Your Dog Is Underweight or Overweight


Doggie weight problem? Here's how to tell:
Are the ribs easily felt with slight fat cover, or difficult to feel under moderate or thick fat cover?

From the side view, is there an abdominal tuck beginning from base of ribs?

Is there thickening at the tail base?

From the overhead view, does she have a marked hourglass shape? (underweight indicator)

Or, from the overhead view, is the back slightly or markedly broadened at the waist? (overweight indicator)

Is your dog slow to rise or move around?

Is she reluctant to exercise, or does she tire easily with activity?


Answer yes to even one of these, and your dog probably has a nutrition problem. See how the info in Dog Food SECRETS helped Mercedes with the weight problems of here dogs. Proper pets dog food is vital to extend your dog's life.

May have a long and happy life,