Being overweight or obese is just as dangerous for dogs as it is for humans. It can cause numerous health problems and shorten the dog’s life. If your dog is overweight, it’s up to you to learn how to help your dog lose weight so they can stay slim and healthy! You owe it to your dog to make smart decisions for them.
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4 Tips to Help Your Dog Lose Weight
4 Tips to Help Your Dog Lose Weight1. Determine your dog’s ideal weight. You should be able to feel your dog’s ribs, but not see his ribs. When you stand over your dog and look down, he should have an hour-glass shape.
2. Feed your dog the correct amount of food. This should be determined by matching your dog’s food intake with his activity level (never drastically reduce a dog’s calorie intake).
3. Increase your dog’s exercise (safely). This can include a regular daily walk (or additional walks), playing in the yard with a ball or frisbee. Just a gentle, daily game of tug-of-war if your dog is elderly. Or maybe just a walk out to the mailbox and back to start if you dog is severely overweight.
4. Substitute with lower-calorie treats. Most dogs love veggies and fruit. Instead of high-calorie dog treats, try offering raw carrots or broccoli, a piece of an apple, blueberries. Also eliminate table scraps (other than vegetables).
Fresh Dog Food May Help
You might consider upgrading your dog’s diet to fresh dog food, which many dog owners are saying helped their dog lose weight! The two I recommend are The Farmer’s Dog and NomNom. You can read my review of The Farmer’s Dog here, You can get 50% off your first box with this link.
You can read my review of NomNom here. You can get 50% off your first order with this link.
For More Help
For much more information on how to help your dog lose weight, and about the dangers of dog obesity, read this article (includes video): How to Help Your Dog Lose Weight – Dog Obesity is More Dangerous Than You Think!
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