Your diet is not the only thing that you are supposed to watch. You are also supposed to pay attention to what you are feeding your dog. There is such a thing as dog obesity too. While it could be tempting to give him all those treats and to keep his food bowl filled with his kibbles all day long, you have to rethink this practice. You might be giving your doggie more food than he actually needs.
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Vet Visit
The first thing for you to do to check if your dog is obese is to take him to a vet for weighing and physical examination. He might look cute and pudgy to you but his insides might not be healthy anymore. Your vet will be in the best position to tell you how heavy or big your dog should be given his breed and age. There’s a healthy weight range that your dog will have to fall within at specific stages in his physical growth and development. Your vet will also be able to tell you what to do in case your dog is diagnosed to be obese.
Food Choices and Exercise
To prevent dog obesity, you have to pay attention to your dog’s diet and his exercise needs. There is a particular type of food and feeding regimen that should be observed to ensure that your dog is getting his daily nutritional needs and caloric requirements. But just like humans, your dog also needs to burn off the calories he gets from his food. Balancing these two will make your dog fit and healthy.
Eating Schedule
You can check the packaging of your dog’s food to see the recommended feeding amounts and frequency. Check the product information too to make sure that the food you are getting do not contain any ingredients that could be harmful to your dog. Aside from your dog’s age, his size is also a factor in determining how much food he needs every day. Bigger dogs, of course, need more food. Resist the urge to give free flowing food to your dog. Stick to a regular feeding schedule. This will help not only in terms of keeping him fit but also in keeping him disciplined.
Walking Schedule
Dogs are also meant to be active animals. As such, they need regular exercise to spend their energy on and to burn all the calories they get from food. Playing catch in the backyard or going for a jog around the park are activities that can give your dog the exercise he needs. Take him out for these activities for at least 30 minutes every day. If you cannot do so yourself, hire a dog walker or a sitter who can keep your dog active on a daily schedule.
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I do agree with you, in order to have a good effect for your pet, it’s best to give them the right feeds or foods.
That is true, having two dogs myself, we have to make sure that what we are feeding our furr babies are healthy for them.
Definitely! Just like humans, animals need to be fit and healthy too to live longer.
Oh my goodness, the dog on the picture is so cute. I can’t get over it.
It’s just funny though that sometimes dogs and pets are well-fed than their masters. Just like yesterday, I overheard a woman saying that her dog is in a special raw diet, organic veggies and fruits, meats, etc, and then she orders pizza for her dinner… Oh well, if dogs or pets are the only ones that keep them company, I couldn’t blame them. I would probably do the same thing. hehehe.
Dogs have needs similar to humans and we really have to be responsible pet owners.thanks for sharing sis
We have dogs but we make sure that we only feed them the right amount of food for them to finish them all. And before, when the golf course at the back of our house was not yet closed, we used to make them run for them to exercise and it’s also time for us to bond. I miss those days! 😀
Awww! that dog is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo adorable 🙂 We used to have Beagle dogs and both are trim as they like to run but also eat healthy and balance food 🙂
Dogs being placed inside the house and never given a walk is a bad habit some owners have. I hope they’ll realize that dogs needs to run and walk.