Canine obesity

"starcat" wrote
> "cshenk" wrote

>> You may find a peek at Doxies 'interesting' on that one.

> Why would they be different? They should also have a tucked waist and you
> should be able to easily feel their ribs - no fat layers. It's true that
> they are commonly overweight, though, and suffer lots of back problems
> because of it.

I simpley had a fun little wander on google for pictures of show dogs and
while Doxies vary with type, quite a few of the show dogs seemed pretty much
tubular. Is it fair to assume that a show dog won't be too far out of weght
standards?

Granted most should have a well defined waist, a bit (or more) of an
undertuck, and ribs that can be seen reasonably when standing.

Grin, my chubby fellow has all of that now, but it's a matter of level.
With vet goal weight (then review by vet) of 52 lbs, Cash is now about 4.5
lbs above goal. If he bulks up muscle though (which he does in summer when
he feels more like playing as it's warm and his arthritis doesnt bother him
much), he may be closer.

"Dogman" wrote in message

> On Tue, 4 May 2010 21:28:10 -0500, "starcat"
> wrote:
>
>>> This dog is overweight:
>>>
>>> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Female_labrador_retriever.jpg
>>>
>>> This dog isn't:
>>>
>>> http://a-z-animals.com/images/animals/labrador_retriever_large.jpg
>>>
>>> See the difference?
>>>
>>> They're both Labrador retrievers, and they exhibit body types very
>>> similar to Muttley's.
>>> --
>>> Dogman
>>> dogman.RemoveThis@i1.net
>>
>>The second dog has a waistline and looks really good. The first one,
>>sadly,
>>looks like a lot of Labs I see.
>
> You have no idea the sadness it brings me, too, Starcat.
>
> When I watch Westminister and they bring out the so-called Labrador
> retrievers, I've been known to sob like a little baby.
>
> I'm crying right now, just thinking about what the show folks have
> done to me beloved Labrador retriever.
>
> <sob>
> --
> Dogman
> dogman.RemoveThis@i1.net

I have a real soft spot for Labs and one of my pet peeves about some Lab
owners is they overfeed, underexercise, and don't train - thinking Labs are
so good-natured they practically train themselves. (Okay, that's three pet
peeves.)