What a healthy dog looks like

The recent thread on determining what and how much to feed and how a healthy dog should feel/look spurred me to start a new thread.

Post side (and top if you have them) views of your pups in good condition and then include the following information:

Age:
Gender/Altered Status:
Current weight:
Current height at the shoulders:
Amount you feed per day:
What you feed:
How active your dog is:

This will hopefully be a good resource for those who would like more visual guidance on achieving healthy weights for their dogs.

I'll have to see if any of the pond shots from yesterday came out...it's really hard to tell body condition with that much hair!

Age: 4
Gender/Altered Status: M altered
Current weight: 23p
Current height at the shoulders: 14.5"
Amount you feed per day: 1 cup
What you feed: Core
How active your dog is: Moderately



Age: 7
Gender/Altered Status: F altered
Current weight: 24p
Current height at the shoulders: 15.75"
Amount you feed per day: 1 cup
What you feed: Core
How active your dog is: Moderately

In coat with a visible tuck up

Sadly Dekka no longer looks quite this good (age does it to everyone)



but its still pretty close to what she looks like (I don't have other stacked pics that are more recent)



shoulder definition. To me the biggest clue is you can see muscles on fit dogs (barring too much hair)


This was last summer.

Also of not Dekka has had puppies, and still has a tuck up.. that is not excues (though I use it for myself lol)


Age:6
Gender/Altered Status:fixed (at 4)
Current weight: 6.0 kgs or about 12.5 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 11 1/4
Amount you feed per day: 3 tablespoons
What you feed: raw/acana/orijen.. we mix it up every so often
How active your dog is: not very. She is a VERY low key JRT except when something is happening.

Maggie
Age: 4yo in the picture
Gender/Altered Status: Spayed female
Current weight: 33lbs in the picture
Current height at the shoulders: 19.5"
Amount you feed per day: 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups/day
What you feed: Variety of high end kibbles - Prairie, Evo, Solid Gold, etc.
How active your dog is: Moderate - one or two 30 min walks/day






Ziva
Age: 4 yo
Gender/Altered Status: Spayed Female
Current weight: 23lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 15.5"
Amount you feed per day: 2/3 dry cup
What you feed: Honest Kitchen Thrive
How active your dog is: Moderate - agility once a week, hiking on weekends, play in the yard






Kestrel
Age: 2.5yo
Gender/Altered Status: Neutered male
Current weight: 38lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 21"
Amount you feed per day: 2 cups
What you feed: Nature's Domain, Honest Kitchen Thrive
How active your dog is: Active; schutzhund twice/week, agility once/week, running in the yard daily, running with me 2-3 times/week

@7 months


@2 years



Aerten
Age: 7 mo
Gender/Altered Status: Intact female
Current weight: 36lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 20.5"
Amount you feed per day: 3-4 cups
What you feed: Nature's Domain, Honest Kitchen Thrive
How active your dog is: Active, growing puppy; schutzhund twice/week, hiking once/week, running in the yard daily

@5 months

IMG_7771-2 by mandypug, on Flickr

IMG_7163-2 by mandypug, on Flickr

IMG_6409-2 by mandypug, on Flickr

I don't have an above but i do have a below.

IMG_7011-2 by mandypug, on Flickr

Age: 3
Gender/Altered Status: Spayed at 1 year and a bit
Current weight: 7.8kg or about 17lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 13.5"
Amount you feed per day: 1/4lb
What you feed: pre-made raw
How active your dog is: moderately active, should be more but she's adapted to tolerate my laziness

Tucker

Age: 2
Gender/Altered Status: Recently neutered
Current weight: 5lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 8"
Amount you feed per day: less than 1/2 cup
What you feed: Orijen
How active your dog is: Moderately

Plz Throw Mah Ball by Chihuahuaesque, on Flickr

Emma
Age: 1
Gender/Altered Status: Spayed
Current weight: 3lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 7"
Amount you feed per day: less than 1/2 cup
What you feed: Orijen
How active your dog is: Very

Om Nom Squirrel by Chihuahuaesque, on Flickr

Rylie

Age: 5 1/2
Gender/Altered Status: Spayed
Current weight: 4lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 7.5"
Amount you feed per day: 1/4 cup
What you feed: Orijen
How active your dog is: Not very

Rylie by InLimbo87, on Flickr

Rory

Age: 2
Gender/Altered Status: Male, intact
Current weight: 35lbs
Current height at the shoulders: Not sure
Amount you feed per day: 1 1/2-2 cups
What you feed: Orijen
How active your dog is: Very

Intrigue by InLimbo87, on Flickr

Chloe

Age: 5
Gender/Altered Status: Spayed
Current weight: 7.5lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 9"
Amount you feed per day: 1/2 cup
What you feed: Orijen
How active your dog is: Moderately

intheyard-101031-8 by InLimbo87, on Flickr

Age: 14 months
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Intact
Current weight: 38 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 22 in
Amount you feed per day: Varies depending on the amount done. Up to 1 lb of meat and some vegetables/carbs
What you feed: Raw
How active your dog is: Very. Biking, hiking, swimming and so on at least 4 times a week.

Age: 4
Gender/Altered Status: Spayed Female
Current weight: 50lbs
Current height at the shoulders: I have no idea, I have never measured.
Amount you feed per day: 1lb
What you feed: Prey model raw
How active your dog is: Extremely.

Closest to a top view I've got.


Not a great pic lighting wise, but this is her doing what she does best!


Age: 3
Gender/Altered Status: Spayed female.
Current weight: 60lbs
Current height at the shoulders: Haven't measured.
Amount you feed per day: 1-1.5lbs
What you feed: Prey model raw.
How active your dog is: Very.
** Scout has a genetically bony topline, what is normal for her is not what is normal for most dogs. She has great muscle everywhere except her topline, her coat glows, and she's in perfect health. Weight gain attempts result in a "beer belly" and the runs, so yeah this is just how she's meant to be. Vet says her weight is ideal for her mix and genetic background.

See, what I meant about the bony butt? She's on the left, Lily is on the right.

Steve
Age: 2.5
Gender/Altered Status: neutered male
Current weight: 39 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 21 1/2"
Amount you feed per day: 1 - 1 1/2 cups kibble in the AM, 1/2-3/4 lb rmb in the PM
What you feed: I rotate high end kibbles a lot- sometimes grain free, sometimes not. Currently Innova Adult. And raw in the PM- variety, usually poultry (chicken, turkey).
How active your dog is: Very

Luce
Age: 8.5
Gender/Altered Status: spayed female
Current weight: 46 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 18 1/2"
Amount you feed per day: 3/4 c twice daily
What you feed: Usually TOTW, flavor varies
How active your dog is: Low-moderate

Mushroom
Age: 8 1/2
Gender/Altered Status: neutered male
Current weight: 55 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 18"
Amount you feed per day: 3/4 c twice daily
What you feed: Usually TOTW
How active your dog is: not

Age: 2 years old (28 months)
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Spayed
Current weight: 65 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 25.5-26"
Amount you feed per day: 1.5 cup kibble (morning), ~20oz RAW (night)
What you feed: Nature's Variety Instinct
How active your dog is: Moderate-High


(this was right after Rebel had gotten off of "house arrest", he is no longer fat )

Not the most recent picture of him, or the best showing his muscles.

Age: 4.5 years
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Neutered
Current weight: 36 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 19 in
Amount you feed per day: 2 cups
What you feed: TOTW High Prairie
How active your dog is: Highly active. Quite a few hours a day spent running after the tennis ball, and chasing the other dogs around the house.



Age: 3.5 years
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Spayed
Current weight: 47 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 22 in
Amount you feed per day: 4 to 5 cups
What you feed: TOTW High Prairie
How active your dog is: Highly active. Doggie daycare 4 to 5 times a week with me, running in the back yard, biking, swimming, etc.

Age: 2 years
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Spayed
Current weight: 22 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 13 in
Amount you feed per day: 1 cup
What you feed: Taste of the Wild
How active your dog is: Moderately to Very

MuSide by taqroy, on Flickr

MuTop by taqroy, on Flickr

Age: 2 years-ish
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Spayed
Current weight: 20 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 13 in
Amount you feed per day: 1-2 cups
What you feed: Taste of the Wild
How active your dog is: Very

TipperTop by taqroy, on Flickr

She was being most uncooperative, this was the best I could do.

TipperSide by taqroy, on Flickr

Age: 8 years-ish
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Fixed
Current weight: 45 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 19 in
Amount you feed per day: 2 cups
What you feed: Taste of the Wild
How active your dog is: Not Very

Murph kept sitting down when I tried to get a picture from the top. So, two side pictures because he's floofy and it's hard to tell sometimes that he does have a tuck.

MurphySide by taqroy, on Flickr

MurphySide2 by taqroy, on Flickr

Bamm
Age: 5 years old
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Neutered
Current weight: 45 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 22" I think
Amount you feed per day: 1/2 cup kibble in the am and 1 cup in the pm
What you feed: Kirkland
How active your dog is: Moderate-High





This picture gives you a better idea since his coat makes him look a little bigger than he is


Cricket
Age: Less than a year old
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Unaltered
Current weight: 25 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 19.5"
Amount you feed per day: 1/2 cup kibble in the am and 1 cup in the pm
What you feed: Kirkland
How active your dog is: Very Active- growing puppy and TONS of energy. Runs around all the time.

Age: 3 years
Gender/Altered Status: Male. (not neutered.. ugh. don't even get me started on that one)
Current weight: 5 lbs (6 on a chubbier day)
Current height at the shoulders: short.
Amount you feed per day: 2 primal nuggets
What you feed: Primal pre-made raw
How active your dog is: Average. 3 walks a day.. happy to lounge around and snooze all day

He has a rather large head..where I think most of the weight comes from lol

Age: 2 years old
Gender/Altered Status: Male/neutered
Current weight: 14 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 13"
Amount you feed per day: 3/4 cup kibble once a day (split into two meals)
What you feed: Nothing good
How active your dog is: High

These are a few weeks old, but he is just a tad skinnier/more muscular.

I don't have a lot of side profile photos of my dogs for some reason, but they are all in good shape!

Age: 4 years old
Gender/Altered Status: Female/intact
Current weight: 29 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 18"
Amount you feed per day: 1/2 a cup of kibble twice a day
What you feed: Acana Wild Prairie or Grasslands
Activity level: Moderate-high





Age: 3 years old
Gender/Altered Status: Female/spayed
Current weight: 58 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 24"
Amount you feed per day: 1 cup of kibble twice a day
What you feed: Acana Pacifica
Activity level: Moderate-high



Age: 2 years old
Gender/Altered Status: Male/neutered
Current weight: 80 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 27"
Amount you feed per day: 1 1/4 cups of kibble twice a day
What you feed: Acana Adult
Activity level: Moderate-high

* I don't seem to have any standing photos of him!

Age: No idea
Gender/Altered Status: Male Neutered
Current weight: 85 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 26 inches
Amount you feed per day: 2.5 lbs per day
What you feedrey Model Raw
How active your dog is: Very highly



Age: 14 months (L) 16 Months (R)
Gender/Altered Status: Male Intact (L), Female Intact (R)
Current weight: 115 lbs (L), 80lbs (R)
Current height at the shoulders: 28 inches (L), 25 inches(R)
Amount you feed per day: 2.5 lbs (L), 2lbs (R)
What you feedrey Model Raw
How active your dog is: Moderate
Hard to tell with the coat, but both are well tucked up

Age: 7 years old
Gender/Altered Status: F/spayed
Current weight: 7.6 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 11.5 inches
Amount you feed per day: 1-4- 1/2 cup
What you feed: TOTW (for now)
How active your dog is: moderate

7 by Summer_Papillon, on Flickr

Under the hair:

summerhiar5 by Summer_Papillon, on Flickr

Play3 by Summer_Papillon, on Flickr

Age: 2 years old
Gender/Altered Status: F/spayed
Current weight: 7.2 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 10.5 inches
Amount you feed per day: 1/4-1/2 cup
What you feed: TOTW (for now)
How active your dog is: Very

DSC_0130 by Summer_Papillon, on Flickr

b2 by Summer_Papillon, on Flickr

DSC_0200 by Summer_Papillon, on Flickr

Excuse all the crappy cell phone pictures, I'm lacking a camera right now.

Jack
Age: 4 years old
Gender/Altered Status: M/N
Current weight: 22 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: not sure
Amount you feed per day: 1/2 cup dry in AM, 4 oz raw in PM
What you feed: pre-made raw, rotation of grain-free kibbles
How active your dog is: moderate

Side:


Side:


Side w/ sweater (to show just how much hair he has)


Top:


Bottom:


Missy
Age: 4 years old
Gender/Altered Status: F/S
Current weight: 75 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: not sure
Amount you feed per day: 1 1/2 cup dry in AM, 1 1/2 cup dry w/ some raw in PM
What you feed: pre-made raw, rotation of grain-free kibbles
How active your dog is: moderate

Missy is not a good picture-poser...so this will have to do.