What a healthy dog looks like

[kady05]

I'll play..

Wilson
Age: 2yrs.
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Neutered at 8 months.
Current weight: 57lbs. last time I checked, probably around 55lbs. now
Current height at the shoulders: Eh.. 22" is my best guess
Amount you feed per day: 2 cups
What you feed: Orijen Adult
How active your dog is: Moderate.







Piper
Age: 19 months
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Spayed at 6 months.
Current weight: 49lbs. last time I checked
Current height at the shoulders: Eh.. 19" is my best guess
Amount you feed per day: 2 1/2 cups
What you feed: Orijen Adult
How active your dog is: Moderate.







Sako
Age: 8 1/2 months
Gender/Altered Status: Intact male
Current weight: 41 1/2lbs. last time I checked
Current height at the shoulders: 19"
Amount you feed per day: 2 1/2 cups
What you feed: Nature's Variety Instinct
How active your dog is: Moderate.

[SarahHound]

I don't know Maddy's weight, she's never been weighed, but she feels fit to me...

Maddy by Niseag, on Flickr


Maddy by Niseag, on Flickr

[Ivy]

Age: 20 months
Gender/Altered Status: Neutered male
Current weight: 180lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 36" or 38" (can't remember)
Amount you feed per day: 3lbs
What you feed: Raw
How active your dog is: Moderate






Age: 20 months
Gender/Altered Status: Neutered male
Current weight: 100lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 24-25"
Amount you feed per day: 2lbs
What you feed: Raw
How active your dog is: Moderate






Age: 14 months
Gender/Altered Status: Neutered male
Current weight: 105lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 27"
Amount you feed per day: 2lbs
What you feed: Raw
How active your dog is: Moderate/High






Age: 2.5 years
Genderder/Altered Status: Neutered male
Current weight: 110lbs (hard to see with all the fur)
Current height at the shoulders: 30"
Amount you feed per day:
What you feed: Orijen
How active your dog is: Moderate/High






Age: 5 years
Genderder/Altered Status: Neutered male
Current weight: 45lbs
Current height at the shoulders: Not too sure, maybe 12"
Amount you feed per day: 2 cups
What you feed: Orijen
How active your dog is: Low

[Michiyo-Fir]

Didn't see this until now!

Age: 2.75 years old
Gender/Altered Status: female/spayed
Current weight: 6.8 lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 10.25"
Amount you feed per day: just over 1/4 cup in the summer, just under 1/4 cup in the winter when she doesn't get as much exercise
What you feed: rotation of 4 Acana grain free kibble, sometimes meat
How active your dog is: moderate in the winter, very active in the summer


DSC_6206_086 copy by blahbloo, on Flickr

It's really hard to see anything with all this hair


DSC_4527_1 by blahbloo, on Flickr

She's standing a bit hunched together in the last 3. She hates baths lol.

[JacksonsMom]

I hadn't seen this thread, either!

Age: Almost 3 years old
Gender/Altered Status: male/neutered
Current weight: 16.2lbs
Current height at the shoulders: 11.5ish" tall.
Amount you feed per day: Now that he is on a grain inclusive lower fat food (due to a supposed pancreatitis episode), I've been feeding him 1 cup per day. However, when on higher calorie, grain-free foods, he ate 1/2 cup per day to maintain, but he was also getting more treats, bully sticks, etc.
What you feed: Castor & Pollux Organix Weight Management
How active your dog is: moderate-high. Swimming from April-September about 2-3x a week, longer walks in the winter (4-5 miles) 5-6 days a week, dog park a few times a week, etc.

[Muttkip]

Beau the Beagle
Age: 9 years old
Gender/Altered Status: Male/Intact
Current weight: 19 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: 13'
Amount you feed per day: 1-1.5 cups
What you feed: Purnia Dog Chow
How active your dog is: High




Takoda the Lab/Mountain Cur mix
Age: 1.5 years
Gender/Altered Status: Female/Intact
Current weight: 38 pounds
Current height at the shoulders: Haven't measured
Amount you feed per day: 2.25 cups
What you feed: Purina Dog Chow
How active your dog is: VERY High

[Teal]

My Pet Dog -
Angus
Age: 2 years
Gender/Altered Status: Altered Male
Current weight: Unsure - I'd say about 58?
Current height at the shoulders: Unknown
Amount you feed per day: I don't measure my dogs' food
What you feed: Diamond Beef & Rice
How active your dog is: Moderately active



And my sporting bulldogs -
Ruger
Age: 4 years
Gender/Altered Status: Altered Male
Current weight: Chainweight - 41 lbs. Working weight - 38 lbs.
Current height at the shoulders: 19"
Amount you feed per day: I don't measure my dogs' food
What you feed: Diamond Beef & Rice
How active your dog is: Somewhat active



Jolene
Age: 2 years
Gender/Altered Status: Intact bitch
Current weight: Chainweight - 39 lbs. Working weight - 37 lbs.
Current height at the shoulders: 18"
Amount you feed per day: I don't measure my dogs' food
What you feed: Diamond Beef & Rice
How active your dog is: Highly active

[PlottMom]

Liz
Age: 7... she'll be 8 in less than a month, though.
Gender/Altered Status: In tact female (not for long! lol)
Current weight: 45lbs on the nose
Current height at the shoulders: ~22"
Amount you feed per day: 1c EVO or one big chicken leg quarter, or a few hunks of pork... I don't really measure. And the kids at work give her donuts
What you feed: she gets raw or EVO
How active your dog is: Couch. Potato.


Daisy
Age: 11
Gender/Altered Status: spayed female
Current weight: 35lbs
Current height at the shoulders: ~10 or 11" I think
Amount you feed per day: maybe 1lb of raw or so
What you feed: she gets raw (or Innova if I'm feeling lazy)
How active your dog is: Couch. Potato.




Rage
Age: 4
Gender/Altered Status: In tact female
Current weight: 52lbs
Current height at the shoulders: ~23"
Amount you feed per day: raw - 2 or 3lb for her, or ~3c Innova
What you feed: she gets raw (or Innova if I'm feeling lazy)
How active your dog is: Very.
She's a little roached here but you get the idea:

[Saeleofu]

Daisy looks AMAZING not just for a basset, but for being 11 years old!

[PlottMom]

Thank you I am trying to make her live forever... you see, she is my heart.