Ideal visual weight?
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The "rear belly" is suppose to tuck up. If it was full before then chances are she was overweight. When viewed from above, you should see a waist go in after the ribcage. You don't want to view a sausage from above!
Look at this:
http://www.placervillevet.com/canine body condition.htm
Look at this:
http://www.placervillevet.com/canine body condition.htm
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A lot of the times she wont finish all of her food. I tried to up her food but she wont finish it. She's REALLY weird. I mixed in some pumpkin in her food once and i had to trick her into eating it. seems like she didnt like it much. Yams? forget about it. maybe i should start feeding her Some regular inova. I do like how her legs are getting some muscles. I'll take pictures of her tomorrow and post up her stomach.
Showpug is right, dogs are healthier when they are lean, Ralphie is 112lb of solid muscle and he is a boxer with a really skinny waist!
The best way to tell if your dog is at the right weight is to run the back of your hand over the dogs ribcage from head to tail, you should be able to feel all of the ribs with a decent bit of covering (more so at the head end). If the ribs are really protruding your dog is underweight and if you can hardly feel the ribs, your dog is overweight.
Just out of interest, what type of dog do you have? Some breeds are more naturally skinnier than others...I mean, look at greyhounds!
The best way to tell if your dog is at the right weight is to run the back of your hand over the dogs ribcage from head to tail, you should be able to feel all of the ribs with a decent bit of covering (more so at the head end). If the ribs are really protruding your dog is underweight and if you can hardly feel the ribs, your dog is overweight.
Just out of interest, what type of dog do you have? Some breeds are more naturally skinnier than others...I mean, look at greyhounds!