For today’s dogs, obesity is no longer a strange thing. Faced with the emergence of more and more obese dogs, our owners cannot ignore it. After all, obesity still has many harms to dogs. Dogs lose weight just like people do. "Shut your mouth and move your legs." A reasonable diet and moderate exercise are the most critical.

Fat Dog

Change food intake

A common characteristic of obese dogs is overeating. So start by controlling food intake. If your dog has been eating dog food, you can reduce the amount of food fed at this time. You can reduce the dog food by 15% at first, and gradually increase the amount according to the dog's suitable situation until a reasonable amount of food is reached.

Abolish or change snacks

When you have made a difficult dieting struggle but find that the results are not obvious, you should consider the issue of snacks. If you want to completely lose weight, it is best to prepare basically no snacks at home, and do not give your dog the food that everyone eats. It’s really heartbreaking for dogs. At least they should replace the usual snacks such as meat sticks, pork rind chews, etc. with small pieces of raw carrots or apples. The amount of snacks must be controlled, and it is best to use snacks as a reward for interactive games between the dog and its owner.

Change the diet structure

Don’t let your dog eat home food, especially don’t let your dog eat excessive amounts of carbohydrates and fats. The most convenient way is to use special dog food for weight loss. This kind of dog food is low in calories, provides the necessary vitamins and other nutrients for the dog, and can also make the dog feel full. Diet dog food is very safe, and dogs don’t have to suffer from hunger. Therefore, it is a simple and easy way to lose weight.

Slow down the eating speed

Many obese dogs eat very fast, which makes them always feel that they are not full. If you have enough time and patience to help your dog lose weight, you might as well pour out suitable dog food, and then add the dog food into the salt little by little to delay the dog's eating time. An easier way is to buy a slow food bowl, which is specially prepared for dogs that eat too fast. Eating too fast will not only make your dog gain weight, but may also cause dangers such as gastric changes.

Walking is useless

For small indoor ornamental dogs with very little movement, only by greatly reducing the time spent going out for walks can they play an operational role. For foreign and large dogs, walking basically cannot achieve the effect of losing weight.Can let the dog run freely. If there is no place to run, use toys such as dog chewing ropes to play resistance games with the dog.

Exploration and swimming

If you have a yard, let your dog explore freely in the yard for a period of time every day. It is best not to let it enter the yard at any time, but to treat it as a magical garden. Hide the dog’s favorite toys in the yard every day and let the dog play treasure hunt games here. When the weather is warm, you can take your dog to swim. Swimming is the best weight loss exercise. While consuming calories, the buoyancy of the water can also reduce the pressure on the joints of the fat dog.

Occasionally, weight loss needs to be done slowly

Young dogs can lose weight at a faster pace, but for older dogs and dogs with cardiovascular diseases, the dog’s tolerance needs to be considered when losing weight. Skills, slower and slower weight loss methods are also needed. Intense exercise and sudden complete changes in diet may overload the body. It is best to contact your pet doctor before formulating a reasonable weight loss plan.

Losing weight is a process with both psychological and emotional effects, even for dogs. In the process of helping our dogs lose weight, we owners must follow the instructions, actively encourage and appropriately praise the dogs, so that they can lose weight in a happy and relaxed atmosphere.

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