22/06/2024
I FINALLY have a great example of "two dogs can be the same weight & one be unhealthy, the other healthy".
I see this argument a lot for dogs in the same household to be fed the same, without effort or consideration made per individual.
Top photo is Tobi, he is a LEAN 18kg/39.6lbs, 5yr old male. He is intact & consumes around 1600cal per day.
He is lightly worked a couple times a week, approx 16km/10miles each outing (im a bit sore with old injuries atm, else this would be much, much more).
Bottom is Buckley, who an OVERWEIGHT 18kg/39.6lbs, 8yr old male. He is desexed/neutered & is on a restricted 400cal per day.
He is minimally exercised at 1km/0.6miles per day, as he is slowly having his physical condition improved. He has had a knee reconstruction already.
Same breed, same weight, but one is a healthy ideal & one is not.
Buckley's bootcamp is going very well, with a 1kg/2.2lbs a week drop. He's estimated ideal is 16kg/35lbs.