What to do if your dog is too thin? Is your dog really “thin”?

Oct 20,2024
5Min

Thinness in your eyes ≠ Dogs are really thin

Some shit-sweepers always say, my dog ​​is so thin!
So have you ever thought about whether your dog is really thin, or whether he just looks thin, or even looks just right but is actually fat.
When it comes to weight and weight, seeing is not necessarily believing. Just like some people don't look fat, but in fact their body fat is over the standard; some people look very big, but in fact their body fat percentage is very low.
If you are fat or thin, you should not just look at your body shape, but also pay attention to your body fat. The level of body fat is the real criterion for determining whether you are fat or thin. Body fat is judged based on many factors such as age, gender, and sebum thickness.

How to judge the size of a dog

Looking at the waist

The specific method is to look at the dog’s size from directly above. Please refer to this picture for details. Also judged is the size of the belly.

There are many common methods for this, so I won’t go into details here. Just an extra point, dogs that are too fat will basically have a slumped waist. If your dog looks slumped, he may be overweight.

Pinch skin method

Dogs, like people, have subcutaneous fat.
The skin pinching method takes advantage of this, but be careful not to pinch the skin of the dog's neck, because this piece of skin is very useful. When the dog is young, the mother will hold it in her mouth to protect its important neck during a fight ( Trachea, blood vessels, etc.) Therefore, regardless of whether the dog is fat or thin, this skin will be very thick.
Pick up the skin on the dog’s back with your hands. It can be picked up easily but feels slightly thick, which proves that the nutrition is sufficient. If it is very tight to hold and the dog is relatively round, then it is basically because the dog is too fat and the skin is stretched tight.
The side of the dog is usually the skin on both sides of the ribs.
You can see the curve of the ribs, but they are not particularly prominent. The skin can be picked up easily. If the skin has a certain thickness, it is just right.
You can’t see any curves. If your dog is | | or ( ), he needs to lose weight.
A dog with obvious curves and a very backbone, the bones and ribs can be seen very clearly on the side, and the skin is only a thin layer, so hurry up and gain weight!

Aren’t dogs skinny even if they have ribs?

Being able to see the ribs does not mean being thin, especially in puppies. The ribs will be very obvious when the belly is empty, especially the most prominent part of the ribs. If the dog is really thin, not only the ribs will protrude, but the spine will also protrude.

Whether you can trust the weight reference for xx breeds of dogs

It depends on the situation and cannot be relied upon. Don’t be obsessed with numbers, but be flexible in your judgment.
The weight and size of a dog mainly depends on its parents. The weight reference for xx breed dogs is the same as the average height reference for Chinese people... It is really for reference only. Those that do not meet the standard do not mean they are too thin, they may just be shorter (smaller). Those who exceed the standard by too much may not necessarily be fat, but may also be big.
These weight standards are for racing dogs. Just like the models on the catwalk must have uniform height and weight standards. Not for us common people.
In the actual competition, the referee only compares the size of the dogs with the naked eye. There is no problem if the dogs are too small or too big, and they will not be weighed one by one. Compared with the size of the dog, the referee is more concerned about the structure and dynamics of the dog.
If there are no dog parents to refer to, then you can only meet other dogs of the same kind for horizontal comparison
If the dog is within the average range, it is OK if the dog is healthy and not sick.
Previous article:What plants are harmful to dogs? These five plants are harmful to dogs.
Next article:The whole process of midwifery for female dogs How to midwife a dog
Related articles
[!--temp.footer--]