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  | | OCTOBER 11, 2015 |  | | Are you killing your dog with kindness? | Recently, we covered the story of Dennis the dieting dachshund, a tiny 12 year-old dog that weighed in at an incredible 56 pounds. Fortunately, his family did the right thing and, with proper diet and exercise, he managed to trim down until his weight matched his age. He was clearly much happier and much healthier.
The story of Dennis is, sadly, not unique. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 52.7 percent of dogs are overweight or obese. Just like with humans, excess weight in dogs can lead to all kinds of health problems — canine diabetes, heart disease, joint pain, and many other issues.
As Pack Leaders, it's our job to provide dogs with protection and direction, and nowhere is that more important than in giving them exercise and making sure that they don't overeat — and if there's one thing that a dog will do, unless they have a couple of serious health conditions, it's eat. And eat and eat and eat. They can't help it. It's instinctual... |  | | | | © Copyright 2015 Cesar's Way, Inc. All rights reserved.  | |