Question by Stephanie: How do I know if my English Labrador Retriever is overweight?
We've just been to the vet, who says our lab needs to be on a diet. I look at his father's pictures
http://riverroad1.tripod.com/joe.html
and our dog actually looks a bit skinnier than his dad, though our dog is taller. Our lab is 95 lbs, and his father is 85 (grandfather's range 97-108 lbs).
Every time I bring up the English vs. American lab difference, our vet seems insulted. However, I have to think that he's comparing our dog to an American lab, since our vet has told us that our dog is almost obese.
Based on our vet's recommendation, we're now down to feeding our lab two cups of Adult Innova, down from a year ago when we were feeding him almost four as per dog food's directions.
I don't want to starve our dog if our vet doesn't/won't understand.
We are feeding him one cup twice per day, down from 1.25 cups twice per day. But it is Innova, which has more densely-packed nutrients than an Iams-type brand.
I mention English vs. American lab type because Americans are much skinnier than English, and of course an English lab would look obese next to an American.
Best answer:
Answer by BYBs cause suffering and death
Honestly, a lot of show Labs are overweight, but "Joe" looks to be in good condition to me.
Why not ask your breeder?
What do you think? Answer below!
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