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When I first discovered the human-to-pet weight comparison tool, I was shocked to learn that a small dog being 5 pounds overweight was comparable to an adult human being 30 pounds overweight. For small or toy breed dogs, even two or three “extra” pounds can increase their odds of developing other health conditions.
Exercise and diet are really important for all pets, but especially overweight dogs or those hoping to have success with dog weight loss. I am comfortable using human foods (usually dog-safe veggies) as treats but its important to keep portion in mind as well. A bite-size treat for a human is quite large for a dog. If you’re curious about how tablescraps for dogs compare to human snacks or meals check out the treat translator tool. Don’t give in to adorable faces like this:
Hill’s® Science Diet® Perfect Weight dog food has been found to cause weightloss in 7/10 pets if used for a 10 week period. As a result, Hills wants to challenge pet owners with overweight dogs to take the 10 week challenge by switching to Hills Perfect Weight food for a 10 week period to see the results themselves. Some bloggers recently took the 10 week turnaround challenege with their overweight pets and found great success not just on the scale but also in visual and behavioral changes.
For example, Keira from TrendyPet.com lost 9.3 pounds during her 10 week challenge! (Image belongs to TrendyPet.com).
Miley from Golden Daily Scoop lost 5lbs, and not only regained her slimmer figure but her owner reports that her coat is more shiney and she has more energy! (Image belongs to GoldenDailyScoop.com).
If you want to take the 10 week turnaround challenge, you can purchase the Hills Science Diet Perfect Weight variety of cat or dog food online at pet360. There is also a Hills Perfect Weight sweepstakes where you can enter to win a 20 week supply of Perfect Weight cat or dog food for your pet. Sweepstakes ends July 5th 2015. Read the terms & conditions in the form for more information.
I’d love to hear your dog (or cat!) weight loss success stories – feel free to comment below.
Hi there! I am Emily Evert, the owner of Emily Reviews. I am 28 and live in a small town in Michigan with my boyfriend Ryan and our two pugs. I have a large family and I adore my nieces and nephews. I love reading memoirs, and learning about child development and psychology. I love watching The Game of Thrones, Teen Mom, Sister Wives and Veep. I like listening to Jason Isbell, John Prine, and other alt-country or Americana music. I created Emily Reviews as a creative outlet to share my life and the products that I love with others.
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Deb E
I’ve only had Yorkies and they were skinny and nervous Nellies all the time. I hate to see overweight dogs since they only eat (or overeat) what their owners provide for them. The pics showing the weight loss are dramatic and looks like it does help.
we have two chihuahuas one is this – the other one is “large” (trying not to say fat). If any dog can use this diet food – It would be her.