Hey, Happy Wednesday! “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This phrase, in various versions, has been around for thousands of years. We all know what it means — beauty
is subjective. What one person may find unattractive, another may find utterly glorious. It applies to everything from people to buildings. Well, it seems that obesity is also in the eye of the beholder — more specifically, the eye of the pet parent.
A recent survey by the Association for Pet Obesity found
that 86% of U.S. pet parents believed their dog was a healthy weight. This is despite the same organization finding that 59% of dogs in the country are overweight or obese. You can read more details here, including how one potential reason is that vets are afraid to tell pet parents the truth: Survey Finds Pet Parents Unaware of Dog Obesity
I’ve written before about how being overweight is arguably the biggest threat to our dogs’ health. It’s the cause of so many crippling and fatal illnesses and ailments that pet parents’ inability to gauge their dog’s weight — or to accept it — is
a big worry. To read why excess weight is such a problem, how to assess your dog’s weight, and how to control it, check out this article: Is Obesity the Biggest Killer of Dogs? No pet parent wants their dog to get sick or struggle to walk, and it’s also understandable how treats can get out of control or food portions can be too large. Or walks can be cut short because of busy lives. But their weight is something we all need to take extremely seriously, even if it involves some tough love and ignoring those ‘hungry eyes’.
Until next time, Andrew Editor
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