Re: How do you know whether your dogs are overweight/underweight? Feel the ribs area.
A dog should have a THIN layer of fats under the skin, and should be able to feel the ribs under that thin layer.
The top view of the dog should be slender, wif a slight "curve" to the sides. For a dog wif heavy coat, throw it into the water and look.
For underweight dogs, the ribs is PROTUDING. Den again, it'll depend alot on the breed as well, as some dogs look underweight by nature. Such as the Sighthounds (wif little fur) - Whippet, Italian Greyhound, Greyhound, the mongrels and so on so forth.
Last edited by satan_gal : 09-07-2007 at 10:45 AM.
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