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WHY IS IT A PROBLEM FOR DOGS TO BE OVERWEIGHT? It’s important to prevent your dog gaining too much weight because obesity puts dogs at increased risk of developing a wide range of health problems including heart disease, respiratory problems, joint disease, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. Overweight dogs pose a greater risk for anaesthetic and surgical complications when having operations. HOW TO SPOT IF YOUR DOG IS OVERWEIGHT One of the key signs of obesity would be if you can’t feel your dog’s ribs or spine easily when you run your hand down their side or along their...

PUPPIES GROW QUICKLY Puppies grow quickly in the first few months, so puppyhood is the most nutritionally demanding time in their life. As a general rule a puppy’s nutritional needs can be divided into two main phases - the fast growth rate of the young puppy, followed at about five months of age by the slightly slower rate of the adolescent. Large and giant breed dogs have a slightly different growth pattern, reaching their mature body size slightly later. Some large and giant breeds don’t stop growing until they are 15-18 months old, whereas some small breeds are at their...