obesity
When a dog carries excess fat or excess weight on their body. This can affect their health and cause other issues and possibly lead to death.
What it is?
Dogs become obese when pet owners overfeed, feed too many carbohydrate filled treats, free feed, do not exercise their dogs, feed inferior food such as kibble, feed salty table scraps.
How it applies?
Certain breeds are predispositioned towards obesity, such as Labs, but any dogs can be obese. Make sure to keep your dog healthy! Consulting a body condition score chart is very helpful. To prevent obesity, exercise your dog and be sure to feed a diet that is bioavailable and fresh!
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