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Your beloved English bulldog is considered to be a major part of your family. As dog-owners, we all want to keep them as healthy as possible. Have you checked your dog’s weight lately to know if it’s overweight?

Obesity affects both man and animals including your bulldog. It is often obvious when your bulldog is extremely obese. Your dog is overweight by just five or ten pounds but is enough to cause health problems. How do you tell if your dog is about to be obese? When you look at your dog form the side, his tummy should taper up towards its back. If it is the same level as the ribcage or lower then your bulldog is overweight. You can also feel your dog’s ribcage by touching it. Its ribs should be palpable to touch without so much pressure applied. It takes a little practice to feel a bulldog’s ribs but you can get a sense for it by moving the skin around its ribs. You should feel them but not exactly see them because it has so much skin.

There are a variety of reasons that explain why your pet is overweight. The most common cause is overfeeding. There is a need to feed your dog the right nutrients for its specific needs but you may be feeding bigger servings than what it really needs. You can fed your dog with foods having lesser calories but nonetheless supply the needed nutrients. Your vet will more than likely put your dog on a diet with a recommended food brand.

Tips to help your English bulldog trim down

Some dogs eat out of boredom thus it is advised to avoid leaving bowls of food during the day. Your dog might eat it just because it is idle and bored. It is recommended to devise a feeding schedule so your bulldog will get used to a fixed time of feeding.

Make sure your bulldog gets its daily dose of exercise. A dog that lacks exercise poses numerous risks to its health and can also shorten its life. People as well as canine can suffer form heart and respiratory problems associated with being overweight and obesity. English bulldogs can develop skin irritations form fat rolls due to the bacteria growth in the rolls.

A daily walk goes a long way. Take your bulldog out for one or two walks a day. You can train it with your sit, stay, heel and other commands. It could be the life saver that your bulldog needs regardless if it has a normal w

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