My dog is gaining weight despite exercise. Am I overfeeding him?

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Sherlock has been filling out quite a bit lately. He seems to be gaining more muscle but I am concerned he is getting fat. He gets lots of excercise and I feed him the amount of food (2 cups per day) indicated by the instructions on the food bag. He eats his food right away when I give it to him. How do I know if I’m over feeding him? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 1 year and 3 months old | 30 lbs

Maria DVM · Accepted Answer

Veterinarians go by this chart to determine if a dog is overweight https://www.aaha.org/public_documents/professional/guidelines/weightmgmt_bodyconditionscoring.pdf Anything over a 3/5 or 5/9 is overweight. Some dogs don't need as much food as the bag recommends and if Sherlock is getting overweight I would decrease any treats your giving and human food. I then would take him out for more walks. I would also consider gradually transitioning him to a weight loss formula food. This makes it so he can get the same amount of food but for fewer calories. Thank you for using PetCoach.

My dog is gaining weight despite exercise. Am I overfeeding him?

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