My dachshund is overweight and won't walk. How can she lose weight?

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What is the best way to make a 25lb dachshund, who doesn’t like walking, lose weight? Or how do you encourage a dog to walk? We feed her 1/4 a cup of dog food two times a day and cut out human food. We will walk her, but she doesn’t like going too far away from home and will stop walking(so within about 5-10min), and only continue walking when we go in the direction of our house. Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund | Female | spayed | 4 years and 5 months old | 26 lbs

Dr. Davis · Accepted Answer

I recommend switching to a lower calorie dry food. The calorie content is printed on the bag. There are many good low calorie foods for weight loss. Then I would continue to measure the food and eliminate any treats and people food. If she’s still not losing weight I reduce the amount of the dry food by 25% and give green beans, canned pumpkin or other vegetables to fill her up. You are doing a good job with the walking. She probably can’t go much further until she loses some weight and increases her endurance. If needed don’t feed her then take her meal with you and give her the kibbles in her meal along the way to keep her going, just don’t increase the amount of food. Gradual weight loss of a quarter of a pound a week is what you should strive for. We use walking in an underwater treadmill at my rehab practice for dogs like this so they can exercise without carrying their full weight on their joints. Check to see if there is a dog rehab facility near you. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Athena.

My dachshund is overweight and won't walk. How can she lose weight?

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