Causes of overweight

Discover The Facts About Your Overweight Dog

FACT: Table scrapes are not the right kind of food for your favorite beloved canine.

The food you serve your family is often times loaded with a high calorie count. In addition much of the food contains extra fat, starches and sugar, which is not only harmful to your family, but it is doubly dangerous to the health and well being of your animal. Often times, one small portion of table scrapes fed to your dog, depending on the dog's size, will have way more than enough calories to sustain your K-9's energy level for a full day.

FACT: The unburned calories will be absorbed into your pets body and turned into "fat".

Just as in humans, unburned calories, lead to an overweight dog. The way to avoid unburned calories is for you to keep your dog active. It is very important to keep your animal active every single day. A side benefit to an active dog is that it is generally more alert and may not eat as much because of being bored or stressed out.

This concludes part one of "Discover The Facts About Your Overweight Dog". Part II will be published with more facts and frequently asked questions about dogs being overweight.