Homemade Dog Treats – The Overweight Dog

Now let’s look at the most common reason why the veterinarian typically instructs a homemade dog treats diet: the overweight dog.  There are no “crash diets” for the obese dog.  If your dog is overweight, you are the one who is responsible for it in giving recipes for homemade dog foods treats diet. The overweight dog is very much like a fat person. He is short of breath and is often called a lazy dog.  Exercising is just too much for him. All the energy he can muster is used carrying that extra weight.

One also must remember that it is the fat on the inside of the animal that causes the most trouble. The last time I spoke to a veterinarian about this issue, he explained to me what excess fat could do to the body. There may be fatty tissue surrounding the heart, the lungs, or the digestive tract, which could cause these organs not to function properly.

Animal nutrition has made giant strides during the past 30 years. Today it is said that most dogs who are fed regular commercial dog food have a better diet than an American child.  However, I’m sure this is a debatable statement and a hot topic. But the day is long past when we threw the family dog a bone from the table and expected him to grow just fine on any scraps left over.