BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 ok so Skyla is going on a diet, we've cut out all the rubbish n told everyone to stop feeding her scraps and her meals are much smaller then what we used to give her also she only gets 1 treat a day (meaty strip - half after a walk) im going to get a new long lead n start taking her to the field again at the weekends , so apart from this n obviously more walks is there anything i can do to help her get into better shape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 oops I thought you're going on a diet not Skyla.. when it comes down to doggy diet idk what to suggest since all my dieting tips are for humans but it sounds like you're on the right track EDIT: btw I've also decided to start going on a diet tell Skyla she's not alone xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Same for any animal on the planet really Nix. Diet & Exercise. So as said above, looks like your on the right track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 thanks guys dont worry liv im trying myself too so me n skyla gonna try n get fit together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmscott Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 · Hidden Hidden Water exercise can do a lot for them. Also, have you considered bikejoring? She doesn't have to pull the bike, but it would allow you to set a faster pace and go further. Link to comment
Mia-Blue Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Can you take her out on a bike? That would be great exercise for you both....it's my new year resolution to take Mia and Teo out on the bike :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 ok so Skyla is going on a diet, we've cut out all the rubbish n told everyone to stop feeding her scraps and her meals are much smaller then what we used to give her also she only gets 1 treat a day (meaty strip - half after a walk) im going to get a new long lead n start taking her to the field again at the weekends , so apart from this n obviously more walks is there anything i can do to help her get into better shape? They say they take after their owners so we should lead by example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I don't have a bike but even if I did there's not really anywhere I can run her around here it's all tarmac paths n that wouldn't be great on her paws/joints <br /><br />Dunc we are gonna do it together, think she'll do better than me tho lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 They say they take after their owners so we should lead by example Think ya got off lightly with that ... Nix is turnin into a wimp LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Think ya got off lightly with that ... Nix is turnin into a wimp LOL I do to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmscott Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 · Hidden Hidden Her paws should be fine on pavement. If anything you can try her in some booties. Link to comment
MarkoMKD Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I heard that it's hard to put dog on diet..think they don't like it xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Too tired to argue lol, besides I'm not fat so there :-P <br /><br />Lol she's actually doing ok on it so far, it's almost like she's put herself on a diet she no longer follows me around when I'm eating or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Ok so it's been 4 weeks since I've started taking her for extra walks and cutting her food down n she does look ABIT slimmer but haven't been able 2 get her weighed just yet but I have a week off work soon so gonna go for a long walk to the vets and back to get her weighed I've also just gone n got their kibble n got the light (20% less fat) version too so she'll be looking less like a polar bear n more like a husky in no time - I hope lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanJallu Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Ok... that is a great topic... when taking a dog on a diet it is important to consider seeveral things the first is does your dog really need a diet? There is something called body condition score (http://vetcetera.com/clients/10828/images/gr_BodyConditionScore.jpg) that scores the body on ascale from one to five normaly 1 beeing cachetic and 5 beeing obese. You want your dog on 3. You want to be able to feel but hardly see its ribs and pelvis bones. If you cant feel them than the dog is over weight. Second thing to consider is that dogs like us don't like to be hungry and that is why cutting the amount of food drastically is not a good idea at all. I recomend mt patients to feed the daily dose devided into breakfast and dinner. If you decide to diet your dog than reduce the amont by no more than 10%. Also alot of brands offer a diet designed for weight loss suxh as hills r/d or w/d or their new product metabolic. Third thing is the activity: if the dog is obese than don't run him and don't start a rigorous exercise program until his bcs is around 4, it would be harmful. Start by increasing the daily activity by several minuets and increase weekly so for example if you go on half hour walks increase to 40 minuts and go up 10 minutes more a week. Dont forget that huskies are naturally sport machines and with propper food regime coupled with propper exercise they will lose weight rapiy. Another thing is to controll the progress by weighing every two weeks because if there is no change over this period than you are doing something wrong. In short propper amount of high quality food that is age oriented (the nutritional requirements change with age) coupled with propper amount of exercise suitable for the dog's condition should do the trick. Just as an example I have Tanja and Jallu on a 2-3hours a day running schedule (morning and afternoon) that can be from 6-10km at a time or sometimes they just run around freely and dig to china at thier leasure for an hour/hour and a half and they are still full of energy. They both eat hills for medium sise breed (T adult, J puppy). Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanJallu Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Wanted to add that you can find the nutritional requirements for an adult dog here: http://www.markmorrisinstitute.org/sacn5_chapters.html Chapter 13 page 261 table 13-3 Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 DUNC CHEEKY GIT!! You are lucky getting away with that one!!!! Just diet and excersize tbh Nix i found with Shadow cutting out any kind of scraps helped alot and also not TO many treats! And lots and lots of walking Running is also great but cant always be done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Yeah she's not really a runner lol she has her moments but we don't physically go running I don't think either ov us are quite there yet Am taking her to get weighed in a couple of weeks when I'm off work as we can take a long walk to the vets and back I've cut out all junk (tho getting my family to do the same is proving slightly difficult) and I'm making sure it's one bowl of biscuits a day n then removing the bowl so no-one fills it up just because she kicks it around the kitchen lol That plus our extra walk a day is really all I can do there just aren't enough hours in the day to get her out n about for longer because of work We will get there even if it's only slow progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanJallu Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Good luck Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Little update , not gonna say her weight till she's back down to her pre-spay weight but she's currently loosing about a kg a month, slow and steady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Well done Skyla! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Little update , not gonna say her weight till she's back down to her pre-spay weight but she's currently loosing about a kg a month, slow and steady Slow and steady is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 working it out it means shes lost roughly 5kg since new year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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