Here is an easy way to tell if your dog is under weight, over weight, or the perfect weight.
Make a fist with your hand. Now feel the back of your hand.
This is what your dogs ribs will feel like if your dog is over weight.
Notice you can not really feel each individual bone in your hand. In contrast if your dog is over weight you will not be able
to feel each rib easily either.
Once again while your hand is in a fist feel across your knuckles.
This is what your dogs ribs will feel like if your dog is under weight.
Notice that you can easily feel each individual knuckle and the dip inbetween. In contrast if your dog is too skinny you will
be able to feel each individual rib and the space inbetween.
Now while your hand is still in a fist, feel across the top
of your fingers (the flat long bones below the knuckles).
This is what your dogs ribs should feel like if
your dog is the right weight. Notice that you can still feel each individual finger bone but not a major dip inbetween. In
contrast if your dog is the right weight you should be able to feel each rib but not each space in between.
