Healthy Weight
The information and graphic below is related to your dogs Body Condition Score (BCS) and is provided by the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention. Maintaining a healthy weight is critical to you dogs long term health and life expectancy. Please visit the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention for more information.
​A BCS is a quantitative tool to used widely by veterinarian’s to evaluate an animal’s body condition, fat accumulation, and nutritional status.
The preferred BCS scale ranges from 1 (emaciated and extremely underweight) to 9 (dangerously obese with an extreme amount of body fat).
​An ideal body score is typically a 4 or 5 with a healthy amount of muscle and body fat.
​Ribs, spine and hip bones are easily felt and my be visible (coat my interfer with visibility).
​A waist and abdominal tuck are seen when viewed from above and side.
​Fat can be felt around ribs, spine and hip bones.
