Those are fantastic ideas for exercise. I am going to try those for my Eskie and I bet she would love it.
Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Robin Gordils Date: 4/22/2013 4:50:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Overweight None of my dogs are overweight since I feed them the amount of food they need not the amount they want. Carrots, green beans and cukes make low cal snacks. My little dogs range from 4-6 1/2 pounds and get about 1/2 cup per day split into 2 "meals" but when I leave for work they get a few kibbles, carrots, dental treats with p-nut butter smeared on them or similar in a little Kong. The 4 little guys get crated for safety and the other 3 are loose and get their own stuffed Kongs tucked into bookcases and under tables etc to work on while I am gone. If she wants 3 meals and you want to feed her 3 but feed her less. Add green beans to her meals, carrots, cuke slices or PURE pumpkin. Toss her dry food around the house semi hidden so she uses calories hunting. My 2 Chis are 9 mos and 4 yrs so wrestle a lot. Plus 9 mos Alice loves to play fetch. I do obed training with all my new dogs, Alice just got her AKC CGC title(I got her about 2 mos ago) and Monte(adopted 2 weeks ago) starts next Wed so doing obed which I do mostly inside plus trick training uses calories. I use a hula hoop and tension rods in doorways for jumps. If you have stairs, which we don't have in Florida, go up and down the stairs, lots of exercise there. When I lived in Ct I tossed toys down the cellar stairs for my MinPins and toy Poodle to retrieve in the winter. I did my obed routines down there too. I have trained and titled my dogs since I got them at 14 yrs old. Since few dogs can feed themselves her weight is in your hands not her paws. Robin, the Dobe Axel CGC, TT, the German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, the Chihuahuas Alice CGC and Monte, the MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan WWW.minpinrescue.org jacehomeart <[email protected]> wrote: I know my Chihuahua is overweight but it seems I am unable to do anything about it. If fact we love her chunky body. That doesn't help. Our Vet said she's overweight. She's about 11 lbs and the Vet thinks 9 lbs would be best for her. Do any of you have issues? Mine is always up for a meal and although I've reduced her food - she still wants 3 meals a day. I have tried to do 2 meals but that seems to be against her wishes. She gets kibble and dried sweet potato for breakfast - veggies and a bit of meat for lunch and kibble and sweet potato for supper. The whole thing isn't more than a cup. We live in Ontario and now the weather is a bit warmer we are out more -so exercise is going to help. I have to say I am really tired of everyone saying she's fat. The only Chi's I know that are skinny, have eating issues.
