B. Sc. thesis deals with one of the most common problems encountered in dogs today, namely overweight or obesity. We explore why this is so, which dog breeds are more prone to obesity, what are the consequences of obesity, how to find it and how to properly deal with obesity and successfully cure and prevent it. The most common cause of obesity in dogs is inadequate diet and lack of exercise, it is necessary for the dogs who are obese to make changes in their lifestyle. We have focused on a food and nutrition program, that reduces the body mass in dogs accordingly and make sure that with this program we achieve that the ideal body mass of the dog is also maintained. We have given some solutions to prevent overweight or obesity. To fix these problems, we depend on the help of the veterinarian. However, the main role, for the success of the body mass loss still have the owner and his dog, because the owner must strictly follow the advice and instructions of the veterinarian, if he wants his dog to lose excess body mass and remain vital and healthy even in old age.
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