In general, owners of small breed dogs were more likely to correctly identify their dog as
overweight than owners of large breed dogs.
Not exact matches
While over half of American dogs are
overweight or obese, fewer
than 15 % of their
owners realize it.
Not only is increased bonding time beneficial to human health, but with more
than 8.5 million obese or
overweight dogs and 14.6 million
overweight cats, (according to APPA's 2015 - 2016 National Pet
Owners Survey) active outings can be a great start to getting pets in shape as well.
33 % of small dog (less
than 23 lbs)
owners thought their
overweight dog was a normal weight compared to 41 % of large dog (over 50 lbs)
owners.
I find those words are not emotional triggers for the
overweight or obese pet
owner and that they can accept a different level of fitness for their pets
than for themselves.
In the U.S., more
than 54 percent of dogs are
overweight or obese, and most pet
owners fail to recognize this in their pets.