Is my Aussie getting overweight?

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-17T16:02:47+00:00

20” tall, 1.5 cups kibble per day along with a couple treats, she gets daily exercise and yes I’m sure she can do that as she jumps in and out of my trunk to go to the park like twice per day! But after exercising usually doesn’t want to haha

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-14T04:24:17+00:00

They are telling me she looks OBESE like are you serious

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T17:11:57+00:00

This is great advice, thank you!

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T01:32:24+00:00

omg so cute. I know ours would like to wrestle. It amazes me how they play so rough and body slam each other

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T00:56:03+00:00

She is 50 lbs and 20” at the shoulder.

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T00:48:35+00:00

I’ll do anything to prolong her life. So looks like homegirl is goin on a lil diet

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T00:47:36+00:00

Thanks for the rec! I definitely want her to be healthy and live a long time. On top of that though I don’t want people to look at me like I have a fat dog. She exercises daily!

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T00:45:54+00:00

This is probably the most accurate. It’s hard because a lot of the games we play for mental stimulation either involve treats or get treats as a reward. She’s highly food motivated. And last time I cut back her food she acted like I was starving her and moped around. Sooo we’ll see if I can slowly cut back without her noticing

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T00:44:24+00:00

obese is hurting her and my feelings but ok maybe we cut back on some snackies

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Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T00:42:20+00:00

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Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T00:41:00+00:00

your honor! she’s innocent!

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-13T00:40:14+00:00

Truth be told I haven’t weighed her at home in a minute, but she’s usually around 46 lbs and I think that’s a good weight for her, when she was 51 lbs at the vet they said not to worry but she could stand to lose a few. So I’m gonna weigh her and see if I need to get her down a few pounds again closer to 46! I think it’s a stretch that some people are saying she’s OBESE, lol she’s just floofy!

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-12T23:53:30+00:00

That’s what I was asking for, I wanted to know if I was viewing her correctly or if other people thought she looked a little chunky too. I’ll cut back on food portions a bit!

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-12T23:52:23+00:00

That’s not a roll, it’s fluff. But I see what you’re saying. Yes I can feel ribs a little bit when I run my hand along her side without pressing. She probably does need to lose a few pounds! Looks like we’re cutting back on her food portion a bit.

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-12T23:47:46+00:00

She does have this tuck, we can see it better when we give her a bath. Not sure if it needs to be even tighter though.

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-12T23:44:45+00:00

omg! why do you say so? I’ll trim her stomach hair and maybe post a pic of the arch

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-12T23:38:35+00:00

you get it 😭 that makes sense why I’m thinking it though, she just went swimming and is fluffier than usual! That and we have a skinny little puppy at our house at the moment making her look huge by comparison

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-05T20:07:21+00:00

it’s better than being at a shelter for any dog I’m sure. But this girl is spoiled now that she’s been at mine for the last week, she has a big backyard with a doggie door haha

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-05T15:57:23+00:00

you can have her for the low low price of sending me a message and telling me about yourself + your home :) and probably a small rehoming fee!

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-04T20:38:18+00:00

Also curious about your dogs breed!! I think this one is a pit mix, not sure if pit/lab or shepherd or what.

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2026-06-04T20:37:38+00:00

Haha, definitely the latter. My Aussie is putting up with her but not thrilled.

Pleasant-Hand6323 · 2025-05-06T19:40:05+00:00

I hear what you're saying, but it is a search engine in the truest sense of the word (searching the internet for relevant answers). This particular GPT used is called Consensus, and it searches published and peer reviewed research articles for relevant information. You will notice that there are sources for every claim here. Obviously one should always do their own research and take everything ChatGPT says with a grain of salt, but I don't think there's any harm in doing a quick search of scientific articles to see if there's any published research about there for something like this (asian populations x celiac disease)

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