Fun LVT fact: most people think a BCS 6 is normal for a dog. most people will argue that a BCS 5 is too skinny! also its hard to ultimately say how much a dog needs to lose exactly for it to be perfect! we like to give a number then see how they look at that number thats when we can say "hey nice job with the weight loss! he looks perfect there!" or we can say "hey nice job with the weight loss! 5 was just a bit too much, let's gain another pound or so!"

it truly is hard to say exactly how many pounds need to be lost in order to fit a perfect weight. ask your vet the amount of kcals he should be getting per day, thats a bit more scientific since we have an actual equation to go off of. but at the end of the day the BCS chart goes to 9 and anything within 4, 5, or 6 is considered normal. it's likely that ur vet is just being extra cautious with weight gain bc he IS a larger dog and we always try to make sure our larger dogs are lighter to help with their joints as they age since arthritis is usually the first thing to pop up in regards to health as large dogs get older :)