Obesity is one of the major health issue for dogs,up to 40%--45% dogs having the problem of obesity.(Heugten, K. A. (2010). Introduction to companion animals: Learning manual for ANS 105) Dog has mastered completely how to win their owners’ heart, by begging, looking the owners and they can get treats around dining tables. However most of the dog owners can’t refuse their dogs, and they are too easy, too often give them food, to show how much they love their dogs. All these extra snacks and treats will make dogs to gain weight easily but it’s kind of hard for overweight dogs to do the exercise, so excess nutrition and lacking of enough exercise are the main reasons cause dogs’ obesity.
