Brandy is fat

Yes, Brandy is officially fat. She's an Australian Silky Terrier and quite small. The vet has told me that she should be around 5.5kg max but on her latest trip to the vet for her yearly booster, she staggered in at an astounding 6.2kg. It does not sound like a lot for a person, but it's quite a lot for a little dog. She has got to lose some weight to lessen the load on her legs as well as on her heart. I want her to have a long healthy life.

I've read on the internet that nowadays, obesity is a growing problem amongst man's best friends especially in the developed nations. Ok, now its my problem to try and manage.

It's not easy putting the dog on a diet. She eats once a day, rice with pork or beef or liver and she also gets bits of dog biscuits throughout the day. It's not a lot that she is eating in the first place. We are trying to reduce the amount of rice she gets. We have also started buying low fat dog biscuits. Exercise is also what she needs but the only time she runs around is when someone rings the doorbell and there she goes barking and running to the main door. Otherwise, she slowly trots everywhere, well it is either a slow trot or a fast walk.

I hope she loses a little bit of weight, I am not hoping for too much. Just a reduction in the podge around her middle.