Fit Dog Mabel is a 9 year old mix breed trick and agility dog star! Her favourite sport is Disc, especially Freestyle! She may be only 14″ but don’t let that fool you! She has achieved over 10,000 points in Flyball, competed in Freestyle Disc, Extreme Distance Disc and is a compete sweetheart. This pint sized pooch is an inspiration to smaller breeds everywhere competing with … [Read more...] about Fit Dog Mabel
Dog Health
Fit Dog Friday! Let’s get moving!
Its Fit Dog Friday! Just in time for the weekend, some great ideas how to get moving: Over 52% (or approximately 36.7 million) US Dogs Overweight or Obese- Join the Blog Hop below to help. Why not try exciting fun ways to get active and spend time bonding with your dog like Agility and Flyball. Not only do these sports help burn off energy and calories and challenge the minds … [Read more...] about Fit Dog Friday! Let’s get moving!
Fit Dog challenges
I am in my second week with little foster Pug Kilo facing a few Fit Dog Challenges. He is so cute, sweet and calm in the house except for twice a day when he gets the zoomies and likes to chase and chew his toys (or any stray fingers or dirty socks). He has quite a drive to chase and tug, but not to retrieve. He is very agile, and a great sprinter. Unfortunately our … [Read more...] about Fit Dog challenges
First Annual Canadian Dog Obesity Prevention Survey
First Annual Dog Obesity Prevention and Awareness Survey - for Canadian Veterinary Practises. In the US, according to the 2014 National Pet Obesity Awareness Day Survey by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, an estimated 43.8 million or 53% of US dogs are estimated to be overweight or obese (BCS 4-5). Of those, 13.9 million or 18% are estimated to be obese. The cost … [Read more...] about First Annual Canadian Dog Obesity Prevention Survey
Fight Dog Obesity!
Let's Discuss Dog Obesity Across Canada. Research for our new episode Fit Dogs Rock! showed that 53% of all pet dogs in the US were overweight or obese in 2013 and we suspect the numbers will be very similar in Canada. We have decided to conduct a study with vets and pet owners to compare to the US study. We discussed health and fitness with veterinarian Dr. Ian … [Read more...] about Fight Dog Obesity!