70-pound Dachshund - Overweight dog

It's hard to imagine dachshunds being overweight because they are such an active breed, at least my Murphy was. My current dog is a chow and she is really the type who would gain weight if you let her because she does not like walking or running around a lot. As a responsible owner though I do make sure she gets walked twice a day and her food intake is what the doctor recommended.

I think the reason a lot of people over feed dogs is because they treat their dogs like humans. A majority of people derive pleasure when eating and they think dogs are the same way. They think if a dog sees food he feels sad if we don't give him some.