Does anybody have any idea what a good amount of weight to lose in a week is? Daisy needs to lose 10-15 lbs. Since we got her a week ago, I've cut her food to 2 cups a day, we go to the dog park almost every morning and she & Lola wrestle along with other dogs that come to visit!

I took her to the today to see how much she lost in the last week and was shocked to see it was only 1/2 lb. Lola gained 2 tenths of a lb.:( It must be all the muscle she's gaining from the excercise:thumb4:

What is a normal/safe/average weight loss for a dieting dog? Is there such a thing:brow:

I have no idea, but that's a great question. I'm trying to take a little weight off of Brandy too.

Slow is better, I would say no more then two pounds a week, and that might be pushing it. Humans are supposed to lose more than two pounds a week to stay healthy while they do it, so I am thinking dogs would be less, even big dogs.

Good question, Lynn. Definitely slower is better - but I think if she lost between .5-1lb per week, you'd be doing good. Kali and Heidi needed to lose 10-12lbs last year (:huh: ) - and I cut them back immediately- but it still took about 5-6 months for them to get back down to where they should be. I guess that would average about .5lb per week.

I'd like to see what others think though. :smile

I was thinking along the lines of humans and 2lbs, so I can't imagine a dog should lose any more than a pound at most, but that is not an educated answer. .5lb sounds like good progress. Hey, at least she didn't gain any! You're doing good!!

My Bodhi is on a diet too. He's lost 2 pounds in a little over two weeks. But, he is also getting tons of exercise and seems to be muscling up on me.

I believe dogs will lose weight slowly...I would think that .5 to 1 lb a week is pretty good!

Keep up the exercise! :thumb4: