Dachshund Weight Chart

[Anatresia]

This is a great resource for dachshund owners because it shows (crude) drawings of what fatty dachshunds look like, and it compares too thin, too fat, and on-the-way-to-fat dachshund pics

http://www.nonprofitnw.org/drnw/id47.html

Poor Mr. B is like a final step pic in the "getting fat" chart. Rigby is a step two!

[JanUet]

My 2 Need to go on Diets!!!!!!

Thanks for the link Tracy!

[Mama S.]

I have Jack Sprat and his wife - too bad they are both males. Hershey could definitely stand to gain a pound or so - he looks sooo skinny - Oscar could easily give up a pound or two. He is getting fatter and fatter - I have him on a strict diet - one treat per day - cut his food way back - eagle eye that he isn't stelaing others food as he was doing before - now I just need to get his activity level up. Excellent charts!
Sandi

[Patt]

:thanx: Tracy for posting that very informative chart and feeding schedule. I'm happy to report Trixie is just right according to the drawings and I feed her 3/4 cup or less per day. :cheer2:

[Helen]

Great find, Tracy!

Charlie was a little too skinny, and the vet said what that site said: he'd rather Charlie be too skinny than too fat. I think he was worried about us trying to get him to gain weight and end up going overboard.
We feed him 1/3 of a cup twice a day, and we started to just mound the serving rather than shaking the excess off (make sense?). He's gained an ounce or two and looks great now.

Anyway, it's hard to deny those "I'm starving!" eyes, but thanks for reminding us how important it is!

[Yolanda]

Nice link, thanks for posting it.

My crew go from Just right, overweight to skinny. Just depends on the pupper.

[lotsadox]

Most of mine are just right, except for Cash who is a little pudgy and could stand to lose a few lbs.

[jennie_c_d]

Thanks! I've had a hard time telling with Teenie. Doxies are so different from other dogs. I thought she was just about right, and it looks like I'm right, from their guidelines. I might let her lose a smidge more (I like mine a teensy bit on the thin side, for joint health). She has a limp that we haven't figured out. I think a little less weight might be good for her. She sure is lookin good, though!

[areese]

Thanks for posting that! I try to keep mine on the thin side cuz of doing agility but it seems hard to tell esp. with the long hairs. Owen gains weight SO fast it seems. Of course he sneaks out the cat dorr sometimes into the garage to eat cat food. I don't know what to do about it....:confused:
He's always so ashamed when he comes back or I catch him so I'm thinking...if you are so ashamed why do it owen??????????????

Amy, Laika, and Owen

[K2]

:appl: Yea!!! Pippit is the ideal weight(at least ONE of us is) :rotfl:

[Courtney]

haha Karen! Napoleon is a perfect weight too - nice and lean and muscular. Thor is FAT! He was 24 lbs at the vet the other day. I think he still needs to lose 2-4 lbs.

[Bella's Mom]

Thanks for the link. It's definitely good to see that and have it as a reminder when our little one's look up at us for just one more treat.... :ashamed:

[Lisa]

I know this thread is really old, but I just noticed the picture of Gretchen, the last picture on the right hand side. That is exactly how P'nut looks. Do you guys think that dog is too skinny? P'nut is thin, but you can't see her ribs, I just think her body type is long and lean.

This is a stretched Nutty one.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/3549285419_bdce914716.jpg

[lotsadox]

If you can't see her ribs and her backbone isn't really prominent, I'd say she isn't too thin. Some dogs are just smaller in the rib cage and do tend to appear thinner than they really are.

[areese]

I don't think she looks too thin..is she the same as she was when she was here??? I thought she looked great...granted I do like the weens thinner than some do but I thought she looked fine..her ribs aren't sticking out and neither is her backbone. And I think if they put a "pound or two" (like that isn't a freaking HUGE difference...pound OR TWO???) on Gretchen in the pic she'd be fat. Maybe 1/2 pound or less if you like a bit more on them.
Owen's gained a bit lately...it's been raining for weeks it seems, more days than not and that makes us bored and doing tricks for treats and I'm working on a new "target" strategy for contact agility obstacles so we practice all the time leading to more and more treats...
Owey's backbone does show some but it's his structure and the way he moves...he's so silly and gets all hunchy and crazy. Breed people tell me he should have more wieght on to hide that but that's a conformation thing, not a health thing and a lot of conformation dogs look pretty darn fat to me. Must make them look smoother...