[maxthebeagle08]

hi all i live in London and have just had my dog (Max, a 14month old tri-colour beagle) weighed at the vets. He is 18kgs, does this seem overweight?? alot of sites say he should be about 14kgs, which way do i turn. The vet said that he is a little overweight but 4 kgs difference seems alot to me...any advice many thanks

 

[Tucker]

Welcome to Beagle World. I had to do a little metric conversion to find out he is about 40lbs for us Americans. The answer is It Depends. How tall is he. For a standard 13 beagle, that would be overweight. For a 15, not so much. Tucker is about 17 and weighs 45 lbs or 20.4kgs. He could stand to lose a few, but he is not bad because of his size. If the vet thinks he is overweight, he probably is. The best thing to do is cut back on food a little, make sure he has high quality food, watch the snacks, especially bad ones, and exercise. Exercise is good for you and the dog.

again, welcome to Beagle World

 

[RosCole]

Welcome!
We have Roscoe who is steady at 22 lbs (very lean and kinda tall)
Cole is shorter than Roscoe but already at 26 lbs (stockier build)
Gino is a beagle bassett mix at 38 lbs

 

[Joe Johnston]

Welcome from London. Glad to have you part of the group. Current Beagle Bama, weighs 24 pounds.

 

[tillyny]

My boys are about 17 tall and way anywhere from 32 to 45 pounds. A little chunky, but the vet is not concerned about their weight. I did foster a beagle for BONES that came to us weighing 82 lbs (down from 120) and we were able to get her down to just over 50lbs before she was adopted. I saw her a couple of weeks ago and she is still losing weight.

 

[Brien]

Bodie is a 13 beagle who's 16 months old and weights 36 lbs. He was just in at the vet's last week and she thought his weight was perfect.