My dog won’t listen and she’s getting super fat.” Uncle Stonnie responds to this common email by introducing Daisy, a beautiful …
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Great job
Excellent session Stonnie! Thanks!
Great video again uncle Stonnie ๐
I'm the one in the house who exercises the dogs – it's a big win for them and a win for me too because I'm getting my exercise as well. ๐๐ I hate seeing out of shape overweight dogs.๐ก I saw a lab once that looked like a big log with legs.๐ฎ It was sad to think of how it was living – no one regularly walking or fetching – over eating and probably human food handouts.๐ข
I'm going out right now for a short outing, and another one later in the evening – I just love a sociable dog!โค Thanks for the motivation, Stonnie!!!๐๐โค
I love your videos because you are authentic and don't do those click batey things. And LOVE that you don't sell stuff. Thanks!
Great video!
Omg, she looks like a smaller version of my old dog โBaileyโ. Pretty girl Daisy!!
how much does Daisy weigh and how much should she way?
I think we need Daisy on the farm in Florida….we will keep her thin!
Labs have that โmutationโ thatโs descended from the Newfoundland. They canโt tell that theyโre full and not starving to death. Labs tend to be obese because people think they need to keep feeding their lab. Just feed the amount suggested by vet/bag of food, and limit snacks. Also keep them active!
Always fun to watch your videos, but nothing beats just being out with my own dog and going on adventures!
Kibble-fed dogs will all be fat. Period.
"They tried to remedy the problems with food."
Stonnie is known for TREAT-BASED training!
My Lucy (English Lab/Spayed) is three. She was having trouble keeping up with her older sister on walks and had gained weight. Her diet was unremarkable, two cups of kibble daily and green vegetables. A trip to the vet and blood work revealed a thyroid issue. Six weeks on meds and she has lost ten lbs. Her physical performance is much improved.
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Sounds like owners got the wrong breed!
Owners probably had labs all their lives and didn't recognize that being older means downsizing on your dog choice. Time to switch to a smaller, lazier dog. Maybe an adult dog that's part potato that would be happy to hang out and watch tv. Daisy is a beauty and could be rehomed to a younger individual or family, at least 1 of whom is a jogger who can take her out for daily runs.
Or you could just put her on a raw carnivore diet and she'll lose all the weight, be healthier, live longer, and you can feed as much as you want when training (if the treats are raw meat). And don't forget lots of animal fat as well–just lean meat is no good. Bones also if they're not cooked.
the obstacles are for what purpose , to train the dog to heel in any situation ? Thanks
Thank you Stonnie! Please continue sharing what you will be doing with her. I have a lab that is a lot like her. We are working with him.
Perfectly sad and great advice. Thanks
My dogs are pretty lean. But they have exercise every morning and evening. I have a morning shift and a pm shift for selected dogs. My friends bought a pup from me and he is obese. So disappointing.
Careful money 80
Mine is just as motivated with the ball, she loves going through tunnels cos I throw the ball through them lol
People want a dog but don't want to put in the work to own a dog.
Great video, thanks. My dog isn't fat but I worry about how much food I give her during training sessions. Good advice to keeping her fit as well
Yes! โa very long process. you have to get up every day and do the workโ !!! (amen)
Really interesting video Stonnie, I am definitely not a fan of overweight animals and always find it sad seeing them. In saying that I feel my old girl is overweight but she stopped her only exercise of swimming near the end of last year, I figured she felt it just wasn't safe anymore, sadly and no way is she overfed.
Should say she does turns 15 this year
She is a really good dog. She just needs to learn her job and her parameters.
Five stars Stonnie for telling the truth – there aren't quick magic fixes for doggies – or humans actually. Also gotta tell you when you give the truth about how it actually takes time and effort to get a dog to do 'something' – I feel a bit better as a pet parent in that I am probably doing a pretty good job of taking care of my pup and his training. He's not perfect but neither am I and getting better at something takes some effort – but that is a really fun part of spending time together if you think about it. ๐ (For food motivated dogs, as is mine, has anyone else ever noticed you can give them the smallest crumb of literally anything after a while and they don't seem to care as long as they 'get a treatโ and they mouth that crumb like it was a sliced ham :->)
I adopted a nine year old obese chihuahua mix from the shelter. My vet told me how many calories to feed him, and I carefully calculated how much he should eat considering his basic food and treats. He reduced from 32 pounds to 25 over several months and can run across the yard full speed and walk over a mile when the weather is nice. Recently, I have replaced dog biscuit treats with little carrots as a reward
Very good video stonnie !
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us ๐
Keep up the good work man ๐
For me I always find it shockingly confusing to see people who have dogs that get fat on training treats ๐ But that's just because of how I was trained by my grandfather (military dog handler from 50s-70s) who is more old school (not old school as in smacking it around and shoving its face in its poop just to be clear! Old school as in the dog does what its told simply because its told to once it knows it/its not a child it needs a job and be useful old school).
As for me every dog I've trained (mine or family/friends or extended connections) its always been treats for the first 3 days when learning something new other then what's just expected good behaviour like heel, no jumping, no licking, no mouthing (no treats for that you don't need treats for just not being a jerk ๐). As many treats you want day 1 of learning the new command then day 2 and 3 decreasing the amount then by day 4 no treats you know what it is so you're gonna do it because I said so ๐ Only exception being things you can't crash course as the dog needs experience to do it well (herding, hunting, tracking etc).
That said some nuance being outside of specfic jobs I don't teach a lot of commands just basic stuff that's useful in daily life with a stronger emphasis instead being on building a well behaved/polite/robust and confident character instead, with that and a specfic job being where I put my energy.
Probably would go more treat heavy if wanting to teach different tricks like wanting it to dance spin etc. (NOT putting anyone down who wants a dog who does that stuff incase it read that way! No judgement here just for me I'm not fussed about such things).
Not saying that's the right or only way in the slightest many ways to skin a cat just what I was taught and works well for me for a range of dogs including difficult ones like my curret one who had a muli bite history before getting him and at his core nature a bit of an A hole ๐
So it's always an almost alien experience whenever I see a dog that's fat not from being excessively fed treats/human food in general but instead just the excess calories is purely just from getting too much treats during training.
I myself don't really measure out my dogs good but that said fair bit of nuance mine have always been fed raw and do 5-10 miles running along the bike several times a week in addition to any hikes and extra walks and "social walks" (going to the local park, UK so very different from a USA dog park, specifically to give time to socialise with other dogs). My current is around 13 still doing all of that (just rather then running along the bike instead now just trots only runs when hunting ๐) and still no signs of arthritis etc littery having no medical issues yet.
While some nuance is he's a mix breed which helps his health (Malinois X GSD X West Siberian Laika) undeniable imo weight management and proper conditioning makes a massive difference to both life span and the quality of life of that increased life span. Same for my previous dogs including my first (A Dutch shepherd) who was still doing this at 16 other then only doing 5 mile bike rides twice a week, still hiking up mountains in Wales uptill the week she died no problem, and only got put down when she developed a cancerous tumour, wasn't gonna put her through treatment rather her go when her quality of life was still all fine.
God bless and thank you!
This was a brilliant video and came at the perfect time too. My lab is just having her first season and I am struggling a little with keeping her attention when weโre out. I understand that sheโs got a lot going on just now, but I still want her to behave. I did think about giving her more high value treats when sheโs distracted, but you showed me the trap we would fall into. Instead, I will take things back to basics, like I did when she hit adolescence and pretended she had forgotten everything we had been working on since she was 8 months old. ๐ Thank you so much for your excellent videos. They keep me sane.
Ohh my gosh I know a daisy that exact breed, build, height, everything who is also very chunky. Maybe even a little chunkier than that. For a second I was wondering if it wss the same dog!
In my humble opinion, dogs should not be fed anything besides raw meat and bones. Anybody interested in the raw diet should check out Dr Ian Billinghurst.
The good thing is, Daisy's owner recognizes Daisy needs help and got her help instead of making excuses like, "she's an English/show Lab they're supposed to be chubby."