[IsabelleOllie]

Overweight dogs are a pet peeve of mine! (My fiance's two dogs are living with his parents atmand are getting very obese) I have a measuring cup and measure out exactly how much my dogs eat. My shih tzu is 12lbs and my vet said he's perfect for his size. He's usually too fluffy to judge by sight, but I can feel his ribs and I can see he's in shape when I bathe him. I've read that most people think that a slightly overweight is actually an ideal weight when looking at them because we are so used to seeing obese dogs. If your vet says that Momo needs to lose weight, then I would follow his suggestions.

Btw Oliver gets 1/4 cup Science Diet Ideal balance 2xs a day. I give baby carrots as a treat once a day and a few kibbles of dry food as training treats. He is very active playing with my other dogs, chasing the cats, running laps in our back yard, and playing fetch in the house. I also walk him a mile a day when its not too hot or too cold (he can't take extreme weather with his stubby shih tzu face)