"She Could Weigh Less"

Words to the wise about a dog that's a "little overweight". Early action saves years!

Could weigh less. (S)he's not "fat" -- but (s)he's carrying extra and that accelerates 'bad backs and knees' in the older dog. Feed 1 "slightly rounded" kitchen-measuring cup*, of crunchy dry dog food of "moderate flavor" avoiding foods like: "YOUR DOG WILL LOVE IT!!!" and serve it dry; with nothing-not-even-water on it - twice a day. TWICE a day. See note on "what's a cup?" below.

Dog always act hungry (unless they're already fat.) If they're overweight, often you have to add-stuff to 'get them to eat'. And people do 'get them to eat'. Which is weird. Coz the dog gets heavier.

Green veggies like beans and brocolli are great treats if salted, then frozen.
Dry food served dry measured, twice a day.

*The red-and-white plastic 16oz party Solo-Cup is not the cup you're looking for. Want a kitchen-measuring cup.

This dog is halfway betewen "okay" and "fat". In other words, just a small percent overweight. But enough to matter.
What happened is this: What they get to eat tastes very good. They eat when they're not hungry. Dog gets fat.
All you gotta do is CHANGE NOTHING and cut the food to DRY food (served DRY) - twice a day - at this amount: ______ . Only. Kitchen measures. You can still give "a bite of this or a bite of that" and it won't matter metabolically- but MIX NOTHING in that dry food. Not even water. "Keep 'em lean" is the best advice on dogs you will EVER get *ever*. Fat dogs are SO expensive. Their dermatology, enterology, endocrinology and rheumatology is monstrously pricey for overweight dogs. It impacts literally everything. And they don't live as long, like, by three years usually.