WEIGHT ASSESSMENT

Assess Your Dog’s Weight Using Their Body Condition Score

Thank you for taking this step to assess the current status of your dog. This assessment uses the Waltham Shape Guide to classify pets into one of seven categories based on their Body Condition Score.

This approach is specifically designed to be used by owners with no prior experience or training and has been successfully validated against clinical measures of body composition.

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What is your dog's name?

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Dog's Date of Birth

Month

Day

Year

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Step 1. Run your fingertips against the direction of What is your dog's …'s coat. Can you easily feel the ribcage without applying pressure?

Yes

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Step 2. Run your fingertips against the direction of What is your dog's …'s coat. Can you easily feel the spine without applying pressure?

Yes

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Step 2. Run your fingertips against the direction of What is your dog's …'s coat. Can you easily feel the outline of the ribs when applying light pressure?

Yes

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Step 3. Run your fingertips against the direction of What is your dog's …'s coat. Can you easily feel the shoulder blades and hipbones?”

Yes

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Step 3. Is there a layer of fat covering What is your dog's …'s ribs?

Yes

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Step 3. Smoothing What is your dog's …'s coat flat, run your hands along their sides. Can you feel the indentation of their waist?

Yes

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Step 4. Smoothing What is your dog's …'s coat flat, run your hands under their ribcage towards the hind legs. Can you feel a tuck in front of their hind legs?

Yes

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Step 4. Does What is your dog's … have health or movement problems?

Yes

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Email Address

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WEIGHT ASSESSMENT

Assess Your Dog’s Weight Using Their Body Condition Score

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