Get Fit with Your Dog: A Companion Guide to Health

by Karen Sullivan

In recent years, obesity has become a nationwide problem among human beings--and also among dogs. Here's a helpful guide for dog owners who need to control both their weight and the weight of their chubby canine friends. Overweight dogs and overweight humans are prone to strikingly similar health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and reduced longevity. Author Karen Sullivan helps readers rate themselves with a Food and Fitness Questionnaire. Then she outlines a fitness regime for both master and dog that concentrates on healthful and enjoyable exercise together and sensible restriction of calories at meal times. She points out the danger of dog owners who love their pet too much by giving them too much food and too many treats. Just as important is her advice on how dog and master can be both happier and healthier as they get fit together. Approximately 150 color photos, charts, and sidebars.

112 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

Reviews

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

The information is pretty basic and straight forward. It's is clearly written and easy to understand and follow.

For a novice dog owner it's not a bad introduction to activities you can share with your pal.

[DelGal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is packed with wonderful color photos and information about not only health and fitness of you, the human, but of health and fitness of your canine partner too (both young and old).
Good suggestions for having fun with your dog from swimming to walking to setting up agility courses, although I'm not sure how realistic that is for most of us out there.