Dog obesity: Owner attitudes and behaviour

Bland, I.M.; Guthrie-Jones, A.; Taylor, Rebekah; Hill, J. D.

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.08.016

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“…Following approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee at the University of Adelaide, a questionnaire on dog feeding practices was promoted via Facebook, email, vet clinics and multiple newsletters in Adelaide, South Australia, between June and August 2010, The questionnaire comprised 25 questions and was based on a survey developed by Bland, Guthrie-Jones, Taylor and Hill [45].…”

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What’s in a Dog’s Breakfast? Considering the Social, Veterinary and Environmental Implications of Feeding Food Scraps to Pets Using Three Australian Surveys

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Diverting food waste away from landfills is one way to minimise its serious environmental impact. Given that over a third of Australian households have at least one pet, the feeding of food waste to dogs constitutes one potentially significant waste diversion path. However, the proportion of dog owners that feed food waste to their pets is unknown. Moreover, there has been no investigation into any relationship between practices of feeding scraps to pets and the animals' body condition, living arrangements (inside or outside) and exercise regime. To provide some insight, this paper presents findings from three surveys across two Australian studies. The first reports both pet and dog-specific findings from two surveys within a wider food waste research project (n = 1017), establishing that 28% of respondents fed leftovers to pets as a main food waste minimization strategy, yet in only 5% of households did this constitute more than half of the household's food scraps. This modest diversion of OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 7196 food scraps from landfill to feeding pets was reflected in the finding that there was no significant difference seen in the claimed level of food discards to the waste stream for households feeding food scraps to dogs and those that did not. The second-a dog owner specific study (n = 355)-found that almost half (44%) of respondents reported feeding table scraps to dogs. They were more likely to be females, owners of medium sized dogs, and in larger households. There was no significant difference in self-rated dogs' body condition scores between respondents who fed table scraps to their dog and those who did not. Further multidisciplinary research is recommended to reconcile the social, veterinary and environmental risks and benefits of feeding food waste to animals.

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What’s in a Dog’s Breakfast? Considering the Social, Veterinary and Environmental Implications of Feeding Food Scraps to Pets Using Three Australian Surveys

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“…While companion animal veterinarians are beginning to consider the influence of environmental factors and formulate interventions for populations of 'at risk' overweight and obese animals (Bland et al, 2009;Bouthegourd, Kelly, Clety, Tardif, & Smeets, 2009), the vast majority of research pertaining to treatment and prevention remains focused on dietary modification, owner behaviour and drug-based interventions (Rohlf et al, 2010;Roudebush, Schoenherr, & Delaney, 2008). These are focussed on agency.…”

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“…Labradors and Cocker spaniels). While what can loosely be described as endogenous biological factors are important, there is also clear evidence that obesity in dogs is also affected by the owner's food management strategies, exercise levels and other socially-mediated factors (Bland, Guthrie-Jones, Taylor, & Hill, 2009). The risks described above are mediated through their combined effects on the animal's basal metabolic rate, food-seeking behaviour and levels of physical activity.…”

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Portrayals of Canine Obesity in English-Language Newspapers and in Leading Veterinary Journals, 2000–2009: Implications for Animal Welfare Organizations and Veterinarians as Public Educators

Degeling

Rock

Toews

2011

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

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In industrialized societies, more than one in three dogs as well as people currently qualify as overweight or obese. Experts in public health expect both these figures to rise. While clinical treatment remains important, so are public perceptions and social norms. This article presents a thematic analysis of English-language mass media coverage on canine obesity from 2000 through 2009, and compares these results with a thematic analysis of articles on canine obesity in leading veterinary journals during the same time period. Drawing on Giddens' theory of structuation, articles that emphasised individual agency, environmental structure or both as contributors to canine obesity were identified. Comparisons with weight-related health problems in human populations were virtually absent from the veterinary sample. While such comparisons were almost always present in the media sample, veterinarians and other animal welfare spokespeople were quoted in ways that emphasized the agency of individual owners over structural influences. Now that weight gain and obesity have been established as a pressing animal welfare problem, these results suggest a need for research and for interventions such as media advocacy that emphasizes intersections between animal-owner agency and socio-environmental determinants, and connections between animal welfare and human health.

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“…Factors that contribute to obesity of dogs are classified into three main categories: genetic pre-disposition, reproductive management, dietary/exercise management [18]. Neutered dogs may have positive effect to lead to be obese, possibly as a result of a reduced metabolic rate [19,20].…”

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Can Dynamically Micronized Clinoptilolite Improve the Quality of Life, For Senior Beagle Dogs with Obesity

Skinke¹,

Januskevicius²

2018

J Anim Res Nutr

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Obesity is one of the most often met nutritional disorders among pets. Usually it is defined as: "a condition of positive energy balance and excessive adipose tissue formation with adverse effect on morbidity and mortality". There are many factors influencing growing risk: living indoors, inactivity, middle or senior age, being neutered and being of mixed breeding, as well as many dietary factors.The success of obesity management a lot depends on the owner. Most often obesity is being controlled in two ways: dietary restrictions or physical activity. Today we can find many commercial ready to use obesity diets for dogs on the shelf's in a veterinary clinic. Veterinarians together with pet owners can try to manage the obesity by choosing best suitable way for certain pet. But when it comes to older dogs and especially females to achieve visible results might be complicated and this is the reason why we decided to prove the efficacy of clinoptilolite to the weight reduction for older Beagle females.

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Dog obesity: Owner attitudes and behaviour

Cited by 122 publications

References 18 publications

What’s in a Dog’s Breakfast? Considering the Social, Veterinary and Environmental Implications of Feeding Food Scraps to Pets Using Three Australian Surveys

What’s in a Dog’s Breakfast? Considering the Social, Veterinary and Environmental Implications of Feeding Food Scraps to Pets Using Three Australian Surveys

Portrayals of Canine Obesity in English-Language Newspapers and in Leading Veterinary Journals, 2000–2009: Implications for Animal Welfare Organizations and Veterinarians as Public Educators

Can Dynamically Micronized Clinoptilolite Improve the Quality of Life, For Senior Beagle Dogs with Obesity

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