Does your dog motivate you to lose weight?

I am a veterinarian and some of the local Drs. got together with us vets to try and use use a dogs weight issues to also help the owners. I think it is great that your dog is keeping you motivated and you both will feel so much better! Congrats and keep it up!

My dog encourages napping, watching hours of TV on the couch and cookie consuming.

I have pugs. They encourage sloth. :laugh: I think they sleep about 18 hours per day. Maybe more.

both my dogs were motivation, the one pictured in my signature was around 45kgs and we also had a female German Shepherd who was also around 40kgs we walked them every day for atleast 40mins, then they got old and didn't want to move ;( both had to be put down last year at the age of 12yrs old a piece

My dog likes to run on the treadmill with me. Its a little awkward but it works. :laugh:

Yes! When we going running (or walking) my German Shepherd is always out in front and going 90MPH. I find that when he comes along, I tend to push myself more and get in better workouts.

anything like the one we had you didn't have a choice she would drag almost non stop the whole way and never could be trained otherwise but she in fairness a trained Security Dog and loved her job.

also have had a Rottweiler in the past and he was worse, weighing in at 50Kgs of solid muscle he was a handfull, discolated a finger and a shoulder walking him one day and at home he would go into Loony mode where he'd jump around like a grasshopper on speed do flips and land on his head and rear up like a Grizzly. Then when you least expect me, full steam straight at you and your knee caps lol... Loved that dog sooooo much Great exercise too trying to keep up with him

Absolutely. I'm trying to increase my fitness for my greyhound. He's brilliant and I love him to pieces but he's not into the things I like to do, he's not interested in chasing a ball, he can't be trusted to run sensibly alongside my bike, he's not a great swimmer. All he wants to do is trot along at a pace I struggle to maintain. So I need to get fitter, faster, build up my stamina. He's pretty chilled out at home though, happy to sleep for hours in the sunshine. Not motivational at all. Nothing like the spaniel I was fostering a couple of years ago. That dog had so much bounce in him! He was always keen to be outside doing something and his enthusiasm was infectious! I miss that dog quite a lot.

<<<<==========this is Reagan my Boston terrier. This little ball of energy encourages me everyday to not only exercise but to live life simply. She has taught me to enjoy the squeak of a bouncy ball, the thrill of tiny treats and the value of a little belly rub....the little joys of life.

We should all be so lucky to be my dog!
Cheers!

Yes! My dog loves to be outside and loves to go for walks. Walking makes him so happy that I look forward to going too.

as you can see, my dog like driving more than walking. gets him to where he wants to go faster, he's a busy man. but yeah we took him to the vet recently and they said he was overweight and not to feed him anymore people food. so not being able to feed him what im eating makes me not want to eat as much because hes soo cute and i feel bad eating in front of him.. so its made me really cut down on snacking and not want to eat in my bed anymore.

I exercise with my dogs I walk at las 2 hours a day with both (A golden retriever and a Labrador Retriever). My lab is 18 months old so makes a great running partner as well though she is a lot fitter than me.

I have an overweight beagle/basset named Gusgus. He weighs about 60 pounds. I usually walk him around the block once, drop him off at home,. then do another lap myself. He can only do the one lap now but hopefully that will improve! The exercise is definitely something both of us need!!

Definitely. I take my German Shepherd out for between 1.5hrs and 2hrs a day. She's 5 in July. It was more before her legs became poorly. She has hip and elbow dysplasia and arthritis now so can't do more than that. She used to get 3+hours and still does on occasion if we go to the beach or whatever.

She's solid muscle, her back legs are absolute rocks which is needed to support the joints which are bad. I get watched like a hawk each day when it's time for walks and would feel really guilty if I didn't take her!

I take my border collie massive walks every day - she has been my training partner for my Kiltwalk and she very much keeps me moving - I take her a morning walk that ranges from a minimum of 4 miles up to our biggest which has been 18 miles and she still ready for a walk 30 minutes after we got back and she gets about 4 walks a day.