Table 1.

Profile of dogs in lean and obese groups (Mean ± SE)

	Age	Body weight	BCS	Gender	Breed
Lean group	4.12 ± 2.77	5.47 ± 0.23	4.32 ± 0.07	Male (4)	Shih-Tzu (5)
				Male	Poodle (3)
				Castrated (9)	Maltese (3)
				Female (13)	Mongrel (12)
				Female spayed (15)	Schnauzer (3)
					Cocker spaniel (1)
					Yorkshire terrier (1)
					Beagle (13)
Obese group	7.07 ± 3.20	10.73 ± 1.25	8.09 ± 0.09	Male (1)	French bulldog (1)
				Male	Shih-Tzu (13)
				Castrated (18)	Cocker spaniel (5)
				Female (10)	Poodle (3)
				Female spayed (12)	Mongrel (2)
					Golden retriever (2)
					Yorkshire terrier (4)
					Beagle (2)
					Maltese (4)
					Dachshund (1)
					Jindo (1)
					Chihuahua (1)