Table 1.
Dogs included in the study
| BW (kg) | BCS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog | Breed | Sex | Age (yr) | Start | End | Target | Start | End |
| 1. | Australian shepherd | FS | 3 | 27.2 | 23.9 | 23 | 7 | 7 |
| 2. | Labrador retriever | FS | 4 | 34.1 | 29.0 | 28 | 7 | 5 |
| 3. | Labrador retriever | F | 8 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 29 | 7 | 6 |
| 4. | Australian shepherd | FS | 10 | 26.7 | 22.3 | 22 | 7 | 6 |
| 5. | Border collie | F | 11 | 26.0 | 22.5 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
Breed, sex, age, body weights (BW) and body condition scores (BCS) at the start and at the end of the BW reduction program, and the estimated target BW of the five dogs. FS = Female spayed, F = Female.