Table 3.
Group (exercise and diet (FD) or diet only (DO)), breed, age, sex and neutering (female entire (FE), female neutered (FN), male entire (ME) and male neutered (MN)), body composition and weight loss rate, for dogs (n = 12) undergoing a 12‐week weight loss intervention including groups
| Group | Breed | Age, years | Sex and neutering | BCS 1–9 week 0/week 12 | BF% week 0/week 12 | WL rate week 0–6 (%/week) | WL rate week 6–12 (%/week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FD | Labrador retriever | 8.2 | FE | 7/6 | 51/43 | 6 | 7 |
| FD | Labrador retriever | 7.0 | FN | 7/5 | 46/37 | 3.6 | 9.2 |
| DO | Basset Griffon Vendeen | 6.7 | FE | 7/7 | 61/57 | 5.1 | 7 |
| FD | Berner Sennen | 5.6 | FN | 8/7 | 67/53 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| DO | Labrador retriever | 6.2 | MN | 8/8 | 55/51 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| FD | Australian Shepherd | 10.0 | FN | 7/6 | 53/45 | 4.9 | 12.2 |
| FD | Australian Shepherd | 3.0 | FN | 7/7 | 53/46 | 2.9 | 9.5 |
| DO | Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | 8.9 | FN | 8/7 | 52/43 | 10.2 | 6 |
| DO | Mixed breed | 5.5 | FN | 8/6 | 50/41 | 11.3 | 6.5 |
| DO | Labrador retriever | 3.6 | ME | 6/5 | 35/30 | 9.1 | 1.3 |
| DO | Labrador retriever | 8.5 | MN | 7/6 | 51/45 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| FD | Mixed breed | 6.9 | FN | 7/6 | 55/43 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
Body Condition Score (BCS) on a scale from 1 to 9, and body fat percentage (BF%) from week 0 and 12, previously included in Vitger et al. (2016). Weekly weight loss in percentage of body weight from week 0 to week 6 (WL rate week 0–6), weekly weight loss in percentage of body weight from week 6 to end of trial (WL rate week 6–12).