Table 1.

Association between features of 73 obese dogs undergoing a weight loss programme and WWLR

Characteristics	Dogs		Satisfactory WWLRa		Unsatisfactory WWLRb		p *
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total	73	100	26	100	47	100
Breed
Beagle	1	1.4	0	0	1	2.1	—
English Bulldog	1	1.4	1	3.8	0	0
Shetland Shepherd	1	1.4	0	0	1	2.1
Rottweiler	1	1.4	0	0	1	2.1
Miniature Schnauzer	1	1.4	0	0	1	2.1
German Spitz	1	1.4	0	0	1	2.1
American pit bull	2	2.7	0	0	2	4.3
Dachshund	2	2.7	0	0	2	4.3
Lhasa Apso	2	2.7	1	3.8	1	2.1
Pug	2	2.7	0	0	2	4.3
Golden Retriever	3	4.1	1	3.8	2	4.3
Poodle	3	4.1	1	3.8	2	4.3
English Cocker Spaniel	5	6.8	3	11.5	2	4.3
Labrador retriever	23	31.5	9	34.7	14	29.8
Mixed	25	34.2	10	38.5	15	31.9
Gender and reproductive status
Neutered females	39	53.4	11	42.3	28	59.6	.06
Intact females	6	8.2	4	15.4	2	4.3
Reproductive status
Intact males	2	2.7	1	3.8	1	2.1	1.00
Neutered males	26	35.6	10	38.5	16	34.0
Initial body condition score
8/9	29	39.7	7	26.9	22	46.8	.13
9/9	44	60.3	19	73.1	25	53.1
Final body condition score
6/9	12	16.4	2	7.7	10	21.3	.42
7/9	17	23.3	6	23.1	11	23.4
8/9	26	35.6	9	34.6	17	36.1
9/9	18	24.6	9	34.6	9	19.2
Initial muscle mass score
¼	1	1.4	0	0	1	2.1	.27
2/4	13	17.8	4	15.4	09	19.1
¾	59	80.8	22	84.6	37	78.7
Final muscle mass score
¼	1	1.4	0	0	1	2.1	.31
2/4	14	19.2	7	26.9	7	14.9
¾	58	79.4	19	73.0	39	83.0
Agec
Young	26	35.6	8	30.8	18	38.3	.44
Middle age	23	31.5	7	26.9	16	34.0
Senior	24	32.9	11	42.3	13	27.7
Concurrent disease
Absent	53	72.6	21	80.8	32	68.1	1.00
Orthopaedic	18	24.6	05	19.2	13	27.7
Respiratory	2	2.7	0	0	2	4.2
Commercial diets
Diet 1	26	35.6	14	53.8	12	25.5	≥.05
Diet 2	14	19.2	3	11.5	11	23.4
Diet 3	8	10.9	3	11.5	5	10.6
Diet 4	4	5.5	1	3,8	3	6.4
Diet 5	5	6.8	2	7.7	3	6.4
Diet 6	16	21.9	3	11.5	13	27.6

Abbreviation: WWLR, weekly weight loss rate.

^aMean WWLR ≥1%.

^bMean WWLR <1%.

^cCriteria for age class by size (Hosgood & Scholl, 1998).

^*Values of chi‐square test.