31 Days to a Healthier Lifestyle

I love focusing on positive approaches to pet care, especially when it comes to pet weight loss. From Show us Your Dog's Waist, to Slimdoggy App, I've recently written about ways to help your pet get fit. And now, here's another. Spring Naturals "Fit With Fido" 31 Days to a Healthier Lifestyle.

 

Starting January 1st, each day Spring Naturals is highlighting a new Fit Tip on their Spring Naturals Facebook page, focusing on one of four categories: Fitness, Nutrition, Lifestyle or Inspiration. They are even hosting several expert contributors from the fitness, pet and vet sectors throughout the program! And check it out, yesterday, Fit Tip #21, was from me, Kelly and Brooks! In addition, other Fit Tip tippers are: 

 - Kristen Seymour, Vetstreet Associate Editor and Fit Bottomed Girls Columnist 

- Sue Naiden, Personal Trainer and Trio Animal Foundation Founder & President

 -Lindsay Stordahl, Professional Dog Runner and That Mutt blogger

- Dr. Dawn Marcus M.D., Author, Animal Advocate and Fit As Fido blogger

 

Some may wonder why a line of dinners and treats for dogs is leading the way to a healthier lifestyle. The answer is simple; Spring Naturals is revitalizing the way people feed their pet. According to Rob Cadenhead, Vice-President of Marketing & Sales at Spring Naturals, “A meal is only as nutritious as its parts. Spring Naturals prides itself on using only the freshest ingredients that nourish the pet and support a healthy lifestyle.” The #1 ingredient in Spring Naturals’ formulas is always more real meat, plus a unique blend of high-quality proteins. Next, they add a balanced blend of whole vegetables and fruits – like spinach, blueberries and apples – that are naturally rich in antioxidants.

 

Follow the Spring Naturals "Fit With Fido" campaign on any one of their social media platforms:

www.Facebook.com/SpringNaturals

 www.Twitter.com/SpringNaturals 

www.Pinterest.com/SpringNaturals

 

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Girlish figure and manly physique

Alert friend Jackie at Pooch Smooches alerted me to this great blog hop over at Dawg Business: Show off Your Dog's Waistline Campaign. Well I just had to join in!

 Pet Obesity is a subject I've blogged about often and it's receiving a great deal of media attention, as more than half our pets in the U.S. are obese or overweight. My yellow lab, Hudson, was overweight. Then my little spaniel Kelly started to get pudgy around the middle. That's when I realized that my bad habits (too much food, not enough exercise!) were affecting my dogs.

So as many of you know, Kelly and I motivated each other to lose weight, and wrote about it in our book, Dieting with my Dog. I lost about 40 lbs and Kelly lost 6 lbs, which put us at exactly the right weight. She's maintained her weight loss and good habits. The thing is with Kelly it is tough to see her waist because she has a lot of thick, flowy hair. But here's her waist!

Under all that fur is a slim waist.

We've only had Brooks for less than a year and still trying to get a clear idea of what Brooks' weight should be or how much we should feed him. But I think he's just about right. Even though he's 11 years old, he loves to go on walks and keep active.

Brooks is doing well at keeping in shape.

Here are some of our tips:
1. Adjust amount of food to make up for treats. My dogs do get a lot of treats during the day, so I feed slightly less at meal times.

2. Measure the food. If you don't, it's easy for your scoop to get out of hand.

3. Offer fruits and veggies. Kelly loves baby carrots. Brooks loves bananas.

You can do it! Keep on keeping fit and healthy with your dogs!


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Hey Bo Obama, Did You Read My Book?

It seems the First Dog has had a few too many yummy scraps from state dinners, and now is on a diet. Jackie from Pooch Smooches first alerted me to this, having read about it on Two Little Cavaliers.

She suggested that Bo could use a copy of my book.






Don't worry Bo, a copy of Dieting with my Dog is on it's way to you right now little buddy! Kelly sends her love!

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