Hello All!  I'm glad I found this site.  My beagle, Speagle, is a great joy to me.  I adopted him last year from the Humane Society.  At this time he was 5 years old, in great shape, and was not neutered.  As soon as his kennel cough was cleared up, I had him fixed, and since then, he's PACKED on the pounds.  I feed him 1/3 of a cup of food twice a day, as per the instructions on the bag.  It's not cheap food, but a very good, organic brand that I purchase through a privately owned pet store, not a chain store.  Does anybody have any suggestions?  Walking him doesn't seem to be shedding the weight, but I can't imagine feeding him less than I already do.  My vet seems to think I feed him table scraps, and I don't.  I have never fed my dogs people food.  (I am looking for a new vet).  Any suggestions would be great!  Thanks!

 

~akj777

Hello, I had the same problem with my first beagle after I had her spayed. I got some low cal food from the vet and fed her that and gave her more excersise and it helped a bit but not enough. My vet suggested testing her thyroid. I believe they do it by testing the blood you may ask your vet about this.

Thanks for the information, I appreciate it!!

Is he still active? Do you feed him a lot of treats, or table scraps? Some beagles tend to pack on weight during the winter since they don't spend as much time outside. Could that be his case?

My beagle snoopy didn't start gaining weight until we brought home one of his puppies and he started to get greedy and eat his food and whatever else he could so she didn't have a chance to eat. He would dip into her bowl when we were not looking. He is chunky.

from the sound of it, it may need medical testing to find out what's wrong. My chihuahua had the same problem he went from 7lbs to 13 after his neuter, that's almost a 50% weight gain!! If you are feeding him the right amount of food and excercising him, which it sounds like you are, and it isn't helping with the weight then I think further testing should be looked into. how badly overweight is he?

He's was 27 lbs when I brought him home and now he's pushing 37 lbs.  Ten pounds doesn't seem like that much, but when you look at him, man, has he porked out.  I did recently discover that he had figured out how to climb up a shelving unit and onto a countertop in the basement....where the cat food is.  I couldn't figure out why the cats were suddenly eating so much more.....so I set up my camera!  Ta-da!  There's Speagle, the trickster Beagle!  I couldn't believe it.  So, I've rearranged the furniture and hopefully, this will remedy the problem.  I coudn't believe the acrobatics he performed to get to that food!  Unbelievable.

Don't worry. I've read that some active dogs or dogs that eat constant amounts of food a day are more prone to obesity than others. However, your beagle will still be a great beagle. All beagles are great!

Well, beagles may get a little chubby if you feed them more than the usual amount of food each day. Sundae has started getting a little chubby, and he eats like a bulldozer. Maybe it's time you start taking him to the vet, or if not, in a later life your beagle may be prone to several heart and joint problems. Try serving him an amount of dog food enough to only be a quarter from filling the plate. However, if told, you can add in another quarter. Try using a large measuring cup to keep track of his amounts. First, feed him until the measuring cup is completely full. That is the usual amount of food that is recommended.
 If that is not the problem, try taking your dog out for walks every morning. That kind of exercise will probably help him to become trimmer and not weigh so much. Regards, and good luck to Speagle and to you. :)

Buster is 3 Stone now and is very stockey but doesnt look fat. I should really stop letting him have some of my toast and ice cream .. eek i know all you beagle mums n dads are all looking down on me with disgust but he likes it!

 

good post,interesting