Your dog is underweight 5. Your dog's ribs can be felt easily, there is a thin layer of fat and the waist and tuck-up area are obvious. This is the ideal rating 6. The ribs have noticeable fat and you can make out the waist and tuck-up area easily. Ribs and spine have noticeable fat deposits.
Waist is absent.
The dogis heavy. Ribs, spine and the area around the base of the tail are covered with heavy fat deposits. There are fat deposits in the chest area, along the spine, around the tail base and there is no waist or tuck-up area. After you have done the test and graded your dog, if you find that your dog has a problem you will need to draw up a corrective diet and exercise plan. While an underweight dog needs to be fed up, an obese dog has to be brought back to shape.