08/06/2026
This is a hard topic for us to talk about. I know! But beagle fam, it's so important! The topic is about whether our beagles are overweight/obese, and how that affects their health and length of life.
* Did you know that a dog who is not overweight throughout its life lives an average of about TWO YEARS LONGER than dogs that are overweight?
* Lean dogs have much LESS trouble with osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, heart disease, diabetes, and other terrible ailments.
* Puppies that are not allowed to get overweight while young have less health issues later in life.
* Most beagles shouldn't weigh over 30 lbs. To be honest, a large percentage are overweight or obese at 30 lbs.
There are exceptions (tall beagles), but the scale weight is NOT a good way to judge whether a beagle is overweight anyway. We all really need to evaluate our beagles using the Body Condition Score, not the scale. It's easy, too!
Please visit this web page and learn about beagle weight, how it affects health and length of life, tips for healthy beagle weight, photos of overweight and healthy weight beagles, etc. http://crbeagles.com/misc/weight.htm
It's not too late to help your beagle get to a healthy weight if he/she is overweight. Read this web page for tips. Please. For the health of your dog. ❤️🩷🩵💙
CR Beagles specializes in happy, healthy, and smaller-sized beagles for family pets in Iowa, near Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska.