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Body Condition
Ribs
Overhead View
Side View
Tail Base
Very thin
Ribs easily felt with no fat cover; prominent visibility of individual ribs in dogs with short hair coats
Accentuated hourglass shape
Severe abdominal tuck
Bones are raised with no tissue between the skin and bone
Ideal
Ribs easily felt with slight fat cover; individual ribs not visible
Lumbar waist well-proportioned
Abdominal tuck present
Smooth contour but bones can be felt under a thin layer of fat
Obese
Ribs difficult to feel under thick fat cover
Lumbar waist not visible
No abdominal tuck; fat hangs from abdomen
Thickened and difficult to feel under prominent layer of fat; dimple may be visible at tail base
