Please can you look at this picture?

[BertrandRussell]

And tell me whether she looks overweight or not?

The lights a bit bad. Can you take one from behind and the side again?

I can try. It took me ages to get that one!

No she looks normal to me

Best way to tell is from above, my BT is slightly overweight, will try and add a photo for comparison for you

He could have a little more 'tuck' at the waist I think. Have you got a picture from the top? does he have a defined waist from above?

No, not from that angle anyway. You've got a dip at the hind legs - rather than a barrel belly

Taken yesterday, poor bugger is wearing his jumper now, hating his haircut!

'She', sorry

She's very sweet, I love border terriers:)

Much hilarity- and not much better!
(The second for cuteness rather than diagnosis!)

I think yes, slightly overweight.

Looks a touch overweight to me. Dogs should be lean and fit ideally.

Yours doesn't look awful though. Certainly healthy enough.

She doesn't appear to have a waist in those pictures...so yes, but not by a vast amount and obviously photos can be deceptive.

I'm asking because according to the Border Terrier breed standard she's between 2 and 3 kilos overweight which has really really shocked me...

Breed standard weight doesn't allow for height though...is she breed standard height?

How easily can you feel her ribs? Isn't that meant to be the best gauge?

Yes, I think she is breed standard height. I know she could be thinner- but I am shocked at the thought of her losing two kilos- she'd be really really skinny.

Oh, Lord, i'm one of those in denial parents whose kid has a lunchbox full of Mars bars, aren't I?

The vast majority of dogs should be skinny - we've just got so used to seeing fat dogs we now think overweight is normal ...

And tbh most breed standards are on the generous side weight-wise.

My dog is v slim but is a perfect weight for his breed and build but I've lost count of the other dog-walkers who tell me he's too thin

It's very easy to reduce a dog's weight - make sure you weigh your dog's food out for the day and then gradually reduce the amount by 10-20g a day

Also make sure your dog has plenty of exercise

Dqrtmoordoughnut- what does your dog weigh?

Notitsnot- I have been incredibly judgmental about people with overweight dogs- I guess this is my comeuppance!

She quite often has leftover cooked vegetables mixed in with her biscuits- should I up the vegetables as I reduce the biscuits?

You could but you don't want to alter the balance of her food too much if she's on kibble

The main thing to watch out for is treats - use some of her daily portion of kibble instead. Do you feed her from a bowl? If so, get rid of it and use a slow feeder, treat dispensing ball or Kong instead or chuck her food in the garden chicken-style so she has to sniff it out

Oh my Gosh, not overweight of course!

Breed weight for BT's tends to be a little unrealistic for those not showing. Ours is also about 2kg over and looks like this.

Bit of trial and error though: if she has a few treats in the day, she has slightly less food in the evening, and less food on the odd days we don't get out. They tend to gain weight easily, and the fur disguises a pot belly!

Gosh- she's much thinner than ours!

What does she weigh, godstopper?

Something like 95% of dogs in UK are overweight, so as pp said, we are too used to larger dogs to recognise a healthy weight one without thinking they're underweight.
Yours could do with losing some. My girl was obese when she came into rescue, and totally hyper being fed on bakers (doggy crack!), switched to raw and she lost it easily and is currently a good weight; her weight creeps up sometimes - we do loads of training with food rewards 4 or so times a week, but just reduce her food for few days and levels off again.
Wish I could lose weight that easily though!

She's about 8kg. I think breed standard I'd about 5-6. Breed standard she is not on account of gangly legs and grumbly temperament. Really do not think your dog is huge! Maybe a kilo or two, nothing reducing biscuits a little bit won't sort.