No offense at all, when I say healthy I mean that's what our vet says but who knows. I do realize that down the road she will have problems with her joints.
She does go out for walks every day but she should probably be running bit my mobility is limited.
I do realize that her being over weight is do to a lack of mobility.
Cool!
And your limited mobility is duly noted. But that's not critical to getting her in "better shape." And "Walking is important," Mostly if allowed to just (wander) not recommended of course! She could wander for hours and miles at a slow lope??? That would be great for weight control .. but not really practical??
The best form of exercise would be running free. But a lot of factors are involved in determining how practical that is for you?? First the Dog need's to have a "Solid Recall!!" That is alway's good advise ... my other dog's had that. But sigh my current Boxer/Pit, Bella yeah ... not so much??
I'm still working on it but because of where I live. I can get away with "Good Enough," in a "Distraction Environment. And in the Rural Area's of the high desert in there are lot's of distraction free area's to be found!
So she get's to do wind sprint's .... several times a week. I take her to "The Dog Bowl" we do a Sit and Stay at the car I call her and let her go! She always roam's to the far end of the Dog Bowl. And I call her back and she does come charging hard and fast!! I say "Good Dog," and repeat ... when she start's to slow down on the recall's (no longer a full sprint) we call it a day!
And she cover's way more ground in that smallish space than I do. But being able to do that depends on her recall and where you live??? Plan C,is a bit more involved and expensive ... unless you already own a tread mill??? If you do then it's simple; put her on a tread mill, for a couple session's a day.
SHe would have to be trained and I have not done it cuz I have no need or the space. And if you do ... I'm not really a fan of having a leash on a dog on a tread mill ... as bad crap can happen! But dog's can be trained to use a tread mill without being tied to it.
And if you do up her exercise ... you would need to change her food. The low cal stuff would no longer be sufficient. Her food would need to have more calories if she is burning more energy.
And three cup's of kibble a day for a dog that large is certainly not over feeding!! And if she is an Over Size Dog?? She is never gonna get down to 65 lbs which is spec for an AMerican Line Female Boxer.
That's what my Struddell weighted (Avatar) and I was stunned?? I would have swore she weighted 55 lb's?? But she did her day's chasing Jack Rabbits, in the High Desert of NV. And muscle does weigh more than fat! But every time ... I saw in comparison to a male Boxer??? The males always dwarfed herin stature.
So if your girl is close to as large as a male Boxer in stature (Height)?? She is simply not gonna be a 65 lbd'er! But shaving 10 lbs off her, should be "relatively easy??"
That would put her at 100 lbs, still a big girl. Ideally most likely she be in the 90 to 95 lbs range if she is close to as tall as the male's?? But hey I don't know?? I had an Over Size Workingline GSD ...113 lbs. And he did ballon up to 124 ... I freaked and got back down to 113!
And I saw an Over SIzed Dobbie, at the Vet office ...113 lbs??? And that dog was freaking hugh!!! But as was my Rocky at alos 113?? She did look exactly like she should ... just more of them.
Just my two cent's here as I don't know??
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