
How to help her lose weight?
Darla is about 3, spayed, pit/staffy mix. My parents brought her home in November. She's on Purina sensitive stomach that's been mixed with other brands (no odea which ones).
She was 35 pounds when she got to my parents. As of her last vet visit in June, she weighed over 50.
Part of the issue is my parents aren't able to walk her (they have a 1/2 acre property, about half of which is a fenced yard), and they redirect her bad behavior with treats. Treats were replaced with kibble after a month or so. She is very much a chewer, and was going through a rib bone a day for a while.
When I try to walk her, she will cooperate as far as the neighbor's house, then grabs the leash and tries to walk me back home.
She was getting 1/2 1 cup 2x a day, which has recently been reduced to 2/3 2x a day.
The last dog we had that needed to go on a diet was over a decade ago, but we reduced kibble and added no salt added green beans. When they tried that with Darla, she didn't touch the green beans.
She's somewhat dog reactive. The daycare she goes to when my parents are out of town are working with her, but that's not anywhere close to regularly, and when I take her to my neighbor's house, she gets along with their dogs, but is on sight with a different friend's dog.
Any ideas/suggestions on how to help her lose weight?