A visual aid to the Purina Body Condition Score System for dogs.​

Assess a dog's Body Condition Score in just 3 simple steps.​

Watch Dr. Julie Churchill and Dr. Sarah Abood as they role-play a discussion between a veterinarian and client on maintaining a dog in ideal body condition throughout life.

Using your patient’s age group with current weight and body condition score, this feeding calculator will provide estimated daily caloric needs to reach or maintain ideal body condition.

Diet may play a role in developmental orthopedic conditions and in management of secondary osteoarthritis.

Small and toy breed puppies should be fed small, frequent meals and fed to a lean, healthy body condition.

Large and giant breed puppies should be fed to maintain a steady growth rate and a lean, healthy body condition.

Maintaining a lean body condition from puppyhood and throughout life is associated with increased longevity and delayed onset of signs of chronic disease.

Although urinary tract infections are not directly affected by diet, they are associated with other conditions that are nutritionally responsive.