I like watching the Westminster Kennel Club dog Show.

I don’t understand if you watched the competition last year, however when the winning Labrador retriever actually waddled across the floor, all I might believe was, “My God, that lab is fat!”

My own black lab mix Ace was in shape as well as lean as can be. He’s no purebred, however I believed perhaps all Labs appear fat to me since I’m utilized to looking at Ace.

Nope. It wasn’t just me.

A great deal of other dog enthusiasts were likewise surprised to see such a “flabby Labby” win finest of Breed in 2014.

My buddies at Slim Doggy composed an excellent publish last winter asking, when did overweight Labradors ended up being the new normal?

It’s a fantastic publish that stimulated a great deal of controversy since some people strongly believe a dog is healthy as long as it satisfies the “breed standard.”

So you can see for yourself, here’s the lab that won finest of Breed at Westminster last year, a female:

And here’s the dog that won finest of opposite Sex:

Do they look a bit chubby to you?

I’m no breed expert, however I understand a fat dog when I see one.

From SlimDoggy:

Pet obesity is a REAL issue in this country as well as rejecting it or excusing it by stating that an overweight dog satisfies the basic is just perpetuating the myth that Labs are supposed to look like that. They aren’t. They didn’t in the past as well as there is no noise or sane reason that they should now …

SlimDoggy likewise published a followup publish today, as well as the great news is that the Labrador Retriever Club (the national parent club of the Labrador) composed a letter to the AKC judges asking them to pay interest to the requirements of Labs as far as size as well as proportions.

The letter explained that Labs shall be shown “in working condition, well muscled as well as without excess fat.”

This doesn’t mean we’ll be seeing leaner Labs on TV this year, however ideally we’re headed in the right direction.

Will you be paying interest to Westminster this year?

Photos originally from WestminsterKennelClub.org.