Just like with humans, there are way too may obese dogs our there. I hear every excuse from our clients at the hospital. The one that I hear most frequently thought is that the weight gain happened after they had their dog or cat spayed or neutered. It probably has nothing to do with the fact that they are free feeding the animal (rather than limiting their food intake), they don't spend the time playing/walking/exercising their dog or cat or that they are feeding them human food. No, probably has nothing to do with those things. Have another twinky Goldy!
The reality is that they dogs or cats are pretty young (typically) when they are spayed or neutered. Generaly they are very active for the first few years of their lives. The very act of spaying or neutering does not make an animal lazy or somehow sap them of their energy. Granted, there are hormonal changes that do occur after a spay or neuter, but these, by themselves, do not lead to weight gain. As I mentioned earlier, if you regularly exercise your dog or cat and do not over feed them, they will be fine. The upside of spaying or neutering includes greatly reduced (if eliminated) chance of testicular cancer, better behaved animals (I'll elaborate) and of course, the biggest benefit is no young animals being born that need homes. Good homes.
If the procedure is done young enough, the behavior angle that I mentioned refers to less of a chance of roaming and a mellower (typically) animal.
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