In order to determine if the Golden Retriever is overweight, you need to use a fairly simple method. Place your palms on the dog so that the thumbs are along the spine, and the rest is wrapped around the animal at the sides. In this position, you should easily feel the ribs of the pet. If the ribs are already visually visible, then, of course, the dog is underweight. In case you cannot feel the ribs under the layer of fat, the dog is overweight.