We all want the best for our dogs. After all, you wouldn’t be on this site if you weren’t a devoted pup parent! Taking care of a pet isn’t easy, however, and sometimes, despite our best intentions, we accidentally do things that are detrimental to our dog’s health. If you do any of these on the list, don’t stress, it happens. I’ve been guilty of about half of them. 1. Being lazy with exercise Exercising a dog is a lot of work. Point blank. We have to take our dog Toby on at least two long walks or hikes in the dog park a day, minimum. Usually, there are games of fetch and tug-of-war in between. Life is busy and it’s easy to come home tired and not wanting to exercise or play with our pups. But, this is bad for your dog’s health. Really bad. According to Pet Obesity Prevention , 53.8% of US dogs are overweight or obese. This extra weight can cause irreparable damage to internal organs, joints and bones, not to mention issues like diabetes, hypertension and respiratory compromise, says