Alan & Brenda Leonard

> <<I'd rather have a fat happy dog than to throw meat scraps (or cheese or
> anything a dog would like to eat) away right in front of a dog.>>
>
>
> Well a fat dog may be happy but he's not necessarily healthy and has better
> chances of not living as long and healthy either.

Very true, Mary. On the other hand, I'm not exactly the ideal weight,
either. I've been trying to watch what I eat and get more exercise, which
has paid off in stabalizing my weight and *extraordinarily* slowly reducing
it. I realize that not making a truly concerted, ongoing, serious attempt
at losing that extra weight may give me health problems as well.

My husband and I have spent time discussing this, and in the end, we've
concluded that working in the right direction while accepting my weight at
the moment makes me happy. Maybe it's crass to compare a person with a dog.
But I'd be really peeved if my husband insisted I eat occasional treats
while sticking to nothing but dry diet foods while everyone around me ate
well.

brenda

Karin

But I'd be really peeved if my husband insisted I eat occasional treats
> while sticking to nothing but dry diet foods while everyone around me ate
> well.
>
> brenda


A little OT, but I feed my dogs dry food with about a tbsp of cottage cheese
or plain yogurt and a tbsp of cod liver oil mixed in with it. They really
love it and feel like they are getting something *special* for dinner. They
also get occasional scraps, too. Pizza crusts are their absolute favorite.
;-)

Karin

Mary Bianco

<<From: Alan & Brenda Leonard <abtleo@...>

Very true, Mary. On the other hand, I'm not exactly the ideal weight,
either. I've been trying to watch what I eat and get more exercise, which
has paid off in stabalizing my weight and *extraordinarily* slowly reducing
it. I realize that not making a truly concerted, ongoing, serious attempt
at losing that extra weight may give me health problems as well.

My husband and I have spent time discussing this, and in the end, we've
concluded that working in the right direction while accepting my weight at
the moment makes me happy. Maybe it's crass to compare a person with a dog.
But I'd be really peeved if my husband insisted I eat occasional treats
while sticking to nothing but dry diet foods while everyone around me ate
well>>



Yeah but there is a big difference in people and dogs just because of how we
make choices. You are choosing to stay or not stay a certain way. Dogs in
the wild and domestic dogs way back then didn't live nearly as long as they
do now. In a way, they count on us to take care of them to prolong their
lives and give them quality. Those aren't decisions they can make
themselves. They will drink anti freeze and eat poison with no regard to
what it will do. They will run out in to the street. That's where
responsible ownership should come in. For us as people to make good
decisions on their behalf. Dogs don't live as long in general as people and
aren't as large either, that's why just 5 lbs can make a difference in their
quality and quantity of life.


Mary B



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