Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Weight Just A Minute

Scary how it just appears when you're not looking,...

2008-09-07T22:39:00.000-07:00

Scary how it just appears when you're not looking, isn't it?

Oh, it's me that needs to lose, big time! I saw pi...

2008-09-07T14:34:00.000-07:00

Oh, it's me that needs to lose, big time! I saw pics of me today at yesterday's show n go. Don't ever want to see those again, yikes!!! What happened to the 30 year old 100 lb'er. Now that I'm nearly 50, is this the way it's going to be - pinching much more than an inch? Surely not!

I have one vet saying JoJo and Gracie are fine and...

2008-09-07T14:32:00.000-07:00

I have one vet saying JoJo and Gracie are fine and another saying they are way too thin. I usually keep them right in the middle of those two opinions. I have a really hard time keeping weight on JoJo. Gracie could gain 10 lbs. before I blinked if I let her.

But you really can't tell unless they are soaking wet, right? :)

Well, that's it. That's what I remind my vet every...

2008-09-04T09:08:00.000-07:00

Well, that's it. That's what I remind my vet every time he says "I wouldn't want her to get any lighter"...which he didn't say the last time we were in, recently, which should have given me my first clue. :-) Usually their scales are somewhat different from my scales, so I use my numbers for consistency. And I know how much difference it makes when I add even 5 lbs to myself.

-ellen

I think Tika looks perfect--if she was just a regu...

2008-09-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

I think Tika looks perfect--if she was just a regular pet. But asking them to jump and climb? Imagine if the Olympic athletes were at normal, non-athletic weight. They wouldn't be too fast, would they?