So Sunny took our dog to the vet this morning. Andy, a goofy cocker spaniel, has been a part of our family for nearly 6 years. He was an anniversary present to Sunny on our first anniversary. It’s been a while since we took him to the vet, so I figured we’d have to pony up for some new heartworm pills or something. Nothing major. I was wrong.
The last time we took him to the vet, he weighed 38 lbs. The vet told us he was obese; he should weigh no more than 28 lbs. I guess we should’ve listened. This morning, Andy tipped the scales at a robust 50 lbs, making him the Marlon Brando of cocker spaniels. My dog weighs more than both my children combined. I’m expecting a call from PETA anyday now.
already & not yet 
wow. i mean, wow. man, i just can’t, wow!
I know. We’re dog killers. I’m serious…PETA is going to hunt me down. My dog looks like a beached whale in this picture.
Bless his heart! If someone would stop feeding him all his table scraps, we might not have this problem. To those that are concerned… Andy is now on a special low-calorie diet. The vet vows that this new dog food (10# bag for $20) will help him lose some weight. I don’t see Andy shedding half of his body weight in about 8 months. We’ll just have to wait and see.
We need to get our dog a personal trainer. He doesn’t even look like a dog so much as a bear. We’re terrible. But for $20 a bag, he’d better lose some weight.
Hey man, we pay $42 a bag for our dog, granted she takes about 3 months to eat it all.
My dog Gracie is available for personal training at reasonable rates. We’re not sure what breed(s) she is, but one thing is for sure, she’s lean and fast.She can take Andy through a killer-routine of endless laps around the yard at full tilt (I call it “checking the perimeter”), squirrel and rabbit chasing, “toss the chipmunk till he’s dead,” tug-of-war with a stick or old shoe or whatever else is handy, and, of course her favorite, “lets dig an underground fallout shelter in case of nuclear attack and while we’re at it, let’s make it a dozen.”I guarantee Andy would shed those pounds in a heartbeat unless he died of a heart attack first. At least you don’t do like my Mom and feed your dog ice cream every night.Do you?
Mike,I need to make an appointment for Andy to get with Gracie. A couple laps of perimeter checking would probably do the trick. And no, I don’t feed him ice cream. I prefer to give him Crisco straight from the can.