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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 06:40 PM Jan 2015

watch how you feed your pets in the new year




After weight loss and skin removal


No doggie bag for him! Obese dachshund sheds 43 POUNDS after a year of dieting
Dennis ballooned to 56 pounds after staying with his owner's relative, who fed him 'human food' and treats
The over-fed canine had to undergo surgery to remove his excess skin after losing the weight
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The devoted pet owner credits an intensive exercise program and incredibly strict diet plan as being the main reasons behind her dog's dramatic weight loss - and she hopes that other people will be able to find inspiration in what she has done for her canine, and repeat the same success with their own animals.
'We should not be feeding dogs people food,' she explained.
'And [we shouldn't] be over-feeding them and giving them excessive amounts of treats.
'Just like humans, they need diet and exercise in order to live a healthy life.'


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2894798/No-doggie-bag-Obese-dachshund-sheds-43-POUNDS-year-dieting.html
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watch how you feed your pets in the new year (Original Post) Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 OP
Bet this one does not run as much as my little darling does but it is hard to see Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #1
My Chihuahua will not eat dog food of any kind. RebelOne Jan 2015 #2
Wow. AtomicKitten Jan 2015 #3

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
2. My Chihuahua will not eat dog food of any kind.
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 06:52 PM
Jan 2015

I have bought expensive dry foods and canned foods, but she only wants what I am eating. I am a vegetarian and she also refuses to eat meat. I didn't train her that way I guess she just picked it up from me. She is 5 years old and a slim, trim 7 pounds.

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