Comments on Never Ending Journey: On A Diet?

Dave, I've wondered that, too. I've had dogs that ...

2009-07-16T11:05:02.873-06:00

Dave, I've wondered that, too. I've had dogs that ate like crazy and stayed lean (as I did in my younger years), and others that (like me these days) look at food and expand at once. I've never needed to put a pup on a diet, but I want these kids to be healthy enough to enjoy life for a long, long time.

LOL! Look for extra activity on your blog as people go to check out "czarnina," and my "point about blood and soup"!!

I've often wondered why some dogs have weight prob...

2009-07-16T10:22:18.989-06:00

I've often wondered why some dogs have weight problems. My sister-in-law's dog is a tank; never eats people food but he always seems so chubby. Our dog occasionally got people food but he lived a long, lean life. Sometimes I agree with the set weight theory . . . that people, and I guess animals too, just have a set weight in their biology and it's very difficult for them to control it to be different.

Wanted to mention that my dad really liked your comment about my czarnina blog. He thought your point about blood and soup was very much the truth.

The trouble at my house, MJ, is I have no one to b...

2009-07-15T20:55:11.472-06:00

The trouble at my house, MJ, is I have no one to blame but myself!

Sadie is a porker also. She is limited on her foo...

2009-07-15T20:42:11.410-06:00

Sadie is a porker also. She is limited on her food intake but that doens't stop someone from giving her peanut butter pretzels. (Cowboy)

Kathi, I hate giving pills to cats!!! Sheesh, it i...

2009-07-15T18:29:57.585-06:00

Kathi, I hate giving pills to cats!!! Sheesh, it is awful! I've wondered why they don't make cat medicine all in liquid so it could be squirted down their throats. Even though the pill popper helps, as you said, it takes two people. But yes, so worth it to have our 4-leggers with us!

Bobbie, I don't know the details about the law sui...

2009-07-15T17:43:16.326-06:00

Bobbie, I don't know the details about the law suit, but if you buy a house next to a plant of any kind, you have to expect noise! What is wrong with our suit-happy society, anyway!!!

I tried to give my cat's worm medicine. They were...

2009-07-15T17:43:08.623-06:00

I tried to give my cat's worm medicine. They were pills, I've got 4 cats and each was to get 1 1/2 pills. After trying two cats, with no success and claw marks on my chest and my right hand tore up, I smashed them up and put them into tuna...4 different plates. No go. Mixed egg into the mix, still no success. Had to get 6 new pills and a pill popper and have someone come hold them down for me. Pets...worth it? Absolutely. :)

Buford or tiggs (the cat) one of them needs a diet...

2009-07-15T17:31:47.882-06:00

Buford or tiggs (the cat) one of them needs a diet cause they weigh about the same. The vet says not to let Buford get any bigger.I am glad the noise is going to stop someone in bigger town from us has filed a lawsuit against a dogfood maker cause of the noise.

Cheryl, I'm glad Sam doesn't have a lot to lose, a...

2009-07-15T16:17:53.074-06:00

Cheryl, I'm glad Sam doesn't have a lot to lose, and I surely hope this goes OK. He is still in proportion, more or less! I suspect I won't be terribly strict either. The trouble is that those treats look little to me, but comparing the dogs' size to ours makes the treats look much larger!

Poor Sammy! My Frodo is on a diet too. It was okay...

2009-07-15T15:53:45.281-06:00

Poor Sammy! My Frodo is on a diet too. It was okay in the beginning, but now he thinks he's starving! Sometimes, I give him extra treats because I feel sorry for him. I know I have to cut that out. He has lost five pounds recently. I think he could lose at least another seven. Yeah, he got to where he had a big body and a little bitty head. I knew I had to do something. I feel so ashamed for allowing that. But I'm on top of it now.

Unwanted loud noise is such a pain. I'm glad for you that it's going to stop soon. --Cheryl

Oh, Caroline, yes, the house will be up for sale, ...

2009-07-15T12:18:14.563-06:00

Oh, Caroline, yes, the house will be up for sale, and it is gorgeous!! Not huge, 2 BR, with a "guest house" (with some repair), etc.!! C'mon!!!

I understand Sammy, too. Poor guy. He still doesn't know for sure there will be food tomorrow. He may not ever reach that level, but I hope so. I see so much progress, but I wonder if the sweet little guy will ever be what we can call "normal." I do hope for his sake that happens.

I totally understand Sam's issues with food. I am ...

2009-07-15T12:01:47.134-06:00

I totally understand Sam's issues with food. I am sure that before he came to be with you there was not always food around. I am glad to hear that he is doing better when out in public. He has made amazing progess in the year he has been with you.

So it sounds like there will be a house for sale in your neighborhood in the next year or so???? Hmmmmm...we could actually be neighbors again. Wouldn't that be awesome.