Too many fat dogs.

[season]

Speaking for people - Overweight does not mean lazy. Just as thin does not mean you have an eating disorder. Both assumptions are hurtful and unnecessary. Antidepressants are notorious for putting weight on people. Unfortunately many are forced to choose between being mentally healthy or overweight. I'd be rich if I had a dime for every time someone asked me when my two diabetic girls lost "all the weight" or said that if they hadn't had "all that sugar" they wouldn't be diabetic. Ignorance is an epidemic as well. I actually agree with you about most dogs. It's the insinuation that fat people are lazy that bothers me. When it comes to humans, maybe everyone should just mind their own business.

And I'm not making assumptions. If u think I'm making up that the world is getting fatter and lazier then look outside. Go to the mall. Watch ppl walking their dogs. The world is a magical place full of ppl waiting to get offended by something. I'm not gonna sugar coat this issue. Not to mention, it's my thread. If it offends you then I'm cool with that. I hope more ppl read this and get offended. Maybe it will help some ppl change.


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[cinnamon roll]

It's your thread but that doesn't give you or anybody else a free ticket to be rude and disrespectful.

This is OUR forum and you do need to be respectful

 

[season]

How is stating the truth being disrespectful or rude? This is a very serious matter for ppl and for their animals. I'm not making this stuff up. Too many ppl make excuses for this or give it a pass. Our animals don't have a choice. We do. And ppl that use their medical issues as a reason not to eat better and exercise are short changing themselves. In fact excercise and eating right will actually help with those issues like diabetes etc. If ppl get offended by the truth and facts I can't control that. Maybe it'll upset them enough to say enough is enough. Losing weight is hard. Being overweight is hard. Bottom line is ppl have the choice to choose what hard they want.


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[season]

And just because someone is taking meds because they are depressed or have diabetes isn't an excuse not to exercise and eat better. I've been there myself. But I made the choice to get off of them and start exercising again. It was the best choice I ever made and I'm thankful that someone cared about me enough to tell me the truth and not sugar coat it. Yeah, at the time I didn't like hearing it but I needed to. It got me off of my meds. It got me out of my bad habits. It got me out of my own way. If I can do it anyone can. That's why it's easy for me to say there are no excuses to start living a healthier lifestyle. My dog benefits too. If it's important you'll find a way. If not you'll find an excuse. Instead of looking at my words as rude or disrespectful it might be better to view them as motivational.


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[Esand]

There is really no excuse for fat dogs in my opinion when we as humans control 100% of what they eat. If your dog is getting fat, give them less food. It doesn't get much easier than that.

 

[Yamizuma]

Well that's great for you Season. Terrific accomplishment for you by you. See? There is magic in the world! The assumption that virtually everyone would accomplish the same results as you if they weren't so lazy is pretty magical too. Good luck on your quest. I still want the Potter kid's magic wand, though, and not as you had assumed to magically avoid looking in the mirror and taking responsibility for my own health... I've been fully aware of that for decades. I want it to magically remove poop so I don't have to carry it around in bags when we walk the dog, and to regrow the grass she kills in the backyard. Sheesh.


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[cinnamon roll]

Your words are not motivational in anyway. I see them as offensive and rude.

Are you a dr.? You assume that everyone can be thin. And not everyone wants to be thin!!!
Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it will work for everyone.

Do you realize how hurtful your words can be?

 

[Liz_M]

Really l dont see how shaming overweight people is motivating in the least, it's not like they don't know it is possibly unhealthy etc. Its like telling nicotine addicts that their habit is bad for them and to just quit. Well duh, we know that.
Seems like all you are doing is tooting your own horn and nobody is much impressed.

Now l am on board with not allowing pets (or ones children) to become overweight. That is malnutrition and sometimes borders on neglect/abuse, IMHO. I hate to see a fat dog. Vets have become so used to seeing overweight and flabby dogs they don't always recognise it, overweight is becoming the new normal for dogs and cats. Friend of mine has a lab x chow that her vet keeps insisting is too thin. Nonsense, the dog is in top condition, very athletic. If he was a person he would be an elite runner, thats the sort of body type he has. I suggested she either educate that vet or find a new one.

 

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Sorry for the double post, l tried to edit and weirdness ensued.

 

[Cobalt]

Season, I agree with you wholeheartedly on the overweight dog epidemic (people are the author of their own situations...and solutions, I'll just leave that there). How many times do you see posts on here with owners "worried" their dog is not big enough, while posting a picture of an otherwise healthy, fit looking animal! It seems to be some kind of race for who can brag about having the heaviest dog?!? Locally I see the same thing when out on various local dog events - onwers beaming about their "big" dog while holding the leash of some poor overweight animal panting for dear life and unable to walk the length of a parking lot hardly. But yea, they got a "big dog"?!

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[marke]

a couple dogues I've had that were always fat..............................a bitch named digit true 150lb , ran4- 6 miles regularly, and ran it up to 80degees .............................................................

............................................................................................................ another fat one .......a dogue called little bit , ran 11 miles one time in the summer , ran 4-6 all the time ....................................

 

[MandyLionRock]

Eating healthy and exercising regularly is not a magic cure for everything that causes obesity, in people or in pets. Judging a book by its cover can be very misleading.


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Actually it is. It is a common excuse people love to use in order not to have to admit to themselves that they are at fault. There are very few cases where a condition makes it HARDER to drop the weight but it is all about effort. We are not all created equal in all ways but that does not mean that we cannot make up the difference if we want to.

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[MandyLionRock]

While I do think that the majority of overweight dogs are that way because of too much food and lack of exercise, there are actual conditions that contribute to a dog being overweight. Thyroid conditions come to mind.

I have had dogs suffering from that and I was still able to keep them lean. If I can do it then everyone can.

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[MandyLionRock]

No kidding. That's not my point.
But too many ppl find excuses to validate their weight problem. "I have asthma". "I have a thyroid problem." "I'm big boned."
Either way, they are excuses. No one needs to be obese. Especially a dog.



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I could not agree with you more.

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[MandyLionRock]

No kidding x2. There are always variables. But I'd bet money on the fact that most are obese because they don't have the willpower to change their bad habits and laziness.


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Amen!

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[MandyLionRock]

Wow Season! So glad your buddy's "lazy $#@!" found Harry Potter's magic wand. Those of us who actually have medical issues that "lazy $#@!" appears to have nothing to do with will all benefit from such wisdom. Fabulous to know.


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It's not a magic wand. It's about actually doing what is needed rather than making excuses.

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