My cat has weighed 5.5 pounds for her entire 12 years of existence. Even when I moved in with my girlfriend two years ago and she started spoiling the cat, she still won't gain weight.

Sorry for the confusing pronouns.

Old joke:
I trained my dog not to eat, just when I got him trained, he died on me.
/ have two cats and a dog
// all are spoiled beyond belief

My Mom, who's 85 this year, has a 2 year old Chihuahua -- a rescued dog. The little bugger is the funniest and craziest dog I've ever met. It eats basically anything it can fit in it's mouth and runs around like a maniac most of the time.

Yet, it's overweight.

It chases after one of the family cats -- who simply hops up on top of the furniture to avoid it -- and plays with the second cat (a very heavy Manx who has no problem standing it's ground and ending things with a lightening fast paw strike if the dog goes too far.)

We've had to cut down on the dog snacks and followed the suggestion of my brother's pet smart wife, who suggested these fingerling carrots as treats. Darn dog just loves them.

Year ago, we would have let the dog outside, unleashed, to run around and stay trim, but once the area developed, the traffic past the house became real heavy. It's too dangerous for loose pets now and the little bugger is small enough to get through the gaps in the back yard fence. So we leash him up.

I didn't think that such a hyperactive dog COULD get fat, but I was wrong. I also thought that dogs -- having descended from wolves, had the brains to not eat certain things. (Farmers can tell you legends about trying to trap wolves with an assortment of baits.) This one apparently doesn't know that. Big dogs we had over the years refused to eat certain vegetables and things like candy wrappers -- but not this one.

We have to be real careful about what hit's the ground.

Not the brightest dog in the world, but he's funny and my Mom loves him dearly.

cryinoutloud: If your dog is overweight, you're not getting enough exercise.

If you don't even own a dog, you probably aren't getting enough exercise either.

not the case here. I walk myself every morning.

My son has, what seems to be, a min pin mix. He's a Dr. Seuss dog. Tiny head, big ears, long skinny legs, and round little body.
The boy walks him every day, but the doggie is fat.

LeroyBourne: Yeah, try and get a cat to exercise. Good luck with that. A dog however, is wired to fetch, go outside and play with it.


What constitutes cat exercise,anyway? I mean,aside from pawing at the air,stretching out on the window sill and glaring disdainfully at Fido?

zerkalo: Just don't drown that salad in ranch dressing, Mr. Popples.

Let's see what Lewis the Lifeguard has to say about that. (^)

Rik01: ...fingerling carrots as treats.

My dog likes strawberries:

DigitalCoffee: Mine knows fark all about balls and Frisbees but loves pinecones.

Don't feel bad, my other dog likes ears of corn:



"Corn Dog" photo set. (^)