Dogs - our other self

Dogs are our reflection in more ways than 1.

This is a recent facebook post of mine:

deep, still sigh this evening as i contemplate what we have been doing to dogs in our society. what is really going on that in recent years dogs are starting to get treated with psychiatric medication? -- dogs - the most open, joyful, playful, social and cooperative beings on earth-land.

there is simply something wrong with that picture ....

According to The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), an Estimated 93 million US Dogs and Cats are Overweight or Obese. That means that over half the nation’s dogs and cats are now overweight. This cost pets years of their lives and owners millions of dollars.
APOP reports the following as the primary risks of excess weight in pets:

• Osteoarthritis
• Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure
• Heart and Respiratory Disease
• Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury
• Kidney Disease
• Many Forms of Cancer
• Decreased life expectancy (up to 2.5 years)

Dogs are our mirrors in more ways than one.