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.

Food to fatten up your dog

Diet, Exercise and Health

In case your dog just does not seem to gain enough weight and the ribs are showing despite an otherwise clean bill of health, a good appetite and apparent sufficient amount of food, here a tip

add sardines, peanut butter and this:

Everything German Shepherd (facebook) wrote: "This is a recipe to put weight on
your gsd...10# hamburger meat 1 JAR ALL NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER 1 jar
wheat germ 1 lg box of oatmeal (uncooked) 1 1/4 Cup vegetable oil 10
eggs INCLUDING BROKEN MASHED SHELLS 1 container plain all natural
yogurt 10 sm pkgs unflavored gelatin 1 1/4 Cup unflavored molasses A
pinch of salt 1 lg box Total cereal (2lb's) (pinch of garlic powder
to add flavor) Mix all ingredients together well, much like a
meatloaf.... ROLL INTO BALLS any size you like put into separate
freezer bags and freeze, thawing out as needed. It puts weight on in
a very short time, not to mention the gloss in their coat. You can
use it every day when they have to gain weight and it does not
produce diarrhea. It can be fed alone or with TO"