| MIL was complaining about her Papillon panting too much I just told her she is too FAT her answer was well I'm not going to starve her??? None of my dogs have been overweight except Patches was up too 15# over winter now is 13.7# still want her to loose a little more.My MIL,sister & Mother all think I'm mean because I feed Patches 1/8 of a cup in the am & 1/8 of a cup in the pm. If exercising trotting beside the scooter I may give her a tad more.My sister got a rescue Boston Terrier he looked great now weighs 46#. I could scream they keep calling him a Bulldog he is not a Bulldog he is a Boston Terrier. My son has a Bulldog weighs a great weight of 47#he looks great.Ok sorry for my vent but know how you feel I do agree older dogs may loose some muscle may look thiner & feel a little bonier.I think some people with overweight dogs defend their dogs being over weight by saying other dogs are too skinny. They have to know deep down inside they are wrong to keep feeding their dogs too much but cannot resist Fluffy's begging eyes & ways. Dogs will try until the day they die to see if they can get something better to eat its hard wired into their brains.MIL says dogs will not over eat she free feeds.HA
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