people are quick to pass judgement when they have no knowledge to base it on... i mean if you were to walk up to someone and ask them, then fair enough, they can offer their opinion. but why do people feel the need to offer their opinion when it's not required?! obviously if a dog is skin and bone and clearly malnourished i would feel the urge to say something... but every dog is different and i put a lot of thought and effort in to what's right for my dogs - people obviously don't realise that.
people think my lab x dalmation Shadow is thin but that is only because when i got him he was drastically overweight... so they have seen him shrink! i was not overly concerned after people had said this to me but i spoke to my vet and he said that he is one of the healthiest dogs he's ever seen and that he looks like a working dog at peak health
and at first glance thought he was 2-3 years rather than 6-7!
Shadow stayed at my sister and brother in law's for a week with strict instructions about his feeding requirements (he would eat til he popped if allowed). I got him back and it turns out my brother in law's parents had felt the urge to 'feed him up a bit' and boy could i tell by his weight! I was so angry.... and poor Shadow groaned for the next 2 days because his stomach couldn't cope.
i feel more angry when i see dogs who are overweight - to me that is abuse and makes me very sad to see.
i'll stop ranting now... it's quite a sensitive subject for me!
Burns and Lexxsmom - you know your dogs and you know what's right - i guess people just don't see that many healthy dogs about.
