Had my first refresher class last night. There were 3 rings going on at a time and I was amazed at the fact that at least 50% of the dogs there were carrying extra weight.
Even a couple of the instructor's dogs (golden retrievers) were chubby. These are people who regularly trial, or are gearing up to trial. Shouldn't they know
slim is better? Even my dog (with fur) looks thin compared to some of these dogs. You can see mini rolls sliding around by the dogs hips.
I was a bit disappointed. The highlight of the evening was when I told someone my dog was 9 she said "Wow, he looks great! But isn't he a bit thin?". Go figure.
:rolleyes:
Do you have any idea how hard it is to groom a dog that is so fat that it looks like a tick... FAT body, little head? No matter what you do it still looks like a mutant life form when you are done.
I just don't get it....
I get the same response about the 10 yr old... everyone assumes she is 3 (cuz she acts like a spaz) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> and looks good.... a few greys coming in on her head, but nothing major.
A friend of mine lives in a suburban neighborhood where she has been threatened by asinine yuppie neighbors who said they'd turn her into animal control because she is "not feeding her dogs" (both compete in Schutzhund). These are the same idiots who have the 130-lb Labradors... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />
Having sled dogs , I can really identify with this thread! Even a lot of vets are so used to seeing dogs that look like coffee tables (big wide backs with a leg at each corner that they buy into the too thin thing. My dogs are extremely well muscled and very fit with very high energy levels and very few health problems.
The same vet jokes that I have a lot of old dogs
as 5 of them are 11 or older- they just don't seem to get the connection that maybe an appropriate diet and lots of exercise are good for dogs. Some of the vets around here are kind of against a dog having any kind of job and think that couch companion is the best thing you can do for your dog.
I completely agree with this. Many people, especially in our country LOVE BIGGER. It's just like stereo equipment. You never see German made stereo equipment with these massive systems and tons of buttons. It's always very simple. It's function over features. That's just an analogy, BUT I think it applies in this too.
Many people think that if the dog isn't at least 100lbs+, then it's a pusscake.
As far as the vets go, that statement I think is very true. That's the biggest thing I've learned here. Vets don't necessarily know Jacks___. Everyone always comments on the speed of the Belgian dogs, but if you look at it . . . look at their weight. They're lean. It angers me a little bit too because I can't stand it when people have commented on my dog being so "puny."
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