Fat Pets

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[quote]atypical1 wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:
It is the lifestyle of the owners.

I had a pet terrier when I was in school that I gave to my parents when I went into the military. He was always lean and in shape when I had him (I walked him daily morning and night and used that as my “cardio”).

Fast forward to now, he has cushing’s syndrome, is hugely overweight (looks like a walking mop with diabetes) and coughs constantly.

Yes, it is also diet related…but lazy people have fat pets.[/quote]

I think it’s more diet related than exercise related but I’m basing that off my limited experience and off of two specific breeds.

Both my Dane and Saint are/were (RIP Atlas) really lean but spend most of the time sleeping. My f’ing Saint will literally need to be pushed off of my bed and tries his hardest to head back to the car after 5 minutes of walking. Atlas loved to play but he much preferred to lay in the sun. My point is that neither were particularly active but stayed lean simply through diet alone.

Both were fixed so I did not see a correlation there.

james
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I was relating it to the lifestyle of the OWNER. How many in shape people have really fat dogs?

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Meh we have whole careers created to house and save the over abundance of pets in the US. They cant live forever. [/quote]

But, what if they could… Pet Semetary anyone[/quote]

Not going to wreck your thread, but the matter is we have bigger problems in this world than Fido being a fat ass and dying a year sooner.

Carry on. Nothing to see here. [/quote]

Of course there are bigger problems out there, but I really don’t know what else to day. I’m guessing you’re not a dog guy? Or maybe you are… or maybe you haven’t lost an animal before it’s time due to reasons that shouldn’t have caused the issue in the first place.
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Im 40 years old I have raised dogs my whole life, have 2 now, BUT I also grew up on a farm and a dog was a tool, not the love of my life. I love them when they are here, but I move on and replace when they are gone. [/quote]

Fair enough.

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[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:

[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:

[quote]imhungry wrote:
our current one gets walked maybe 2x week for 15-mins, and I do throw the ball for 10-mins or so 2-3x week. Not exactly a lot of activity, yet his weight is good.
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the fuck man?

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[quote]caveman101 wrote:

[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:

[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:

[quote]imhungry wrote:
our current one gets walked maybe 2x week for 15-mins, and I do throw the ball for 10-mins or so 2-3x week. Not exactly a lot of activity, yet his weight is good.
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the fuck man?[/quote]

Yes? I’m going to use the “I work a lot excuse” and have other shit to do.

Thus, he loves to chase a ball, and I use it like HIIT :wink: don’t need to walk a dog 30-60mins/day just like humans don’t need to be on a treadmill everyday like that :wink:

btw- he is old and doing quite well with his nutrition and supplements he gets.