In article ,
Kathleen wrote:


I bet you wouldn't like it much.

http://www.angryman.ca/monkey.html

Well, she gets carrots for treats - I could handle those! Other than
that, I think I'll pass on the kibble diet But she has been very
successful!

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet Boss wrote:

Well, she gets carrots for treats - I could handle those!

If I recall, the all carrot diet didn't work out so well for Laurie
Partridge. HTH!

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Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

In article ,
"tiny dancer" wrote:

But my
goodness that poor dog must have felt just horrible before.

The first couple of weeks, she basically parked herself on a rug and
didn't move all day. Now, she runs, chases her ball, trots up and down
the stairs instead of a slow waddle. All in all, a different dog.

She had belonged to an elderly couple that never left their
property/home. Not even for the vet - he came to the house. I don't
think poor Nikki ever walked more than 5' at a time before. And they
pretty much gave her a strange assortment of food all of the time, and
fed her something awful and very colorful, which went right into the
trashcan, so I stopped at the natural pet food store on my way from
intake to her foster home and got her the Canidae.

She was living with a nice young Boxer (owner's son's dog) but
supposedly was very dominant over him. I just can't picture it. She's
very docile and actually had not a lot of interest in eating dog food at
first.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

In article ,
Shelly wrote:


If I recall, the all carrot diet didn't work out so well for Laurie
Partridge. HTH!

I knew 60's (70's?) TV was good for something!

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

In article ,
Janet Boss wrote:
27# down (since intake 3 months ago), 28# to go.

Wow. Somebody ought to produce a poster with before and
after pictures and put it in vet offices so that other dog
owners can see that it's possible. That's pretty amazing.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

Terri wrote in news:Xns99C59D66DC68D7544444@
130.133.1.18:


Aren't you the incumbent bicycle lady of yesterday years ago?
My memory ain't what it used to be.


I seem to recall that as well.

Of course Mommyhood will trump ANY exercise regimen. My friend Laura got
her pregnancy weight off, only to put it back on (and more!) when her
toddler started....well, toddling.

Tara

Janet Boss wrote in news:janet-
:

http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/a...ady1001/nikki/

27# down (since intake 3 months ago), 28# to go.


That poor sweet tail wagging dog.

She looks so cute in that last photo: all proud that she caught (or even
picked up) the ball!

I'm so glad she's headed towards health. I bet she's getting a lot friskier
and more playful.

Tara

In article ,
Terri wrote:


Dang! She's looking good!

Isn't she though? She really needs to be at 50# and she's at 78#.
Considering she started at 105.3#, we can't complain! I'm thinking her
Christmas picture may be F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!

When we take dogs like this in, we are never quite sure why they are so
huge. Do they raid the cabinets? Do the owners over feed? Are they
lazy and don't exercise on their own or seem willing to get any exercise
with people? Do they have untreated thyroid issues? The list goes on.

In her case, she was being treated for her thyroid problem, but you have
to wonder if they were consistent with meds. I do know she got junk dog
and human food, and that was probably more of a factor than quantity. I
do believe that stagnation was the biggest issue though - I think her
metabolism had basically stopped.

She's only 8 (just) and slimmed down, she should have several more good
years, feeling great and being able to do things! She doesn't act like
an "old dog" anymore - it's pretty great.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet Boss wrote in news:janet-
:

She's
very docile and actually had not a lot of interest in eating dog food at
first.


Just started with a GR that has this as well. not as obese as Nikki, but
still pretty fat. And sluggish.

Today I caught sight of just how much food they are *actually* leaving in
his bowl. No wonder he's not interested in his food! Just his breakfast was
probably twice what he should be getting for the day.

Tara

In article 6,
Tara wrote:


She looks so cute in that last photo: all proud that she caught (or even
picked up) the ball!

That ball came with her, but she wouldn't actually chase it for a long
time. It was also dark gray. My niece washed it and low and behold, it
is a giraffe pattern! She has a new version coming for Christmas
(shhh - don't tell her - it's a surprise!).

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com