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Golden Retriever lazy for past week - winter effect ?
Hi All
I am new to this group - I saw some great discussions and thought I would ask my question. We have a Golden Retriever (female, 6.5 yrs old, 79 pounds) named JO. Usually she wakes up around 6 to 7 AM, comes upstairs and wakes us up - and we give her food at around 7 am. This has been the routine for the past 4 months we have had her (yeah, we adopted her 4 months back). But for the past week, seems like she is getting a bit lazy (like us . Even at 8'o clock she is just downstairs. Even if we call her, she just wags her tail and continues lying down. And we end up feeding her around 8'o clock (instead of 7'o clock). But after we wake up, she is active as usual (playing tug, walking etc). She is eating food, peeing, pooping as usual - no problem there. Is this something we need to be concerned about ? Or do dog's sleeping patterns/activity levels change slightly in winter ? Thanx and regards niruandpradeep |
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Golden Retriever lazy for past week - winter effect ?
Thanx Janet and others for responses. Yeah, we are getting weight off
her. She was 95 pounds when we adopted her 4 months back, now she is 75 (yesterday's weighing) - we are planning to continue the reduced food/more exercise routine for longer. Thanx N&P Janet B wrote: On 10 Dec 2006 08:48:17 -0800, , clicked their heels and said: I am new to this group - I saw some great discussions and thought I would ask my question. We have a Golden Retriever (female, 6.5 yrs old, 79 pounds) named JO. Usually she wakes up around 6 to 7 AM, comes upstairs and wakes us up - and we give her food at around 7 am. This has been the routine for the past 4 months we have had her (yeah, we adopted her 4 months back). But for the past week, seems like she is getting a bit lazy (like us . Even at 8'o clock she is just downstairs. Even if we call her, she just wags her tail and continues lying down. And we end up feeding her around 8'o clock (instead of 7'o clock). But after we wake up, she is active as usual (playing tug, walking etc). She is eating food, peeing, pooping as usual - no problem there. Is this something we need to be concerned about ? Or do dog's sleeping patterns/activity levels change slightly in winter ? My female dog would stay in bed forever, if we did! Your new dog is pretty heavy. Have you been able to get any weight off her since you adopted her? Too much weight (and she's a good ~14# overweight) can make anyone a bit lazy! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Golden Retriever lazy for past week - winter effect ?
On 14 Dec 2006 07:29:20 -0800, "Raj" ,
clicked their heels and said: Yeah, we are getting weight off her. She was 95 pounds when we adopted her 4 months back, now she is 75 (yesterday's weighing) - we are planning to continue the reduced food/more exercise routine for longer. Good for you! She'll be so much better off because of it. I do Golden rescue. I would say that 9 out of 10 are grossly overweight. People seem to think food = love, and don't have a clue what love actually is! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Golden Retriever lazy for past week - winter effect ?
on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:03:33 GMT, Janet B
wrote: People seem to think food = love, and don't have a clue what love actually is! wait wait WAIT! I thought the pfoley said we must add love to food. Doesn't that increase the caloric value? So confusing. -- Lynne |
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Golden Retriever lazy for past week - winter effect ?
On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:03:33 -0500, Janet B
wrote: On 14 Dec 2006 07:29:20 -0800, "Raj" , clicked their heels and said: Yeah, we are getting weight off her. She was 95 pounds when we adopted her 4 months back, now she is 75 (yesterday's weighing) - we are planning to continue the reduced food/more exercise routine for longer. Good for you! She'll be so much better off because of it. I do Golden rescue. I would say that 9 out of 10 are grossly overweight. People seem to think food = love, and don't have a clue what love actually is! You'll be happy to hear that Stuart, the GR who belongs to my daughter's best friend, is not nearly the blimp that he used to be. They used to use the "he's really fluffy" excuse. I didn't argue, but said that it was good he wasn't fat because it is really hard on dogs to carry extra weight and why. They started walking him more and feeding him less. They also found out that he loves one of my dogs even though he tends to hate most dogs. So he has gone from sitting pretty much all day to coming over when his owner comes to play with my daughter and wrestling and chasing in our backyard with his new best friend. It was funny at first because between his weight and his lack of conditioning, he could chase or wrestle for about 10 seconds and then he'd be panting and exhausted but now that he is thinner he can have some real fun. That was a huge object lesson for his owner, who has continued to monitor food and exercise and rejoice in his increasing play ability. -- Paula "Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay |
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