I just saw an ad for a weight loss system for dogs. Seriously?
Yes, Science Diet has a new weight loss system for the portly American canine. It claims a 94% success rate in the first thirty days. It comes with pre-measured meals (because apparently measuring one cup twice a day is too much for some people) and...wait for it...pre-measured "snacks". Do dogs need snacks?
FEED THEM LESS! My dog gets a cup of dog food in the morning and one in the evening and maybe a cookie in between. She still looks at me like she is famished, but that is all she gets! I would love to give in to those sad eyes, but I love her and want her to live as long as possible. She would eat until it came out of both ends (which happened once when she was left home alone with a ten pound bag of cat food). That is what dogs do! It is up to us to stop them from blowing apart. The woman in the ad says "this weight loss system is easy!". Of course it is! Its like having a pet, but without all the nasty responsibility of actually having to care for them. Its one thing if you can't stop yourself for over-eating, since we don't keep our food locked away in a bin in the kitchen, but, please, have some self control for your pets!
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