The Glass is Too Big - Home

Today, Rowdy and Bailey went to the vet for their annual exam, shots, etc. While we'd been musing that Bailey seems even fatter than normal, the vet confirmed it. While I've been losing weight over the last year, Bailey's somehow managed to put on . . . 8 . . . freaking . . . pounds.

Now, I know what you're thinking. "Of course she gained weight, you feed her too much." I know that's what you're thinking because that's what I'd be thinking.

But, here's the thing. For the past several months, she actually doesn't even eat half of what is in her bowl (portions the same as 2 years ago with the same food). Rowdy's been closer to 3/4 of his, but neither one is eating much at all. They only get one bite-sized treat a day and that's it. Yet, somehow they're getting fat.

We're going to start regular weigh-ins and strict monitoring to see if we can figure it out, but I'm wondering if we've got generous neighbors somewhere. It's happened in the past that we discovered neighbors on ALL sides all giving them a daily handful of treats. I didn't think we had this going on here too, but maybe we do. Maybe, they're getting all they need to eat from the neighbors and it isn't that nasty "lite" food that Mom and Dad feed them.

Unfortunately, it's hard to just go up to your neighbors and ask, "Are you feeding our dogs?". It just seems weird to say that.

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