Fat Pets (science channel)

[webangel2b]

I don't know how many of you caught this show, I didn't watch it long. It was very depressing.

It's of course about pets that owners have spoiled and some of them, if not all are in a health critical state.

The first one they showed was a rott - over 200 pounds my friends. Sooooo, sooo sad.

THen they had a spaniel type dog that went to the vet. Doc said the dog would not last much longer if she didn't get serious about his diet.

Well that evening she fed the dog 6, them them 6 huge slices of cake. Poor, poor pouch.

What makes these humans think they are happy that way, I'm not happy when overweight, why on earth would a dog be?

[missingmarley]

that is horrid - somebody famous said if your dog's too fat YOU'RE not getting enough exercise.

My dad always said his mother (my grandmother) fed her dogs to death. When I was little I thought it was cute - not even a little bit cute once you get a little knowledge under your belt.

[Nishasmom]

Unfortunately, I did see it. Poor Rottie, he must be in so much pain . His owner was a trip! She was ready to fight anyone who called her dog...uh oh...should I say it...fat!.

Wasn't it the spaniel who was served 6 pieces of birthday cake ! He could barley walk .

[webangel2b]

Yes, and that's what i tried to say (oops). The spaniel was fed the cake. I can't imagine doing that? I worry about how many treats Dixie gets and these people are feeding their dogs to death.

Paige, did you watch the whole thing? I could not - way too sad.

[Nishasmom]

I did, it was on Animal Planet the other night too. It is very sad, the lady got in a fight with the groomer who called her rottie fat. It took 4 or 5 people to get her in the tub . Poor dog just pants all the time..I'm sure her heart is under so much strain.

Oops...I stopped reading your first post after the bit about the Rottie! I didn't even notice you commented on the spaniel too!

[Weily4Life]

I did see that one also, I think. If that is the same one that wanted to attack the groomer, and had to have the fan for him because he got so hot. Well, if she took 80-100 pounds off that poor fella he wouldn't be so hot. How can anyone not think that there dog is fat like that. My girls put on a couple extra pounds and I am concerned.

[webangel2b]

Ah, I didn't know it was on Animal Planet as well.

I'll keep a look out for it repeating. Try again to watch the whole thing. :(

[jlhnokc]

Do any of you remember the name of the actual show? I would love to do my best and get a copy of it...BF's mom is bad to overfeed. They have a bulldog that is 85 pounds, he can barely walk and it makes me so sad...I've done everything I can to get through to her, so maybe if I can get this show it will open her eyes.

[mamamia1]

OMG!!! I just did an internet sear and found photos because I missed the show. That is animal cruelty.

Here's the link for those of you who didn't see it.
Brits are raising fat pets | over feeding animals | The Sun |HomePage|News

[hokisteph5]

I caught the end of an episode of "It's Me or the Dog!" last week. The trainer also tackled the fat pets and changing their owners' attitudes. One dog, a beagle, had to go to fat camp where it got 2 hours of exercise a day and the food was measured out carefully.

I think there were 2 or 3 other dogs whose owners spent months getting them to lose weight. All had lost weight when they stepped on the scale for a final weigh-in. The show made it a point to say how many years had been added back to the dog's life by them losing just that amount of weight.

I find it sad, but when my now-late beagle was young he was about 10 pounds overweight (40 lbs when he should've been about 30) due to a lot of unnecessary treats. The vet would mention he was overweight, but never got into the "Scared Straight" types of tactics my family would've needed to hear.

I can honestly say Samson and Gretchen are not overweight.

[Lola B Marie]

mamamai1
Is that a real picture? Can't be, can it? Wow, if it is, that poor rottie.

[nlavett]

It's real. I couldn't watch the whole show either. These people themselves are not mentally stable. Misery truly does love company.

[2rotties2luv]

About 2 years ago I adopted an elderly lab to help out a co-worker. This poor dog weighed about 85 lbs and could barely walk. The vet said she needed to lose 15 lbs. It took about a year to get her down to 70 lbs, but the vet says that she's where she needs to be.

This dog learned that she would get fed if she continuously pestered people. She would stand there and paw at you and whine and bark until she got a biscuit. Then she'd do it over and over again. When she thought it was time for a meal, she'd start picking up her bowl and would fling it around while whining and barking until soemone would give her some kibble. I had to ignore her for a couple of weeks until she learned that she wasn't going to get any handouts from me. It was REALLY hard.

Some people have the mistaken notion that they are showing their dog love by feeding them often and feeding them food that isn't good for them. They don't seem to understand that you show love to your dog by setting limits and by keeping them healthy. I'll get off my soapbox now......

[Weily4Life]

Originally Posted by webangel2b

Ah, I didn't know it was on Animal Planet as well.

I'll keep a look out for it repeating. Try again to watch the whole thing. :(

Originally Posted by jlhnokc

Do any of you remember the name of the actual show? I would love to do my best and get a copy of it...BF's mom is bad to overfeed. They have a bulldog that is 85 pounds, he can barely walk and it makes me so sad...I've done everything I can to get through to her, so maybe if I can get this show it will open her eyes.

It is called FAT PETS it will be on again on Apr 12, 12:00 pm, Animal Planet.
This is the summary: This is the world of roly-poly dogs and chubby cats as we meet the pets and their owners who help to make Britain the fat pets capital of Europe. Viewers meet the owners that sadly love their pets to death.

[Weily4Life]

Also on Animal Planet, Sunday...

Apr 12, 8:00 pm
(60 minutes)

It's Me or the Dog
It's Me or the Fat Dog Update

It's been several months since dog training supremo Victoria Stilwell managed to get three fat dogs to shift their excess weight, but have these hungry hounds managed to keep off the pounds?