Exercise R Us

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  Scored lots of books for Christmas including one on nutrition called "Pudgy Dogs; Picky Dogs."  It reports a study which found an almost exact correlation between the increase in human obesity and canine obesity,   Doubt that applies to those who frequent this board.  We have higher standards for our dogs than for ourselves   My pack is off to the snow today to burn some calories,

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> It reports a study which found an almost >exact correlation >between the increase in human obesity and canine obesity, >  Doubt that applies to those who frequent this board.  We have higher >standards for our dogs than for ourselves

Ain’t that the truth!  The dogs can’t open the fridge!  My dogs look the way I ONCE did, and WISH I STILL did – lean and toned.  Maybe they’ll be my inspiration for 2001! Janet Boss Best Friends Dog Obedience "Nice Manners for the Family Pet" "Second-hand dogs AREN’T second-rate" see Lucy at:   http://www.flyball.com/nsl/

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A friend of mine who was into horses before becoming seriously into dogs (breeder, competitor and now judge) has noted that horse people are leaner, but have fat dogs, while dog people are fat but have lean dogs. My dearest friend is extremely lean – metabolism and sincere lack of interest in food.  Her dogs and cats have always been porky.  She is forever opening cans of cat food while forgetting to eat herself.  Go figure. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It reports a study which found an almost >exact correlation >between the increase in human obesity and canine obesity,

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Ok, so my new diet strategy is to buy a horse!?! Seriously, this is a facinating question.  In the end I think the only conclusion is that both man and dog are excellent survival machines and have in general been geneticly programmed over the millenia to be eaters of opportunity.  The primitive portions of our brains tell us to gorge now because you don’t know when you will get your next meal.  As western society becomes more affluent and less physically active, we all, human and canine, become fatter, and have more time to lie in the grass with our bellies turned towards the sun. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> A friend of mine who was into horses before becoming seriously into dogs > (breeder, competitor and now judge) has noted that horse people are leaner, but > have fat dogs, while dog people are fat but have lean dogs. > My dearest friend is extremely lean – metabolism and sincere lack of interest > in food.  Her dogs and cats have always been porky.  She is forever opening > cans of cat food while forgetting to eat herself.  Go figure. >> It reports a study which found an almost >>exact correlation >>between the increase in human obesity and canine obesity,

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> Ok, so my new diet strategy is to buy a horse!?!

A girl once told me how she lost her excess weight as a teen-  her relative gave her two ponies. She was an animal lover, and spend many afternoons exercising them. Within a couple of months, all of her excess weight was lost. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Seriously, this is a facinating question.  In the end I think the only > conclusion is that both man and dog are excellent survival machines and > have in general been geneticly programmed over the millenia to be eaters > of opportunity.  The primitive portions of our brains tell us to gorge > now because you don’t know when you will get your next meal.  As western > society becomes more affluent and less physically active, we all, human > and canine, become fatter, and have more time to lie in the grass with > our bellies turned towards the sun. > A friend of mine who was into horses before becoming seriously into > dogs > (breeder, competitor and now judge) has noted that horse people are > leaner, but > have fat dogs, while dog people are fat but have lean dogs. > My dearest friend is extremely lean – metabolism and sincere lack of > interest > in food.  Her dogs and cats have always been porky.  She is forever > opening > cans of cat food while forgetting to eat herself.  Go figure. > >> It reports a study which found an almost > >>exact correlation > >>between the increase in human obesity and canine obesity,

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