Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Tasty Tuesday: Suck it up

Every morning when I go to feed the dogs (or afternoon, if I forgot to thaw out their breakfast the night before!), Koira looks exceptionally skinny. Her spine appears to stick out, her ribs are super obvious, with sunken spaces between them, and her waist is teeny tiny. She almost had me convinced she needed to gain some weight. I even increased her food a bit for a while. It didn't seem to make any difference.

Then, I noticed something. Koira doesn't look exceptionally skinny any other times. She is in shape, her ribs certainly show a bit, and a tiny curve of spine, but that is a healthy look on a dog with her build.

I think Koira is sucking in her belly at meal times. I think she has realized it makes her look starving and pathetic, and is milking it for all its worth. Silly beast.

7 comments:

  1. BOL! I would have been fooled too!

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  2. Smarty pants! I've fed my dogs raw a few meals and they finish it in 2 seconds, then look at me like they're starving!

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  3. That's brilliant! Wrigs wants some tips--does Koira do consulting? :-)

    Susan and Wrigs

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  4. It is so great to know that I am not the only one who forgets to take out Maggie's dog food to thaw the night before! She really gets testy when I forget too!

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  5. That is one smart girl! Milk it for all it's worth Koira! LOL!

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  6. LOL, I swear Kol does the same thing! (Want to know my "I forgot the dog food" secret? 30 minutes in a cold water bath or 15 minutes under the cold water tap! Works like a charm and fast! There is no way Koly would ever wait for me to defrost all afternoon!)

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