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Originally Posted by Fiyah
Oh good  I've known so many people who just don't consider the difference in a dog's start weight and their own. You said:
and for a human that wouldn't necessarily concern me, but in most dogs that is a lot of weight in a short time.
I am glad to hear that she's feeling better (o: |
I hear ya - sometimes people can be really clueless. Just after the vet and I started Nilla on this regimen, my mom and I were talking with this lady who has 2 golden retreivers. When I first got there (where my mom sells corn during the summer months), I brought Nilla out and the first words out of the woman's mouth were "oh my god- she's so FAT!" At 77 pounds she was pretty portly! But then the woman went on to talk about her 120 lb female golden retriever. That's 45 pounds heavier than the top recommended weight for a male Golden. O_O
As for the 10 pounds, it was a lot of weight. I'm almost certain it was 10 pounds in 3-1/2 weeks, but maybe it was 4 weeks. I wouldn't say for sure, 3-1/2 sounds more like what it was, but yes it was a lot. And then it slowed down and I didn't think she'd ever lose any more. She was still too heavy in January for me to pick up so I think she plateaued a bit.
Definitely feeling better, too. She doesn't seem to be AS stiff as she used to be after moderate exercise, but she still has trouble getting up after a hike or training. She gets a pain killer for that, though and that helps.
Now - to keep her at maintenance! lol And I think I found all the pounds she lost!
