Posted by crushedout on December 15, 2005, at 13:43:30
In reply to Re: Feeling very depressed today » crushedout, posted by fairywings on December 15, 2005, at 13:09:33
Thanks, fw. Your post helped me a lot also.Actually, her owners are very attentive with her also, and I think she must be happy with them, too. (I'm staying with her in her own home and basically trying to keep her on the same routine she's always on, except that I guess I've been overfeeding her, or allowing people to give her too many cookies. But I didn't know any better.)
I am a great dogsitter! Well, they're paying me a lot and I truly love the dog so I put in many hours a day taking care of her. But I know a lot of other people wouldn't be nearly as conscientious as I've been.
I don't think I've overfed her the way those friends overfed your dog. I give her little treats every so often, but it's amazing how little it seems to take to make a beagle gain weight. (Beagles, also, I've been told, are compulsive eaters, so you have to be extra careful.) It is entertaining to feed the dog but she also acts like she's starving and begs and it's hard not to give in to that.
It's reassuring in a way to know that one of your dogs could gain several pounds in a weekend. Was it a big dog? Did it take a long time for it to lose the weight again?
You're right that they never even told me I had to weigh the dog. I did, I reported it to them, and they got mad at me (or scolded me, or whatever). Not really fair. Why did I do that? Sigh. No good deed goes unpunished.
I think she is a pretty normal weight for her size. Maybe slightly overweight now.
I'll try not to feel guilty. I've really been doing the best I can.
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