I have foot in mouth disease big time! I was walking Zoe the other day, and passed a lady walking her very obese beagle on the path. This poor dog could hardly walk- he waddled slowly. I have never seen such a fat dog.
We walked past them up to a grassy area where people let their dogs off leash. There was a man there with his daschund (hope I'm spelling that right). Zoe and he started playing so the man and I started chatting a bit. Eventually the lady and the obese dog made their way to where we were. The beagle waddled up to where the man and I were, and his owner was still on the path out of earshot. I said, "Can you believe how fat this dog is? I mean, it's really unhealthy!" the man replied "Well, as soon as we got him neutered he got fat, but we're trying to keep him on a diet". OH GOD they were together! He left quickly after. I really felt bad, but seriously the poor dog is going to have major health problems, so maybe it wasn't such a bad thing that I said that.
We walked past them up to a grassy area where people let their dogs off leash. There was a man there with his daschund (hope I'm spelling that right). Zoe and he started playing so the man and I started chatting a bit. Eventually the lady and the obese dog made their way to where we were. The beagle waddled up to where the man and I were, and his owner was still on the path out of earshot. I said, "Can you believe how fat this dog is? I mean, it's really unhealthy!" the man replied "Well, as soon as we got him neutered he got fat, but we're trying to keep him on a diet". OH GOD they were together! He left quickly after. I really felt bad, but seriously the poor dog is going to have major health problems, so maybe it wasn't such a bad thing that I said that.