Some people know EVERYTHING! A little dog related rant.

[scbatz33]

you know, I didn't really think about this til I saw the rotti posts. My girl is all rotti - though not to standard. She was a stray we adopted. She is now almost 9 and i still get the " wow, she's awful small to be a rott." Then I have to listen to the "german v american" debate. I always say, "no, she's not a puppy, she's full grown. and, no, I have no idea what her pedigree is because she was a stray."

It is amazing to me how many people just "know" what is or what isn't when it comes to someone else's dog!

Oh, my Precious Puppy is roughly 95 lbs and 26" or so at the withers. Hardly small!

 

[KotaDVM]

This conversation happened to me this morning which made me think about this thread. I was walking my golden retriever/labrador mutt when some guy stopped me to pet him. After giving my dog a full body palpation the guy told me that if I add 2 cooked eggs to my dog's food that would help his coat glisten more. Additionally I need to put more weight on him.

I beg your pardon?

1. His coat is just fine
2. He has a healthy body condition score
3. I am not cooking him eggs everyday

Ugh I hate it when people tell me how to take care of my pet after meeting him for 15 seconds. Just two more years before I can say 'Go to vet school like I did before you give me advice about my own dog'

 

[redhen]

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I would have said..and i didnt ask for your advice. Idiot!

 

[Rillion]

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You should go ahead and say that now. After all, how's he going to know the difference?

 

[luvmychicknkids]

That is just unbelievable, Kota! People are amazing. I am waiting for the 'OMG your dog is way too skinny' type comments to start.

But really, anyone can ask me anything they want about my dog or even my kids. They can even make jokes. I have an 8 y/o with a mohawk after all. I just expect people to act polite. To me, telling me I am wrong when they asked is just NOT polite.

 

[ravencreek]

Yes I get told that I need to feed my danes more too. They are both in show condition. Does the dog in that picture look thin to you? Not hardly. She is 135lbs. I was told by the judge at that show that I needed to work some of the weight off of her. She was easy to put and keep weight on yet my male danes are harder to keep weight on during the first 2 years. They don't need alot of weight or too much food because it makes their bones stressed. Over feeding or giving supplements doesn't make them grow bigger either. I get that alot with my puppies. Giving them too much food causes bloat and if you give them supplements it can cause joint weakness later in life. I also don't elevate food bowls or drinking water. Which is apparently a sin if you own a dane although I have NEVER had a dane with bloat due to feeding it from a bowl on the floor. BUT I did have one bloat after eating from an elevated feeder. I also have a 1ft log chain in each of my dogs food bowls so that they can't "wolf" down their food. Sorry that was a little off topic but still about Danes.

 

[walkswithdog]

I get the weight thing a lot, a proper GSD has a tuck up and a WAIST, and no jiggly wobbly body fat to roll when they trot. I weigh my dogs frequently at their vets and check their weight by hand frequently. Excess fat and they get their meals trimmed.

I get "they're too skinny" a lot. I look at their obese foot stool dogs and laugh. Your dog is obese.

Mine have about exactly 1/4 inch of body fat over serious muscle and I know it, so do my vets and they're impressed. Excess weight on any dog kills it, excess weight on a shepherd is bad for senior backs and joints even if they don't have joint disease and they don't.

My dogs say I'm a food nazi. That's fine by me, they'll live longer and healthier lives.

(Aside not sure why anyone would COOK an egg for a dog???) we throw raw egg on several times a week.

 

[scbatz33]

I've had a couple people comment that our 5 month old Bandog is "too skinny". Huh? Seriously, have you ever raised a large breed dog??? If they put on too much weight too fast they have long term consequences of joint bone and growth problems. I don't understand why fat=healthy. He eats plenty - three times a day as a matter of fact plus all the horse poop he can manage!

My horse is the same way. We have a 9 year old TB mare with a super high metabolism and she is worked weekly. She eats 10 pounds of feed EVERYDAY! Yes, I weigh their food . She's tucked up and FIT like a working horse should be.