Who You Callin' Fat?

The Hobbled Wife had her hands full this morning taking both Duke and Roscoe to the vet. Dr. Stefan is an old friend of the family and used to care for Favorite, our old dog. This was Duke's first visit since joining the Hobbled Family.

The vet was able to confirm that yes, Duke could stand to lose some weight - about 30 pounds! Duke weighed in at 113 pounds, and should be about 80 to 85. I assumed Duke's problems with climbing steps and the struggle to scratch behind his ear like a normal dog was due to hip dysplaysia, but it's probably just because he's so large.

We've been limiting his food - still giving him about 2 cups per feeding, once in morning, and then again in the evening. Already we are noticing some improvement. He seems a bit more spry. But this "restricted" diet has him HUNGRY! The foster parent told us he had about 2 or 2 1/2 cups per feeding, but we now figure he was mooching off her other dogs, and cats - and probably her teenage kids as well. Oh well, time for doggy boot camp.