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delliottg
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Initially Posted - 10/18/2008 :  12:09:13  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
We've dropped about 30 lbs off of our dog, and her "old" [url="http://www.ruffwear.com/K-9-Float-Coat-trade_2?sc=2&category=694"]Ruff Wear PFD[/url] is simply too big for her.



She'd figured out how to slip her head out of the too loose collar area which wasn't good. We've bought the next size down for her which fits perfectly, so her XL one is for sale. It's in near new condition and as far as I know it's the best PFD available for dogs. If you've got a large dog in the 100 lb range, this is the perfect thing. This one is bright yellow. $60 includes shipping anywhere in the lower 48.

Now if I could just teach her to put it on before she falls in the water dock side...
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Edited by - delliottg on 01/15/2009 22:34:47

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I hope her weight loss is a good thing - if so kudos to you for helping her out! I can't imagine putting a dog on a diet and actually getting her to follow it!
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 01/16/2009 :  12:18:43  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Hah, you have no idea of the enormity of the problem. Lola (the hound) would probably eat till she exploded if given the chance. Given the opportunity, she'll eat all of the cat's food and any other dog's food (I'd had & lost two golden retrievers while she's been in the family) before she got to her food. Our vet told us we were bound to have problems with the weight she was carrying (which turned out to be true, even with the weight loss). We started feeding her only two cups of food a day, and used Iam's large dog weight loss formula several years ago, and she's gone from a high of 112lbs down to 80lbs now. We still had a crisis with her this past year, she broke a vertebra in her spine right at her front shoulders, which basically paralyzed her. Fortunately we were able to get her to an animal hospital that specializes in emergency care. That was an expensive day, but now you'd never know she'd had the surgery, and she's bouncier than she has been in years. I thought she'd developed arthritis in her shoulders, which is probably still true, which explained her reluctance to jump, etc.

She knows exactly when she's supposed to be fed, like an alarm clock. The time change throws her off when we go from PST to PDT & back, but she quickly syncs up to the new time & the clock is running on schedule again.

For our golden retrievers, I could put out three weeks worth of food for them, and they'd eat it in three weeks, eating whenever they wanted. Once Lola came on the scene, she'd eat all their food & be looking for more. Amazing
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