Since I see Bear everyday, its honestly really hard for us to notice how much weight she has lost.
When I was outside with the neighbours son-in-law (read my post about Bear & the Toddler) he said she has lost a lot of weight. He said "when you first got her from the pound I remember her having this tiny head & a HUGE HUGE HUGE body, she looked so silly!!"... He said now she looks a lot more normal, Just a little chubby...
He couldn't understand how her old owners could have allowerd her to get so obese. He said he remembers when she would try to walk she was straining & tripping a lot.. He said hes seen her prancing & bouncing in the front lawn with no problems. He was very proud of her weight loss & said she looks like shes lost 40lbs or more & congradulated us on a job well done. He asked if she was still on her diet & I said yes. She'll be on it until shes about 100lbs, then she'll be on just Senior food (shes on the Diet & Senior 50/50, cause we're not gonna waste Mr. Biggles bag of food & its good for her joints)...
Its wonderful when someone can point & say "wow shes lost a lot of weight, congrats!!!" The feeling was so wonderful!!
Honestly she hasn't gone for a walk in about a month, as its been too cold icy for her (her joints aren't strong enough for ice yet) & shes still loosing a lot of weight. I couldn't risk her falling & hurting herself, as I cannot lift her. So we just play with her inside the house (tug-of-war, play fighting, fetch...)... what this proves is what a decent diet & a little vet care can do in a matter of months to a dog.
