Look at the state of this....!!!!

**Canis-Lupess** · 03-10-2007, 05:58 PM

Ok, this is my aunt and uncles dog. They want me to paint her for them. Their son who lives with them who I also call uncle...long story....is commissioning me to paint this. I'm dreading it. I mean, look at the state of her. She's only 6!!!!

I've tried drilling into them about not overfeeding her and giving her more exercise but it's like talking to a brick wall. I did stop short of painting her docked tail, I'll not do that for any amount of money so we had to position her in a fashion where it didn't show....wasn't hard hiding it behind all that blubber. Least it comes in handy for something.....phoooo!!!

My uncle David is adamant that her whole body is in the composition. Damnit!!!!

I was REALLY hoping to get away with doing a composition where her head an face dominated. I'm really going to HATE painting this....

Blargh, got to go down tomorrow with the disc of photos so they can choose which one they want. I'm only posting one of the photos in here. I think one is enough...anymore and her body mass might fill the forum and make it crash....

I'm tempted to tell him that, in order to fit her body in the comp, it means chopping her head off....haha!!!!

....Wishful thinking for it to actually work though.

Boooo!!!!

You can tell I'm really not wanting to paint this can't you?????

When I start, I can post it as a wip (Work in progress) if you all want. Let me know if you want me to. No point bothering if people aren't interested. Wish I had a better subject to post mind....lolol.

Anyway, here is the photo...finally. Not suitable for people of natural nervous disposition and make sure you aren't eating or drinking when you view it.....

**BCollie_Kelly** · 03-10-2007, 06:07 PM

Holy Cow. That poor dog. I'm surprised she can get around with all of that extra weight. That could cause A LOT of future problems for this poor pooch if nothing is done to fix it...

Also, I would absolutly LOVE to see a WIP!

**Taz_Zoee** · 03-10-2007, 06:22 PM

((mouth gaping open))

Oh my, that is so sad. While I was reading what you wrote I was expecting a large breed dog that was slightly overweight. How can her poor little legs hold her up?

I wouldn't mind seeing a work in progress either. Maybe what you should do is in the painting make the dog the weight it SHOULD be, and show them.....this is what she should look like. Yeah, I know that's probably not going to work, but it was just a thought.

**Freedom** · 03-10-2007, 06:37 PM

Oooh boy, I would NOT want to hear their vet visits! I got a lecture once, and my cat, while overweight at the time, was nothing like this!

Have you considered asking their vet to tell them they are violating the law, this is cruelty, and giving them one chance to get her losing weight? Then even if she loses just a little it is a start!

poor thing.

**k9krazee** · 03-10-2007, 06:55 PM

Ahhhh!!! That's horrendous...poor, poor, poor dog!

**Marigold2** · 03-10-2007, 07:00 PM

Good gravy that is one hefty mamma. Poor thing. I agree the vet should be called in. Perhaps the vet can gently suggest some exercise which would help not just that sweet dog but the humans as well.

**Twisterdog** · 03-12-2007, 05:02 PM

Oh WOW. That's pathetic. Poor thing.

And I thought my Queenie was fat ... she's half of that dog, and she's an ACD.

Maybe you could paint her sitting down instead of standing at least. From certain angles, that might make it less obvious how fat she is. Maybe sitting down in the grass?? Fairly tall grass.

**Canis-Lupess** · 03-12-2007, 06:48 PM

LOL, there were a couple of photos of her sitting down but she looked even fatter in those than the standing ones.

Anyway, the one my uncle did choose, she is standing but it's slightly more from a front angle and she doesn't look quite as fat in it as some of the others.

Tall grass, haha.....People have been coming out with alsorts of stuff. I wonder what my aunt and uncles would say if they read these threads, lol.

**Kfamr** · 03-12-2007, 09:40 PM

My gosh. Poor Dog.

How heartbreaking.

Maybe offer to do the portrait for free if they start bringing her to the vet and get her on a diet?

**Varga** · 03-12-2007, 11:59 PM

The poor dog

I can't believe your aunt and uncle can't see for themselves that she needs to go on a serious diet..

But yeah, I do understand where you're coming from when you just can't get it into their heads that dogs are NOT hungry just because they beg at the dinner table.
When I still lived with my dad he was constantly feeding Tiki table scraps and I don't know how many days I have spent not talking to him because I got so angry at him.

..But still.. This dog needs serious help. Please keep on trying to talk sense into them.

-Varga

**Canis-Lupess** · 03-13-2007, 01:57 PM

I'll continue to try. I don't go to their house regularly but if I pass on to them some of the things that have been said in here, maybe they'll listen a bit more......then again, maybe not, lol.

**dab_20** · 03-13-2007, 05:22 PM

Wow, that poor dog.

Gosh, if they just limited the food I bet she would lose a bunch of weight... with exercise she could lose it faster. That is so sad, I hope that they will take her to the vet soon.

If they won't stop giving her junk food, maybe you can suggest better people food? Like low fat yogurt, non fat cottage cheese, and/or some egg? That's what I feed Molli, along with her kibble, and she's very fit. 9 inches tall and 5.8 pounds. I know it woulden't help much in her losing weight, but it's better than consuming junk food and fats that she shoulden't be eating in the first place.