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

[tikeyas_mom]

omg!!! That dog looks like shes in VERY bad shape... ONLY 6 years old?? Wow... Looks like she could pass off for being pregnant easily.. so sad..

[gwen]

Canis-lupess. I just saw you are from England too That tv show I said about is on BBC3 you should get your aunt to watch it maybe it would make her realise the danger is causing her dog.

[Canis-Lupess]

BBC3? I'm not sure if they have anything other than the usual channels at their house.
I hardly watch TV myself so, even though the parents have sky, I don't watch it.

I am watching crufts at the moment though, haha. Lets see what wins best in show at mecca for dogs, lolol.

[pitc9]

WOW!
That's so sad!
The poor thing!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

That is just cruel! I'd be tempted to refuse to do it

[finn's mom]

I wouldn't be able to paint her for them. That poor dog.

[Canis-Lupess]

I didn't either. The only reason I agreed originally is because, she weighed less back then and also I thought I'd be able to get away with doing just a head and shoulders portrait.

I found that I couldn't really decide to change my mind and say no now. In the end, I can't fall out with family over it. It certainly wouldn't help the dog. If it was anyone other than family, I'd probably have to turn it down but it's the fact that I had already said I'd do it before...can't say yes and then say no.

I'll just have a to grin and bear it.

[Twisterdog]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.