I have an on-going argument with my dad about our dog, Cleo, a four year old cockapoo. I think he gives her way to many scraps...anything that we've had for dinner. He gives her chicken fingers, spaghetti, anything. Yesterday it was some roast beef and potatoes and cream corn. I don't mind the occassional scraps or bits of beef or other meats but I think it is getting excessive.I think it's making Cleo overweight...is there any sure way to tell? She doesn't look fat, but I can't feel her ribs at all and she feels heavier when I pick her up. Whenever I bring it up, he always says I'm worrying too much. Also, the vet commented on how she's gained weight the last time she was in (about six months ago) but my dad blew it off and said they couldn't have gotten an accurate reading because she was really nervous and wasn't holding still when they were weighing her.
I'm at the end of my rope, does anyone have any ideas for settling this with my dad? A compromise of something that we could both agree on?
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