That's a stupid generalization! Heck yeah, I'm fat...I'd be the first to admit that. But it has nothing to do with my pets....Jeez, everybody in my family is like that, big, even the ones that don't have pets.

I would definitely say I have gotten healthier since I have gotten my dogs. I have to walk them between 4 and 6 times a day. And it's not just out in the backyard, cause we live in the city, in an apartment. Also, since they are both pullers , my upper arm muscles get a really good workout. Especially when they are going for something someone dropped on the sidewalk. And then there are those times when Bailey doesn't want to get off the couch to go to bed in her crate, so I pick her up and carry her...and she's 51 pounds of solid muscle.

Actually, I've probably lost about 20 pounds since I've gotten the dogs, my diabetes is great (cause of the exercise, makes my blood sugar go down), and my blood pressure is fine cause as we all know, petting a pet makes you stress less.

So, therefore, your friend doesn't know what the heck he is talking about. He's just trying to irritate you, in my opinion. **HUG** Don't let him get to you.