Fostering From Fat to Fit

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Patches and Jaybo were suffering from “jello jiggles” and “muffin mounds”, according to Dr. Jennifer Gardner. To illustrate, she held up enough extra dog to make a good-sized rat terrier from Patches’ backside.  

The lab-catahoula litter mates had spent the past year sitting in a barn at the rescue kennel getting fat. I had called on Dr. Gardner for advice to help them lose weight and become more adoptable.  

At the rescue kennel they had plenty of room and their physical needs were met, but there was no stimulation in the dimly lit barn. Once a day the kennel manager cleaned their pen and put out fresh food and water. Boredom made them eat more than they needed.

As soon as I met them I put them on my list for walking, but it was apparent they needed more than two walks a week to get in shape. As soon as my foster dogs Johnny and Boomer went to new homes, I brought Jaybo and Patches home, not just

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