Dear Diary:
This week I started my diet. I was pretty sad about that because I watched my mom diet the last few months and she was crabby and yelled all the time. I don’t want that, really. But the little boy who lives here called me squishy and I don’t like that either.
Mom used some food-in-a-box for a while and I have to be honest, it smelled kind of gross- and I’m a dog. Brody used to eat the cardboard boxes and leave the food behind. Diets are bad news, I say.
I think maybe she forgot she was going to put me on a diet, though, because this morning she gave me more food than I’ve been getting. Like, almost a half cup more.* I get more food that Bro-dy! Ha! You should have seen his FACE!
The food smells pretty good, too. I had salmon today, and tomorrow I think I’m having chicken. I’ve also been noshing on some treats- and by the look of the box, so has the cat. I guess we will find out if he is allergic to cranberries.
Brody’s still eating that duck food that Dad said we couldn’t buy anymore because, and I quote, “it gives Koa enough gas to power a small village in the Andes.” I thought it was pretty funny myself, but the little girl I sleep with was ready to kick me out so I guess I shouldn’t be bummed I didn’t have any today.
I must be doing something wrong, because this seems much easier than I thought it would be. Maybe I should offer some of my food to Mom.
*She went from 1 cup twice a day of her current food to 1.4 cups of the Nulo…we’ll adjust as needed but for obvious reasons, she has no complaints with the current arrangement!
I LOVE that last picture of your dog! She looks so sweet : )
My dog, Georgia, was recently called fat and rotund and is on a diet too. Poor things!
I’m with you Koa — if you eat healthy, you get more to eat!
I wish my old vet would have given us some kind of yummy option for dieting……
food looks kind of yummy, actually……watch out Koa……you better be guarding it 🙂
YAY, Koa! You are going to be showing off your trim new figure in no time! Salmon and cranberries sound yummy, not even like “diet” food! No wonder Brody is jealous. 😉
I’ve been looking for a new food for the dogs and this sounds promising. They’ve been on Prescription Diet for years which is probably NOT the way to do things.
Good deal Koa! Psst…..tell mom you can have those biscuits with the coconut oil in em’ b/c coconut oil doesn’t drop all those gross fatty deposits. My mom says it’s mostly used by the body for energy. I believe her b/c I have a lot of energy. xo Starlet (shh…..on mom’s ‘puter)
I have heard that the food with more water content can help reducing weight gain because it will make our dogs feel full faster while eating less. Is it true??
That specific argument isn’t one I’ve heard before, but it’s a possibility!
Keep up the good work! Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
what cute pics and beautiful dogs.god bless u both
Yeh , good luck Koa, with moms help we know u can do it 🙂
Wooohhoo go Koa….stick to it, puppy!
Koa, Raider here… I like your name by the way.. My Mom showed me your picture and you are pretty cute.. of course you are a lab so how could you not be.. Don’t worry about the little boy calling you squishy, probably just a term of endearment anyway.. now if he were all you rotund.. that’s big trouble cause you know then the food bowl will get smaller.. so if you hear anyone use that word bark as loud as you can to cover the words… seriously..
The new food sounds yummy but if you get hungry ask your Mom for some carrots, they are pretty good and better if you get dip with them, sometimes the kids are good for the dip, Mom not so much..
Hey I see you have a pool, do you get to swim? We don’t have a pool but we have something my Mom calls the Atlantic Ocean and I get to swim a lot. Too bad you live so far away you could come on a play date.. we could burn some calories together.
Call me sometime !
Raider
We are looking forward to following along with your new food journey! Hugs to Brody & Koa!