On today’s show we ask why mares are often underestimated, the Breed of the Show is the rag doll cat; in Critter Nutrition we offer tips for overweight dogs; and in Coffee Klatch we ask if your horse or dog was a human, what would be his or her favorite beverage?
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Guests and Links for Episode 119:
- Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here
- Co-Hosts: Tigger Montague from BiostarUS and Pati Pierucci from from Pierucci Dressage
- Guest: Hedwig
- Ask Hedwig on Facebook
- BioStar’s dog supplement for Healthy Weight
- Learn more about Whole Foods for Horses and Dogs
In this episode, co-host Tigger Montague shares tips for overweight dogs—with an introductory personal journal entry dictated by her weight-challenged Aussie, Buckaroo:
“My name is Buckaroo and I have a weight problem, which I call the ‘Battle of the Bulge’. My weight issues have been ongoing for several years.
I’m a seven-year-old Australian Shepherd who lives with 7 other Australian Shepherds and two humans. One is the nice human, Peter, and the other is the food police, also known as Nurse Ratched.
My nicknames ‘Buckaschmoo’ and ‘Mr. Schmoo’ have evolved because of my specialized talent in schmoozing humans…in order to get more treats, of course.
None of my other pack members have a weight issue. However, being the largest dog of the pack has its advantages: I can broadside another human or canine as well as any linebacker on an NFL football team. I can plow through the pack at will, like Moses dividing the Red Sea. I take up so much space when I stand on the walkway to the backdoor, no one can get past me. I also intimidate new delivery drivers who see me as some kind of canine Titanic. I have heard Nurse Ratched refer to me as a walking version of an ottoman.
Peter says I am just big-boned…”
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