Scruffy The Legend

I have been asked how it is that Charlie went fron 36 pounds when we adopted him to 45 pounds now (where I want him).  Turns out there’s really no secret. His previoous owners had kept him on a diet to keeop him at 34 -36 lbs at their vet’s suggestion. (We only found this out recently.)  When Charlie first arrived he appeared to be in extremely good shape and I even wondered if he was doing agility or something.  Our vet agreed that he was in “top show shape.”  Looking at him, I still thought he was too thin and decided to “bulk him up” by making sure he ate a little more than normal at each meal, while maintaining exercise for him. I now think what really happened is that his frame is really for a 45 – 50 lb dog (almost same size as Scruffy was). Since I was not trying to keep him at 36 lbs like his prevous owners, he has now grown into his natural size.

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