Comments on: Dog vs. Cat vs. Me? http://dietrehab.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/dog-vs-cat-vs-me/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dog vs. Cat vs. Me? http://dietrehab.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/dog-vs-cat-vs-me/#comment-2 Dog vs. Cat vs. Me? Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:11:18 +0000 http://dietrehab.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-2 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt It seems I’m not the only one trying to curb my diet. Tinks (above) and seven dogs are entering a challenge to win the title of the UK’s biggest animal loser. While I’m not entering diet rehab to lose weight, the animals will (like me) be prescribed a nutritional and exercise program.  Mr. Sean Wensley, a Senior Veterinary Surgeon, agues that many pet owners feed their animals unhealthy “treats” as a way of showing affection or of rewarding good behaviour: “They don’t realize they are actually killing their pets with kindness.”   Am I really killing myself with a bit of bacon now and then? Equating treats of “human food” to “killing” seems a little extreme to me. After all, wouldn’t a nice piece of fresh (not farmed) salmon be better for my cat than the manufactured, corn-based food I buy from the store?   Thoughts? Comments? Photo taken from UK Daily Telegraph, courtesy of […] [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt It seems I’m not the only one trying to curb my diet. Tinks (above) and seven dogs are entering a challenge to win the title of the UK’s biggest animal loser. While I’m not entering diet rehab to lose weight, the animals will (like me) be prescribed a nutritional and exercise program.  Mr. Sean Wensley, a Senior Veterinary Surgeon, agues that many pet owners feed their animals unhealthy “treats” as a way of showing affection or of rewarding good behaviour: “They don’t realize they are actually killing their pets with kindness.”   Am I really killing myself with a bit of bacon now and then? Equating treats of “human food” to “killing” seems a little extreme to me. After all, wouldn’t a nice piece of fresh (not farmed) salmon be better for my cat than the manufactured, corn-based food I buy from the store?   Thoughts? Comments? Photo taken from UK Daily Telegraph, courtesy of […] [...]

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