So I worked very hard to take weight off of Halo. He came to me pretty overweight and I had taken about 8 pounds off of him, with still another 5 or so to go.
Well starting last week I was looking at him and thinking he was gaining weight again. Impossible. He still eats the same amount I've always fed him, and he's getting more exercise now that he's off of crate rest. I was highly perplexed.
I mentioned it to my sole employee last week. She said she gives him treats when she takes him out (she works the day shift for me twice a week). How many treats? "Well you know that bag on your counter? [ed: HUGE back of treats, could feed a small army of dogs, have had it since January and have barely made a dent] Have you noticed it's been going down?" No, I don't really give the dogs treats so I haven't noticed anything since my hand is never in the bag. "Oh, well I give him a handful everytime I put him back in his crate." A HANDFUL?! So that means that on the days I'm gone he gets 3-5 handfuls! That's 6-10 handfuls of treats a week! $#@%$@%^#^$#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I worked really hard to take the weight off. From now on I will no longer keep treats in the house (just in the kennel) and will instruct her not to give him any kennel treats. He was looking SO GOOD and now he's starting to look like a lardass again. I'm bummed.