Let’s take a look at some dog news. There is an interesting story here in Canada about a dog who arrived a few weeks ago from Thailand. Given the appetite of this girl, one would assume she is a PON. Or a Labrador Retriever. But she’s not - she’s a multi-breed dog. It seems that Mercedes was a street dog who was adopted by a food vendor in Bangkok. She was named after the vehicle of the person who abandoned her. Nice. Anyway, the street vendor fed her. A lot. And when the vendor died, the other vendors fed her. A lot. So much that she literally could not move. She should have weighed around 18kg or about 40 lbs. Mercedes weighed 54 kg or a whopping 119 lbs. No offense, but she actually resembled a sea lion. With little legs.
Thankfully for Mercedes, a woman who runs a rescue in Thailand took her in- and she was put on a diet. She lost 27 kg or half her body weight. Which sounds great - except she has a whole lot of excess skin - which causes additional problems.
So - funds were raised through an international rescue group, and Mercedes was flown to Canada - where her surgery to remove her excess skin will take place - once she loses a bit more weight, and additional funds are raised for her medical expenses. Here is a video showing her right now:
All I can say is wow. She is one lucky, lucky dog. It also makes me realize what could happen if I managed to eat everything I would LIKE to eat. I’m not sure I want to look like a sea lion. No offense,again, to those guys - but I like looking like a dog.
Meanwhile, here at home, our swimming Picard continues to amaze her highness. He consistently retrieves the fetch toy. EVERY time. Now mind you, he is attached to the 30 ft line- but still, he gets it and heads back even after more than one throw. We know he has a “wandering” attention span on land - but he loves the water. Her highness didn’t end up in the water, and he had a blast!
It’s a good way to cool him off on these hot muggy days. Did I mention that I think we should get a heat pump?
Well, time to have my portion controlled breakfast. Which is obviously not a bad thing. Although... I still think I could have a LITTLE more....
Have a good one. Peace and paws up.
Seizure free days: 15
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