Maintaining your Figure

My dearly departed older brother, Bowmore always told me that it’s important to exercise regularly, eat sensibly, maintain a healthy weight and visit your doctor to get the juice that stops us from getting sick.  I have to admit to being a little skeptical about the juice because my nose gets a little warm and dry for a couple of days afterwards, but Mummy tells me that means it’s working.

Yesterday I had my annual medical review.  I consider myself to be a pretty fine specimen of a fish retriever so of course assumed that I would pass with flying colors.  I’m pleased to say that my general health is good, but our doctor said my waistline needs a little work.

When Daddy is not away in far away lands, he always gives us breakfast which is really good because he gives us more than Mummy.  For a while now, he’s been earning dog biscuits at our kennel and gives us breakfast every day so it’s been a while since we’ve had to survive on the meager rations that we get when he’s not here.  Of course, we never pointed out that we were getting more food.  It’s a matter of survival.  After all, you never know when something bad might happen and all the kibble reserves dry up.  We would then be thankful for having eaten a little more when there was a plentiful supply.  Apparently, our doctor doesn’t understand this.  Can you believe he’s put me on a diet?

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