Fat is a four letter word. Until it fits!

This morning, I became very worried about my dog. She's one of my best friends, and she's my first baby. So, when she looked to be limping and favoring her hind leg, I looked her over carefully. I massaged her hind legs, pulling and twisting to see if she whimpered or yelped at anything. Nothing.

Then I saw her standing in the middle of the room, just staring at the wall. Not sitting. Not rooting around in the trash like normal. Just standing there, staring at the wall. For almost three minutes. (Then I couldn't stand it anymore, and I called her name. Just to get her to stop. It was almost Poltergeist-like.)

I noticed she wasn't able to jump up onto the couch easily. I almost moved to give her a leg up, and then remembered that since we bought new couches last week she really wasn't supposed to be on there at all, so if I just pretended I didn't see her up there, it would be fine. But I couldn't, in all conscience, help her up.

Last but not least, I realized that she has not gone outside all day. At all. And since we have a doggie door, she is usually in and out every twenty minutes. You know, because she can. Not today. She's tried to go outside a few times, but each time turned around before she got out the doggie door. I moved a chair that may have been blocking the door. (I spend my whole days off doing something for this dog, I think!) Still didn't go outside. Hmmm. . curiouser and curiouser.

So I went outside and left her inside. To see if she even wanted to come outside. She follows me everywhere, so I figured if she wanted to be with me, she would want to be outside. She did.

And either our doggie door has gotten smaller or our dog has gotten fatter. She couldn't fit.

That doesn't account for all our issues today, but it does for at least one. She didn't go outside today because she can't. She's too fat. (Which might also be why she's having trouble jumping on the couch, and limping. Its all the extra weight.) Looks like I'm not the only one who needs to go walking more often!



She doesn't look THAT fat!!!