Fernando Botero, Perros, 1966
I used to housesit for a couple that had an Australian Shepherd named Digger. Digger was the fattest dog I have ever seen. And it was no wonder, as every night his dinner consisted of a chicken breast sitting atop a bowl of egg noodles, topped with a pat of butter.
Digger also got a spoon of vanilla Haagen-Dazs ice-cream for dessert each night if he was a good boy. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Digger also got a spoon of vanilla Haagen-Dazs ice-cream for dessert each night if he was a good boy. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS DIET. Appalling! That dog ate better than most people! But he was SO FAT! Fat and happy, but still. He JIGGLED when he walked! And when I would try and take him for a walk he would peter out and just refuse to move after we walked ONE BLOCK. Argh!
Sadly I do not have a picture of Digger, and I am sure he died of a heart attack long ago. But these pics above will give you some indication of how he looked.
Full disclosure: I am of the chunky variety, so it isn't exactly fair of me to be judgemental on this issue! I also have a 19 lb. kitty (he is a big boy, but he really isn't FAT fat), so clearly I feed my own little monsters more than they probably need!
