I had this problem with my toy poodle when he was young but it was my grandpa! We lived next door to them and Dax would hang out with my grandpa all day when I was at work. He fed Dax and his two poodles straight off the table..... whatever they wanted. Then he would also cook them gizzards and livers! That poor 7 lb. dog ended up weighing 15 lbs. when we finally moved away. He had luxating patella problems due to his weight. As soon as we got him on a good diet and he lost the weight, he very rarely had any joint issues. Every once in a while his knee would pop out and I'd massage it back in. I do think it's the "elderly generation" that, like the other poster said, has the "bless them" mentality when a dog is a good eater. You'll just have to be firm with your mom but of course that's going to be tough since she's doing you a favor and watching your pup for you.
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