Do people take the weight of their dogs that personally? I think I'd just say say one day when petting the dog, "oof, he's pretty padded! Did the vet say anything about his weight? I hear it's really bad for dogs to be overweight." They can respond, or no.
Random anecdote: I was walking some dogs in the park, and a woman came by with several small dogs. I'm not sure how we got on the topic, but she mentioned that her vet is always on her about one of her doggies being fat, but hey, what can she do, the dog likes to eat. I kind of chuckled politely, but then as the dogs trotted away, I was like, whoa, that dog is REALLY fat! Like the doggie equivalent of morbidly obese. I almost wanted to call the woman back and say, hey, listen to your vet for your dog's sake, but there's only so much meddling a stranger can do. |