sheltiemom
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Judy thT iz mzing. I recently got Phoebe, and what a porker she was. She was free fed along with a herd of other shelties so she felt she needed to chow down when food appeared. Phoebe weighed 36lbs 3 months ago when I got her. I started her out with 1&1/2 cups of food because she tried to steal the others food all the time. I moved her into another room to eat, and cut her food back weekly. I too wanted to make sure she wasn't going to suffer hyperglycemia by feeding her less. Well it is now 3 months and she is down to 31lbs and I feel bad that I have not been able to walk her at this time, but that will change tomorrow when I get my leg. She is very active and runs like a cougar around the backyard. When I was finally cleared to go into the pool, I wound up and out of the hospital for a couple of months. The pool is still warm so pool time is a definate must
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