S ince progressive, involuntary weight loss is one of the biggest problems in dogs with cancer, there doesn't seem to be a lot of research on dogs who actually gain weight after their cancer is discovered. I'm sure that even with the most nutritious foods available, there can be too much of a good thing. Anyway, a dog that's dying of cancer definitely shouldn't die of obesity instead. Maybe it's just the breed. I'm never met a Dalmatian who wouldn't eat everything in its path.
Dalmatians just love to eat.
M y Dad, who in his long life has had almost a dozen dogs, keeps reminding me that dogs don't live forever. It's hard to remember this however when Spot has been an integral part of my life for the entire time my company has been open for business. For fourteen years, his desire to get up at the crack of dawn and his insatiable love of long walks in any type of weather have defined daily life. It's almost easier to acknowledge that I'm growing older and falling apart than that he is. The sun is setting though.