Now she’s tried this before and I wasn’t impressed then and I don’t suppose I’m going to be impressed now. Our Mistress is moving me onto ‘senior’ dog food. I’d have liked to think that the term ‘senior’ was a mark of respect, but regrettably it’s just the nice way of saying I’m past it, whatever ‘it’ was! This time Shadow is going onto senior food with me so that we can console each other. Oh, yes, I’m sure it’s got lots of extra things in it that are good for my joints but I resent the description of being ‘less active’. I was never that active in the first place so it would be difficult to be much less active. Apparently it also contains something that will help me lose fat! Now, just correct me if I’m wrong but it that part is so effective then there’d be a fair few humans eating it by now. Ok, so I have managed to lose a kilogram while on the ‘light’ food I was eating up but I’ve also been perpetually hungry and tried demanding meals at all hours of the day and night. I’m not taking this lying down… ok, I might be lying down but I won’t take it quietly. Last time our Mistress tried this I started raiding the bin in protest and I’m not above a bit of protest bin raiding just because I’m three and a half years older. Sometimes it’s important to fight for what you need and I need food! Good old high protein, energy giving, fattening food. With having lost some weight you can see just how bad the lump on my shoulder is and I don’t like it.
I don’t suppose I’m going to get a lot of support out of Shadow. She’s never been that food driven and besides she’s been saying she wants to improve her waistline in time for Crufts. That’s girls for you.
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