On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:59:17 -0600, Kathleen
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
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>> On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:17:50 -0600, Kathleen
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>>>sf wrote:
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>>>>On 4 Feb 2009 22:29:07 GMT, "Default User" >
>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>When I were a young sprat, my mother saved bacon grease
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>>>>Didn't everyone's mom?
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>>>Well, yeah, but only to add to seed to make suet balls for feeding birds
>>>over the winter.
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>> Mine added it to dog food.
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>ARGH!!!
>
>Mine did that. Maybe, what was it, 4, 5 years ago? They moved to
>Phoenix and I drove their SUV out there for them because my mom doesn't
>do highways.
>
>So we've got their two dogs with me and my mom, my dad's got the truck,
>we decided to do it in three days rather than pushing it and making the
>trip in two.
>
>And Laddie and Blue (border collie and aussie, respectively) are Fat
>*******s. We're not talking plump. These are animals so fat you
>could've used them as coffee tables. And while we're making frequent
>pitstops for walkies, as much for my mother's sake as for the dogs,
>they're spending hours at a time basically imobile.
>
>We stop for the night, neither dog shows much interest in their
>kibble... Totally normal for the situation... And my mother busts out
>a tupperware container of bacon fat she had stashed in the cooler,
>packed with malice and aforethought for just such an occasion, which she
>proceeds to microwave and spoon over their kibble, "to tempt their
>appetites and keep their strength up".
>
>ARGH!!!!! FFS, MOM! I WON'T BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF EITHER OF THEM POPS
>LIKE A TICK!!!

We had several house dogs at any one time and none were fat. Those
were the days when you kept drippings etc in a pot and mixed it with
dog kibble daily. I don't think kibble was as nutritious back in
those days. Plus we never fed our dogs at the table... it was
absolutely forbotten. They got a measured amount of dog food (plus
the enhancements) and no regular doggie treats.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West