When we were looking to adopt a dog, I got into the habit of browsing Petfinder most evenings while wrapping up for bed. Even now that we have Linus, I still peruse there occasionally (Linus is now listed on there as a “happy tails” case!).

While reading Petfinder this evening, I saw two upsetting things. First of all, Jake, who we met at the Tri State Corgi Rescue home, passed away. RIP, buddy. You seemed to be in a great deal of pain when we met you, so I hope you’re feeling better and chasing endless squirrels now.

Secondly, I saw the fattest corgi I have ever seen listed as up for adoption. This poor guy, Dilwyn, is even larger than Spunky, who we also saw at TSCR when we picked up Linus.

At that time, Spunky was the fattest corgi I had ever seen and truly looked like a fat walking sausage as he darted around. Dilwyn, as shown in the above photo, probably has 10lbs on Spunky! Eysh.

It’s just sad that people would let their dogs get to this point. Can’t they recognize that the weight is a burden? Our cat got up to 14lbs last fall, but it was because Earl’s old roommate constantly fed her/gave her treats while Earl was at work. Now we are strict about feeding her twice a day and that’s IT (aside from the occasional treat), and she is already down to 12.4 lbs. Her ideal weight is somewhere around 9 or 10 lbs.

Linus, as per his vet checkup last Wednesday, is still 2lbs underweight.

I hope Dilwyn finds a loving home where they give him some exercise and diet dog food!