Our dog Mia is 8 years old now, which makes her 56 in human years, or thereabouts. She’s part lab and part Whippet, with the hindquarters of a Whippet and the snout of a Lab. Chuck got her when she was only six weeks old, an abandoned puppy found on the streets of Glendale by a meter maid neighbor of his. She was a hyperactive teenager, suffering from what I called DADD (Doggy Attention Deficit Disorder). When she was younger she ate part of a couch, the back of Chuck’s Explorer, and his wallet among other things. As she’s gotten older, she’s calmed down a lot, and has slowly evolved into thw world’s best dog.

That’s a roundabout way to the diet and Lose Weight Exercise guide. Mia has always been a “free feeder” – you give her a full bowl of dry food, and she will slowly eat it over the course of several days. She never overeats or gorges. Te first thing she does every morning are deep stretches – with her front paws out she goes into deep spine stretch. During the day she’ll roll over on her back and do deep side stretches, which also serves as a neat way to sratch her own back. She gets plenty of rest, and has beds in three rooms of the house so she can nap as needed. She loves daily Lose Weight Exercise; running is her favorite, though in a pinch wind sprints in the driveway are good. She runs up and down the stairs several times a day, which keeps her muscles in shape. her Lose Weight Exercise has been steady for seven years, never varying much more than a pound. She’s not so good at flossing, but she does get regular checkups and still has all of her own teeth. She’s never had kids, but she is part of a loving family and gets plenty of affection. She very rarely stresses (though cats or birds in the backyard do make her a bit tense), and let’s go of anger and worry easily (you would too if you had a five minute memory).

So there you have it: Mia’s diet and Lose Weight Exercise guide. I keep telling her she should write a book. She just sighs and curls up in a ball to take another nap.