I find this really sad. As Sandra mentions, this dog is going to have issues with his health for the rest of his life. His life will also probably be shorter because of what has happened to him. I see a lot of animals who are forced to live with their owners' unhealthy lifestyle choices such as smoking. It is really unfortunate because, like a young child, they do not even really have a choice about what happens. They also do not have the ability to make an informed decision if they are given too many treats. Unfortunately, pets and children are often used to relieve some of the anxieties the parents or owners themselves have. For example, I once saw a television program about a massively overweight eighteen year old boy. I believe the show was called "Supersize Son". Overall, it was a terrible, voyeuristic, opportunistic piece of programming. However, it did turn out that the woman had been overfeeding her son because of the way she reacted to the miscarriage of her first child. In many cases, people are treating their pets poorly for a variety of similar reasons stemming from their own past.
