Re:New explanation for middle-age weight gain
by nradov on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @12:16PM
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If it's practical for you, consider getting a dog. Dogs need to be exercised every day so it forces you to get out and walk or run at least a couple miles every day. And by "dog" I mean a real dog, not some fragile inbred abomination that can't handle a run around the block.
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Re:New explanation for middle-age weight gain
by pacaro on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @12:37PM
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And don't have a yard, or if you do, don't allow letting the dog into the yard be a stand in for taking the dog for a walk. Obviously that defeats the point for you, but it also doesn't do the dog any favours either.
My large inbred abomination (Bernese Mountain Dog, cute, cuddly, overbred) has never lived anywhere with a yard, so gets real walks.
Re:New explanation for middle-age weight gain
by snuxoll on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @12:56PM
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My wife and daughter would love a dog, but we rent and already have a couple cats so it's not really in the cards right now (the cats alone aren't an issue, but trying to get the OK from the landlady for another animal isn't in the cards).