Hi, I’m Savanna! Read my introduction to be taught extra about me and my spunky Chihuahua combine, Penny.
I get some feedback from family and friends about how “fats” Penny is. Okay, I’ll admit, she could also be a little chubby for her small body. But I’m going to get a little bit defensive right here. She weighs 12 kilos, and I feel together with her being primarily a Chihuahua, individuals assume she must be smaller and solely weigh about 7 kilos most. But she’s additionally half Miniature Poodle and Pekingese in line with her DNA take a look at, and these are each breeds that may weigh 14–15 kilos on common. Her vet says she’s wholesome, and she or he’s been about 12 kilos for a few years now, so it’s not like she’s persevering with to realize weight.
You could have heard the saying, “I’m not fats, I’m fluffy.” I’ve to say for Penny, that saying is true. I feel a part of what makes her look so fats is her thick hair. And I can show it: all I’ve to do is give her a shower. Join me as we have a look at Penny’s magical weight reduction transformation each time she will get a shower.
Penny’s Not Fat, and I Can Prove It!
Bath time is certainly not on the list of Penny’s favorite activities, however all that fluff and rolling round in useless worms makes her fairly pungent. So she will get common baths each 4–6 weeks. We need to chase her a bit to get her into the bathtub, however as soon as she’s in there, she stands nonetheless and permits us to do our factor (whereas nonetheless trying a little bit cautious within the course of).
When she will get soaking moist from the sprayer, she turns from an chubby ball of fluff to a slick, streamlined weasel-looking creature. All that water pushes her hair nearer to the pores and skin and makes her look extra her true measurement when not hidden by all that fluff. It’s very trimming for her determine. Who knew that including water weight may really make you slimmer?
I informed y’all she isn’t as fats as she appears! It’s principally simply fluff.
Bringing the Fluff Back
The bathtub isn’t simply to get her clear. It’s additionally to revive her fluffiness. So it seems that Penny’s weight reduction transformation is just non permanent. Immediately after a shower when she’s been towel dried and does that cute little shimmy and shake, she really appears greater than she did earlier than as a result of all that fluff is enhanced.
You can positively start to see the Pekingese in her when she’s recent off a shower in all her fluffy glory. She appears like a little bit poof ball, and photos simply don’t do it justice of how poofy she really is!
She’s Not Fat, She’s Fluffy
Despite trying a bit chunky, Penny will get round simply effective, she will get loads of train, and she or he eats the right food portions. Every 4–6 weeks, she undergoes a brief weight reduction transformation, so you’ll be able to see that she’s not as fats as she appears. It’s my job to maintain her joyful and wholesome, so till Penny’s vet tells me she’s chubby and unhealthy and we have to make some modifications, I’ll additional emphasize that she’s not fats, she’s simply fluffy! That’s a hill I’m prepared to die on.
