Kamper Profile: Gabe Jones-Capouch

They don’t come much cuter than this guy. Meet Gabe, who is perhaps a Fox Terrier mix, cared for by Grace Jones and Patti Capouch of Portland. Gabe has been a client of Kamp K9 since August of 2005 (the old days, when Kamp K9 was Paw Prince Bed & Biscuit).

He comes to Maine via the south, but not in the typical way dogs from there make their way up here. He was in a car, and tossed out of it, along a road. (In my brain’s universe, God has a very special place reserved just for them.) Grace happened to be driving behind when it happened, and picked him up. Thankfully he wasn’t critically injured, and she made some attempts to have the cute, extremely good-natured youngster adopted, but nothing panned out, and he simply became a permanent member of the household.

Did I say he was good-natured? Gabe is a GREAT little dog. He has the personality and demeanor of a kindly, affectionate wise man. I once used the word "magical" to describe him; he’s just got such a special air about him, a definite je ne sais quoi. Known to his proud moms’ friends as "Buddha," he’s the kind of dog who is very much liked by people who really don’t like dogs.

Gabe will let you pick him up and carry him as long as you’re willing, and as long as you’re not interfering with his social life for too long. He’ll let you place him in a spot and pose him, and he’ll stay there for you. (Kamp K9’s web site boasts a photo of one such pose; he’s shown on the "Boarding" page lounging on his back. He stayed there through a few snaps of the camera and didn’t move until he was told that he was all done.

He came to stay with us recently for the first time in a while, and it was SO good to see him.

Pet Obesity (concluded)

It seems obvious and simple, then, to say that your pets need less food and more exercise, but those two things are the simplest and best ways to treat and/or prevent obesity in your pets. Beyond that, if it doesn’t seem like those two things are doing enough for your tubby tabby or pudgy pug, there are medications available to help.

We all know that being too fat is not healthy for ourselves. It might help you to keep the same attitude in mind for your little loved ones by simply drawing parallels between human obesity issues and those in animals. They’re very similar.

Discuss these issues with your vet. This article is incredibly short and very general. More details can be gotten from your pet’s health care professional.

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