Sparky takes umbrage at being told he has to cut weight.

He accused me of fat-shaming him.  I was, so that line of argument wasn’t persuasive.

He said that he was just big-boned.  I explained that his bones didn’t get bigger in a month.

He has been packing on muscle from fighting that coyote and running down rabbits.  I reminded him that he prefers baby snatching to bunny chasing.

I’m not making excuses when I say that it’s not his fault that he’s been packing it on.  Well, except for eating babies and garbage he finds in the woods.  That’s on him.  Sparky has been on doxycycline all month after our vet visit.

Sparky is averse to taking pills, so measures were taken to hide the antibiotic.  The capsule is dipped in peanut butter, then mixed in with his dog food.  A bit of gravy is dripped on the capsule blob and the rest of his dog food.  The success rate is about 95%.  Last time he was on doxy, it was about 60%.