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Have we accidentally bred some dogs for obesity? (arstechnica.com)
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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The poison is in the portion. Humans have lived off carbs for many years. Dogs evolved around humans to be able to digest our starchy leftover foods. I give my dog a spoonful of my porridge or brown rice and he's fine. I stop him eating whole slices of pizza we find on walkies as its too much.