Anyone who knows me, knows my dogs are my life.
I'm glad he didn't just take Buddy out to the bush and leave him for the wild animals... instead he admitted he did wrong by Buddy and took the (extremely difficult) steps to try to make it better. I don't condone what he did by any means but I do give the guy credit for not being a coward and making this poor dog suffer more for his mistakes... none of us really know what's been going on with "mike". For all we know he could be suffering major depression or some other mental health issue... or Buddy could have a health defect (goldies do have a lot of health issues) and his hair could very well have been covering his extremely thin frame... it is possible? (not all owners hug their pets regularly)
Hey, I hug, cuddle & pick mine up daily and just last night I was getting ready to take them out and was shocked at how much weight they'd gained! They have long hair, I groom them regularly and even weighed them two weeks ago... and in no time at all, all this weight was just suddenly there! (I found out my ex has been feeding them when I'm not around... he never fed them before so can you say VERY UN-f'in-COOL! I can't wait till he moves out!)
PS: Buddy needs a full blood panel and ex-ray done, the other dog needs to have a full health exam, Mike needs to have a mental health exam and if either one has a problem... then the other dog needs to be removed from his care.
