Zaftig
zaf·tig [zahf-tik, -tig]
–adjective Slang. 1. (of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure.
2. full-bodied; well-proportioned.
Also, zoftig.
[Origin: 1935–40; < Yiddish zaftik lit., juicy, succulent; cf. MHG saftec, deriv. of saf(t), OHG saf (G Saft) sap1, juice]
She's on a diet. Really. For a while, I had myself convinced the Red Dawg was just big boned. I don't get this. Lila, the blue heeler, is svelte. I feed them both the same. Maybe it's that Red Dawg considers napping to be a sport? (Especially when that means curled up with a certain 10-year-old boy.) And now with us being in the dead of winter and all, there's not a lot of horseback riding going on, which is also a favorite sport of hers. Well, running behind the horse, that is. Although you'd never know it from looking at the big gal.
Red Dawg. a.k.a. ... The Red Zeppelin. The Chorizo (a sausage we have in Northern NM). Pork Chop. Twinkie. The Chunk. Square Block.
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Some dogs do seem to become quite stout. My trail dog Mina runs thousands of miles a year, eats a fair bit, and is quite well built like Red Dawg. Her son is much leaner. I think that Mina muscles up in summer then runs to fat in winter. Plus she cadges treats from guests. Getting speyed resulted in her gaining bulk too.
Posted by: Transylvanianhorseman | December 16, 2007 3:08 AM