People aren’t the only ones that can get overweight by eating too much and not having enough exercise!
It happens to dogs too…
And we can take the lead from one dog that was in that situation and overcame it with diet and exercise – enter Obie, a morbedly obese Dachshund).
Obie went to live with an older couple, who loved him a lot, and found his brown eyes irresistable! As a result, Obie reached a max weight of 77 pounds (the average Dachshund weighs about 32) from all the extra treats he was given.
He was rescued by the Oregon Dachshund Rescue and went to live with a veterinary tech. She got Obie on a high protein diet, that was low in fat and high in fiber.
Walks outside were added and he worked his way up to a dog treadmill once he was able.
In 8 months, he lost 40 pounds – more than half his weight!
He did need a tummy tuck to get rid of the extra skin that he developed due to his weight.
But Obie is a great success story of how a good diet and regular exercise can help any person (or doggie) become healthy again.
Read the whole story about Obie on CalorieLab.com
Image by Igor Bredikhin, used under the GNU Free Documentation License.
