The beagle in the picture looks very beautiful, both in appearance and figure, it is quite standard.
This puppy, named "Wolfgang", lives in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and judging by the collar around his neck, he is a pampered little one.
But three years ago, "Wolfgang" was a nameless stray dog, and not only that, but its body was completely different from now.
This is the "Wolfgang" of three years ago, and it looks completely different from now, in fact, it weighed 90 pounds (about 80 pounds) at that time, which is in a state of obesity.
As for why "Wolfgang" is morbidly obese, the outside world is not very clear, but fortunately, Chad Schatz and Erin McManis, a lawyer couple, gave it enough care and recorded the experience of helping Wolfgang lose weight.
In conjunction with the "National Pet Obesity Awareness Day" earlier this month, the lawyer couple made a video of the "Wolfgang" change process and shared it. According to a report by the Daily Mail on October 24, local time, the video has become a hot topic on social media, and people are surprised by the changes in "Wolfgang".
This is what "Wolfgang" looks like when he first arrives at the lawyer's house, and it is so round that "it can't get through our existing dog door, so we installed another custom-made one for it, super large".
Soon helping "Wolfgang" lose weight became an important part of the couple's daily life. Under the supervision of a veterinarian, McManis, as a hostess, began making homemade food for Wolfgang, a high-protein, low-calorie dog food that included turkey meat and vegetables.
While paying attention to your diet, exercise is also essential, "If you don't rest, you can walk up to 20 feet (about 6 meters)," McManis said, describing Wolfgang's actions when he was obese.
Fortunately, the man Schatz was very patient, "Wolfgang" could not walk, he waited for it, let it complete the daily walk plan little by little, first from the door to the mailbox at the end of the driveway, and then slowly lengthened the distance.
And because the Phoenix summer is so hot, the couple had to take Wolfgang out before 5 a.m., or train after the sun had completely set, almost non-stop.
"The veterinarian told us that his heart and organs had to work harder to support his weight, and that if he was in the sun too much, he could suffer from heat stroke," explains the attentive hostess.
So the puppy water treadmill was also arranged for "Wolfgang", and it was really a pleasant thing to run with a little doll in his mouth.
The owner's persistence and love have changed "Wolfgang" greatly, three years later, its weight has decreased by 63 pounds (about 57 pounds), and now it is only 27 pounds (about 24 pounds), reaching the standard weight of a beagle (25 pounds to 30 pounds), it looks more cute, and it seems to be more confident, of course, some excess skin cannot be eliminated, "This is a beauty problem, we have no plans to change", McManis said.
"Wolfgang", which lost two-thirds of its body weight, is now very flexible and, in the words of its owner, has regained lightning speed, running around the yard.
In the video, in the tone of "Wolfgang", people should lose weight, and puppies are the same, "there is nothing cute about the extreme obesity of dogs, on the contrary, it is a sign of neglect or abuse", "even if you only gain a little weight, it will increase a lot of pressure on the dog's joints".