There is someone else struggling with obesity in our family……
My boyfriend, my snuggle buddy, Dexter, affectionately known as Winkey Boy (aside from Walter, he’s the only one with a penis in our family of 7). He’s other nickname is Vaatjie – which translated means Little Barrel, because he’s a fattie! Dexter and Miley are both Chihuahua’s. They both eat a diet of quality vet based dog foods and snacks and treats are limited. Yet Dexter is a fattie and Miley is a Skinny-ma-links. I’m convinced that he is living proof that there is such a thing as a fat gene!
So when Hill’s contacted me and invited Dexter to participate in the Pet Slimmer’s Program, I jumped at the opportunity! Of course, this meant that Dexter had to go for a weigh in and assessment at our local vet and I was horrified and feeling really guilty with his results. He weighs 4.6kg’s you guys! And he’s 84% overweight! The poor little guy needs to lose 2.1kg’s in order to get to his goal weight of a healthy Chihuahua weight of 2.5kgs! Poor guy, he’s literally a walking barrel of fat! And of course, you’ll know from previous blog posts I’ve done about obesity, all the health concerns I have for him!
So he officially started on his Metabolic Weight Solution on Saturday.
He’s scheduled to have a weigh in on Thursday, 25th June and will have weekly weigh in’s thereafter! According to the Pet Slimmer, he will take 45 weeks to reach his goal weight and should lose on average 0.05kg’s per week.
You can follow Dexter’s #petslimmer journey on Instagram and I’ll be blogging and sharing his progress from time to time. In addition, Hills have given me two prizes to give to you, all you need do is follow the entry prompts below and you could win one of these two Pet Food Storage bins, the larger one holds up to 12kg’s of pet food and is valued at R500, the smaller one is valued at R250 and holds up to 5kg’s of pet food. We’re using these at home and they’re fabulous for safely and conveniently storing pet food and keeping them free of ants and fresh!
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With love from my Fat Boy to you!
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im drooling on my screen, ur doggie is just too adorable. love this giveaway. my 3 year old labrador, maximus will love this food storage bin
I think Dex would have lost 0,07 kg’s
Oh boy – my little girl needs this diet too *blush*! I think Dexter would’ve lost 0.08.
I’d love to win this for Harvey. He also needs to go on a diet, since we got Shera he has become a bit chubby. (She can eat much more than him and not get fat – Ridgeback).
I had a little chuckle, or perhaps it was a nervous giggle.. I’m almost certain my Spaniel is overweight and needs to diet but she just loves her food. Have you ever seen a dog LIE down at their bowl? Yes, that is her preferred stance for eating!!
Good luck with the diet.
I think he will have lost 550g. (Zeus beat the battle of the bulge, losing 8kg last year!) You can do it Dexter!
I think Dexter will have lost the 0.05kg’s that he is meant to lose in a week.
my baby could do with this
350g
400g
245g
650g
Ah, lovely Dexter.
That tongue – too sweet!
I reckon he’ll be down a total of 600g – exceeding expectations just like his mom 😉
I reckon about 530g…
Love the containers