The dog that ate all the PIES! Alaskan malamute nicknamed ‘Georgie Porgie’ due to his penchant for pastries is put on strict diet after becoming Britain’s FATTEST pooch at a whopping 11 stone
- Alaskan malamute George, from mid-Devon, was rescued weighing in at 70kg
- Owners couldn’t afford to feed him properly so neighbour threw pies over fence
- Weighs more than other rescued dogs Bopper the Whopper and Hattie the Fatty
- Gables Farm rehoming centre in Plymouth put on strict diet with some exercise
Britain’s fattest dog – who weighs a whopping 11 stone – has been put on a strict diet after munching his way into the record books.
Porky pooch George, nicknamed ‘Georgie Porgie’ because of his penchant for pies, was rescued by the RSPCA and now needs to lose half his body weight.
George was taken to Gables Farm rehoming centre in Plymouth, Devon because his owners could not afford to feed him properly, staff said.
Porky pooch George, nicknamed ‘Georgie Porgie’, has sadly been crowned Britain’s fattest dog, after weighing in at 11 stone and being rescued by a rehoming centre
George’s owners are believed to have said that they could not afford to feed him properly, and the neighbour didn’t help by chucking pastries and pies over the fence at him in an attempt to stop him going hungry
The huge Alaskan malamute, from mid-Devon, is thought to have been fed by a neighbour who flung food, including pasties and pies, over the garden fence.
Staff at Gables hope the six-year-old can shed the weight like its other chunky canine residents – ‘Bopper the Whopper’ and ‘Hattie the Fatty’.
But they have an even bigger challenge on their hands as George is 20kg (3st) heavier than Bopper when he was rescued – and 30kg (4st 7lbs) heavier than Hattie.
Volunteers are putting the pooch onto a strict diet routine, and will begin to introduce exercise back into his life as he begins to shed the weight
‘Hattie the Fattie’ ballooned in weight after living a sedentary lifestyle on a diet of daily burgers and fast food. Pictured: Hattie the dog before the dramatic weight loss at Gables Farm
The eight-year-old pooch (pictured after weight loss) arrived at Gables Farm Dogs and Cats home in Plymouth, Devon, in February this year and was put on a strict weight controlled diet
The pair lost around 27kg (4st 2lbs) between them at the shelter and Hattie was recently rehomed.
‘Bopper the Whopper’ (pictured) had been dubbed too big to stay at an animal shelter after weighing in at eight stone
Ruth Pickards, Gables deputy manager, said: ‘Each time we have an obese animal come into our care we think it is the biggest we will ever see and then along comes an even fatter one.
‘It’s just heartbreaking because it is so easy to prevent, but we will build on our previous success and get him slimmed down.’
He will be put onto a special branded diet and have four or five 20 minute walks a day.
‘If you exercise him too much at this weight it will be bad for him. Bad for his heart and his joints. We need to get the weight down before we can properly exercise him.
‘We are so proud of the work we do here and dogs like Georgie Porgie help to remind us of what it means to be a true non-euthanasia charity.’
He is now on a strict diet and is slowly exercising to lose weight safely.
The charity has also set up a fundraising campaign to help cover George’s vet bills, estimated at over £800, including payments for low-calorie dog food and pain relief medicine.
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