Paunchy pooch fights the flab at pet fit club
Chip the Labrador went for his fortnightly weigh-in at the PDSA PetAid hospital in Hurst Road last week, delighting staff with his progress.
Chip, who lives with his owner in West Croydon, is the heaviest of 10 pets all over the country taking part in the Pet Fit Club, organised by the veterinary charity PDSA.
At 10st 4lbs, Chip is more than double the weight he should be and is even heavier than Croydon supermodel Kate Moss.
His owner, 64-year-old John Turnball admitted he “eats anything” and says whenever he takes him out to exercise he gets distracted by bitches.
But Chip has lost 1.3 kilos - 2.8lbs - since starting his new diet and exercise programme, which has been designed by vets and nurses at the PDSA.
Ann Radford, the PDSA veterinary surgeon at the Hurst Road surgery who is looking after Chip, said: “His weight has stablised a little bit. We would have liked him to lose a bit more, but he has also lost a couple of inches from his waist so overall I’m pleased with him.