Obese Sausage Dog Drops 9KG, Goes From Bulky Bratwurst To Fit Footy Frank

This fine nation loves itself some puppers, and we’re also so fond of ~inspirational journeys~ we’ve embraced an entire television genre that centres on the improving health of others. Vicariously watching others achieve their goals is almost as good as doing it yourself, right?

With both of those factors in mind, it’s a bloody good thing we just caught news of Vincent. This once-pudgy doggo has somehow shed about 9 kilos since being taken in by The St. Vincent De Paws Society Houston’s K-9 Angels Rescue, and we are just absolutely made up about it. 

Look. Look with your special eyes at what Vincent was when he rocked up to the shelter in September last year:

According to trainers / rescuers / IRL heroes Mary Tipon and Melissa Anderson, Vincent was taken to the shelter after his original owner died. It’s also reported he had been fed a fast-food diet, which isn’t too hard to believe by looking at him, and he was suffering from high cholesterol and depression. 

Vet Sharon Anderson said “he was friendly, but I could barely discern between his laying down and standing up positions; with his short little legs, there was very little clearance between the floor and his chest and abdomen.”

Then, little by little, the artisinal Bavarian ryebread loaf of a dog became more active through short walks and hydrotherapy. Eventually, this kinda thing happened, proving the motivational power of Kendrick Lamar’s I: 

And just at the start of this month, our buddy found his angle with this you-beaut shot:

Source: News.Com.Au. 
Photo: Skinny Vinnie Of K-9 Animal Rescue Houston / Facebook.