Poor boy.
The fat hound of the Baskervilles
By DAVID WILKES, Daily Mail 08:42am 10th April 2006
As spaniels go, he is hardly a springer. In fact, weighing nearly seven stones, Ashley is at best a sloucher.
Given his girth, walkies can be only a short waddle for the dog whose life was in danger after he was fed huge amounts of sausages, bacon and roast dinners. He ballooned to twice the size he should be, his waist measured 39 inches and he developed bed sores from spending most of his time lying down. The situation became so bad his owners asked a vet to put him down. But he refused and now there is hope for the hound - thanks to a lady called Baskerville.
Brenda Baskerville, who runs a dog grooming studio in Frodsham, Cheshire, has put Ashley on a strict diet. And while it could take a year for him to get back to normal, he's already making progress.
Ashley ended up at Miss Baskerville's after Chester vet John Isaacson refused his original owners' request to put him down and instead contacted English Springer Spaniel Rescue, a charity which rehomes neglected members of the breed. Mr Isaacson said: "Some people cannot resist overfeeding their pets, and this dog was given a fried breakfast and roast dinners until it came to a standstill. We offered to take it on and rehome it, because we knew that he was good natured. His family were happy with that."
Now, thanks to low-fat dog food and no treats between meals, eight-year-old Ashley has already shed a few pounds.
Miss Baskerville, 62, said: "It's impossible to take him for walks. He will go for a potter in the garden on his own now, but he pants all the time from the effort of moving. He is enormous, the fattest dog I've ever seen. But he is a lovely dog and will hopefully get much, much slimmer."
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Originally Posted by Muddy4paws
I know he's overweight, but not quite that bad! 
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