A roly-poly pooch who had a love affair with leftovers has been named one of the UK’s top pet slimmers.
Percy shed 18 per cent of his bodyweight and seven inches off his waist in just six months.
And that landed him the runner-up title in the Pet Fit Club competition run by vet charity PDSA.
Percy had weighed in at at 2st – 40 per cent over his ideal weight of 1st 6lb.
But after PDSA vets warned that his health was at serious risk, his concerned owners began pounding the streets with him and cutting back on the excess food.
Percy now weighs 1st 9lb.
Owner Chloe Morrison, from Ballieston, Glasgow , said: “I’m over the moon with the results so far and my friends and family can’t believe how much thinner he is now.
“I used to get comments from people about him being the biggest pug they’d seen.
"Thankfully, I don’t get them anymore.
“He can run around much easier now and he has more stamina on walks. He doesn’t get as breathless as before.
She added: “We’ve stuck to the diet and he no longer gets leftovers from the dinner table.”
Percy’s diet was supervised by the Glasgow PDSA Pet Hospital’s Amanda Stewart. She said: “Percy is on the way to becoming much happier and healthier.”
The winner of Pet Fit Club 2019 competition was Luigi, a Beagle from Cardiff who lost 30 per cent of his bodyweight.
