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0225593 - Britain's fattest dog couldn't even wag his tail . . . let alone go for walkies. But Sam the Jack Russell is now only half the pet he once was - thanks to a strict diet. The portly five year-old pooch weighed in at a staggering 3st 7lbs after regular feasts of pilchards and chocolate digestives. He couldn't even climb the stairs and had to be winched onto the scales to keep tabs on his ballooning size. Vets believe he would not have lived another six mnonths without having a fatal heart attack. Worried neighbours saved Sam's life after alerting the RSPCA. He has now lost more than half his body weight following a strict diet and exercise regime, and is expected to be named the UK pet slimmer of the year.
Vet nurse Pip Millard who helped Sam slim down, said: "He was definitely the fattest dog in the UK. "No-one has ever come forward with a dog that size before. He was so fat that he couldn't even get on the weigh-in scales in the surgery. "He was owned by an elderly lady who couldn't walk him very far, and he just piled on the pounds." Sam was brought to the RSPCA in Cheltenham in 1999. New owner Neville Lamb said: "He is a totally different dog, and he wags his tail continuously."
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![Britain's fattest dog couldn't even wag his tail . . . let alone go for walkies. But Sam the Jack Russell is now only half the pet he once was - thanks to a strict diet. The portly five year-old pooch weighed in at a staggering 3st 7lbs after regular feasts of pilchards and chocolate digestives. He couldn't even climb the stairs and had to be winched onto the scales to keep tabs on his ballooning size. Vets believe he would not have lived another six mnonths without having a fatal heart attack. Worried neighbours saved Sam's life after alerting the RSPCA. He has now lost more than half his body weight following a strict diet and exercise regime, and is expected to be named the UK pet slimmer of the year. <br> Vet nurse Pip Millard who helped Sam slim down, said: "He was definitely the fattest dog in the UK. "No-one has ever come forward with a dog that size before. He was so fat that he couldn't even get on the weigh-in scales in the surgery. "He was owned by an elderly lady who couldn't walk him very far, and he just piled on the pounds." Sam was brought to the RSPCA in Cheltenham in 1999. New owner Neville Lamb said: "He is a totally different dog, and he wags his tail continuously." <br> ph Gary Roberts <br>Featxxxx](../images/prevs/0225593.jpg "Britain's fattest dog couldn't even wag his tail . . . let alone go for walkies. But Sam the Jack Russell is now only half the pet he once was - thanks to a strict diet. The portly five year-old pooch weighed in at a staggering 3st 7lbs after regular feasts of pilchards and chocolate digestives. He couldn't even climb the stairs and had to be winched onto the scales to keep tabs on his ballooning size. Vets believe he would not have lived another six mnonths without having a fatal heart attack. Worried neighbours saved Sam's life after alerting the RSPCA. He has now lost more than half his body weight following a strict diet and exercise regime, and is expected to be named the UK pet slimmer of the year. <br> Vet nurse Pip Millard who helped Sam slim down, said: "He was definitely the fattest dog in the UK. "No-one has ever come forward with a dog that size before. He was so fat that he couldn't even get on the weigh-in scales in the surgery. "He was owned by an elderly lady who couldn't walk him very far, and he just piled on the pounds.\" Sam was brought to the RSPCA in Cheltenham in 1999. New owner Neville Lamb said: "He is a totally different dog, and he wags his tail continuously.\" <br> ph Gary Roberts <br>Featxxxx")