Image of Obese ‘Obie’ the dieting dachshund (© Biggest Loser, Doxie Edition via Facebook, http://aka.ms/Obie)

Obie is morbidly obese, albeit ridiculously cute.

The close-ups hide his surplus of pudge.

Of course, who could resist giving him food with those big, brown eyes?

A photo next to his new doggie roommate – the healthy black pup – gives a scale of Obie's fatness.

Even the poor pooch's forehead is tubby.

His tongue-out grimace shows how much effort it takes to do simple tasks like walking.

Aww, naptime.

If Obie wants to go out and play, he'll have to do some serious dieting.

"Healthy food? Noooo!"

Basking in the sun, just lettin' it all hang out.

Bath-time, nothing to be ashamed of here.

So cute, yet so extraordinarily large.

One step for Obie = serious workout.

That's all.

World's fattest dachshund goes beyond preciously plump

9/12/2012

This little doggie is morbidly obese, but has lots of infectious charm. Obie, a 5-year-old dachshund, manages to make his extra tub (and we mean 40-pounds extra) part of his charm as he waddles about his business each day. But don't get too attached to those rolls. After an elderly couple gave him up recently, Obie has landed at the home of veterinarian Nora Vanetta in Portland, Ore., and she's determined to get rid of his extra pounds, chronicling his progress on the Facebook page, "Biggest Loser, Doxie Edition." The 77-pound pooch is still too fat for regular exercise (as shown in the gallery images above), but he's on a special diet, and hydrotherapy sessions have become his form of puppy push-ups. [Source]

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