Meet Tank! Tank is a Black Lab/Rottweiler mix
who is 10 years old. When Tim picked him out, he noticed the size of his paws
and knew that Tank would be a good name for him!
Tank loves to take walks, go for rides in the
car or truck, people and dog watch from the window, be social and get attention
from people.
Tank's parents, Tim and Stephanie started to notice some problems
with Tank's mobility in the spring of 2011, but attributed it to his age or the
medication he was on. Then it got really bad - he couldn't make it up much of
an incline, stairs, small hill in their yard, etc. They took him to the vet in
the summer of 2011 for his yearly checkup and he weighed 170 pounds! It was
time for them to make a few changes! He had gradually gained weight because of
treats, not measuring food and occasional people food. Tim and Stephanie did
the hard work of measuring food, limiting the amount of unhealthy treats and
instead gave him mostly carrots which took him a while to get used to, and
cutting out all people food. They brought Tank in for monthly visits to the vet
to get weighed and each time Tank had lost a lot of weight and he started
getting around a lot better! Tank
currently is down to 103 pounds! He is
able to do more of the things he loves to do.
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| Tank Before |
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| Tank After Weight loss |
