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50 Cutest De-Chonker Pics And Stories That Are Absolutely Inspiring
We cherish our furry companions dearly, regardless of whether they're a bit on the plump side or not. However, when it comes to a dog carrying excess weight, it can pose significant health issues, and a hefty pup may not be a happy pup. Having a conversation with your four-legged friend to encourage them to shed a few pounds is sadly impossible. The bestest boys and girls are mostly after an extra treat instead of a workout.
Yet, if a dog owner is determined and committed, they hold the key to transforming their pup's life for the better. Check out these incredible before-and-after pics of dogs getting healthier through weight loss. Let's be happy for both their dedicated owners and the dogs themselves.
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#1
Two Years And Tons Of Walks Later, Shiloh Has Reached Her Target Weight
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#2
Still The Happiest Guy Around, I'm Just Less Round
#3
I Can't Believe I've Lost Over 12 Lbs. I Used To Have Trouble Getting Up Off The Floor But Now I Can Run Down The Stairs And Jump Off The Couch Without Even Thinking About It
#4
Look What I Did. 11 Pounds Down Is A Lot For A Chihuahua
#5
Did Her A Good Dechonk. Down From 74 Lbs To 48 Lbs. A Few More To Go
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2 Years Later - Looking 2 Years Younger
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Mom's Dementia Caused Her To Overfeed For Months. After A Normal Diet And Lots Of Exercise, Beezie Has Shed Nearly 20 Lbs And She Has A New Lease On Life. 45,6 Lbs To 26,8 Lbs
#9
From Big Bear To Little Bear
#10
Veterinarian Said He Needed To Lose Weight. I Present To You, Dechonkified Chester. He Didn't Like The Journey But Never Takes Food For Granted After The Diet
Jayne Gilbert 3 years ago
His fur looks so much better in the second picture - beautiful definition!
#11
Weight Loss Since Being Adopted
#12
Looking Like A Completely Different Dog
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 3 years ago
I love chihuahuas! (Thatās a chihuahua, right? Iām pretty sure theyāre a chihuahua.)
#14
Chimichanga's Weight Loss
#15
Will You Look At My Girl's Weight Loss? I Am So Proud Of Chloe And How Far She Has Come In A Year
#16
Beulahās Journey: 125 Lbs To 75 Lbs
#17
Jazzy Reached Her Goal Weight
#18
Before And After From Cow's Weight Loss Journey
#19
Murphy's Transformation. Before vs. After
#20
How It Started vs. How It's Going. I Went To My Forever Home And Since Then I've Lost Nearly 5 Kg
#21
From āHelp! Pull Me Upā To āYou Need Help? Iāll Pull You Homeā
#22
Claude Was Dumped At A Boarding Kennel Weighing 59 Kg. His New Family Rescued Him And Started His Weight Loss Journey For A Healthier Life And He Has Dropped 33 Kg
Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago
Luckily Claude's musculature helped him survive his stint with obesity...
#23
Even As Senior Dogs We Were Successful At Weight Loss With Regular Exercise And Food Portion Control. Weāre Both 100 Pounds Down (Or Pretty Close To It) And Healthier Than Ever
#24
One Of My Earliest Weigh-Ins (March 2018) vs. A Healthy Weight Weigh-In (April 2019)
#25
Slow And Steady Wins The Race
#26
Squishyās Eyes Have Lit Up Over The Years
#27
Lost A Little Bit Of Weight
#28
Chloe Went From A Chonky 35 Lbs To A Fit 24 Lbs And Is Now An Agility Athlete
Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago
A lot of border collies do not get the mental and physical stimulation their breed thrives on...
#29
This Was Winston A Few Years Ago And Makes Me Cringe Everytime. So Glad We Are At A Much Healthier Weight Now
Duvet Woman 3 years ago
So pleased to see thinner corgis. Overweight corgis really suffer because of their body shape.
#30
My Weight Loss Journey. Started At 61.2 Pounds. The Highest Iāve Ever Been. I Think Iām Off To A Great Start
#31
Meet Lemmy Kilmister. We Welcomed This Chonker As A Foster. He Was Tipping The Scale At 47 Lbs. One Year After, He Got To A Much Healthier 30 Lbsā¦ And A Foster Fail
#32
My Hooman Says Iām Not At My Goal Yet But I Made A Ton Of Progress In Less Than A Year! A Couple More Pounds To Go
#33
Look How Much Of A Good Boy I've Been Eating My Vegetables And Being More Active. Got A 'Lil Chubby And Now I'm Bouncing Around Like A Puppy Again. 6 Kg Lost
#34
Her Starting Weight Was 44.7 Lbs. She Is Currently Standing At 33 Lbs
#35
My Sisterās Corgi. From 40 Lbs To 22 Lbs
#36
Really Proud Of Our Dechonked Rescue Pupper Corina. 22 Weeks Later, 22 Lbs Lighter
#37
Maggie Has Lost 6 Lbs And Is Now At A Healthy And Happy Weight. We Think She Looks Amazing
Kel_how 3 years ago (edited)
Just a few lbs on these small dogs makes a huge difference! My sister's cats are a little chunky, but we've been able to transition their food and add in more active play. Even with arthritis, our fluffy boy is looking slimmer and is more active! The other two are really chill afterwards, as well.
#38
Then And Now. Glow Up One Year Later
#39
When We Got Buddy He Was 53 Lbs. Today He Is Just Around 32 Lbs
When you see your dog every day, things like weight loss are so much less noticeable until you look back at pictures of their starting point.
#41
10 Months Post-Adoption, And 55 Lbs Lighter
#42
Look At My Baby. Jasmine Has Been On A Long Journey Since 2020
Her weight was making it harder to get around comfortably. So I changed her food and gave her fewer treats etc. (Which I think was harder for me than her.) She’s been going on more little outings and roams a little further. And slowly but surely she got her spunk back.
#43
New Year, New Me
Macky here. In August the vet told my pawents that I was fat. They were embarrassed, but at least I was fat and happy (pic 1). That made my pawents put me on this miserable diet and exercise routine. I have lost 8 pounds so far (2 more to go) and I look/feel so much better (pic 2). I'm still miserable on my diet but I continue to love the extra playtime and walkies.
#44
Piper Met Her Goal! From 100 Lbs To 50 Lbs In A Year
#45
127 Lbs To 108 Lbs. Progress Photo. Iām A Happy Mother! So Proud Of My Rescued Baby
#46
Adopted This Chubby Little Beagle Bulldog 2 Years Ago Today. Look At How His Weight Loss Has Improved
#47
Six Months Ago Today, Momma Brought Me Home
#48
He Has Lost 5 Kg In Four Months
#49
Almost To Goal Weight: 32 Kg (70.5 Lbs) To 25.5k G (56.2 Lbs) In 6 Months. Thatās 6.5 Kg (14.3 Lbs) Total (Around 25% Of Her Current Body Weight)
#50
From 82 Pounds Down To 74! Still Got A Way To Go But Off To A Good Start
#51
My Little Man Is Down To Half A Chonk
#52
Ready To Show Off My Summer Body. Down 78 Lbs
I heart Boo-BI-es 3 years ago
I'm not sure if the dog now weighs 78lbs or it lost 78lbs but either way the doggos made incredible progress!
#53
We Overindulged Him So Much That He Got To 46 Pounds. Now, He Is 25 Pounds. Emmett Truly Is My Weight Loss Buddy
#54
This Is Grace, My Friend's Rescue. 43 Lbs To 31.4 Lbs
#55
Congratulate Sugar On Her Weight Loss Journey. She Is Ready For Hotdog Summer
#56
I Found This Photo Of Murphy From Last Year And Couldnāt Believe How Much Thinner He Looks
#57
A Riddler Throwback, And To Show Just How Far He Has Come
For a huge portion of his life so far, he was overweight due to an improper diet that was, at that time, out of our control. In the left picture, he couldn't walk a quarter mile without laying down and panting. In the right picture, he walked 4 miles that day and could've gone even further. His diet was completely changed, and he was no longer getting all the extras he had been given before. Weight control is extremely important for all dogs, but especially corgis.
#58
Work In Progress
#59
Transformation
When my Pawrents first adopted me I weighed close to 70 pounds and my belly dragged on the ground, I couldn’t do little things I enjoyed like rolling over for a scritch (I would get stuck on my back) I couldn’t make it up the stairs or go for walks or move hardly at all (I would mainly scoot around in circles to see what was going on around me) but thanks to a strict diet and what little exercise I will actually do, I weighed in at 31.4 pounds at the vet over the weekend, and my pawrents are so proud of me.
#60
April 2020 To April 2021. Large Marge's Weight Loss Journey To Help Ease Her Joint Pain And Heart Disease
#61
Before And After Weight Loss Transformation
#62
Pete Has Transformed Too. 50 Lbs In 2017 To 35 Lbs In 2019
#64
1 Year Progress Of Dechonking
#65
Same Wonton, Just Lots Of Exercise, An Improved Diet, And 12 Months Later
#66
6-Month Transformation And Now I'm Thriving
#67
Hi Everyone, Eva Here. I Just Wanted To Let You Know That I've Lost So Much Weight Since I First Came To My New Home And I Feel So Much Healthier
#68
Target Weight Achieved
#69
10 Lbs Down With The Green Bean Diet
#70
Bristol Is 30 Lbs Now. She Has Lost 11 Lbs
#71
Only Had Him For Two Weeks And Can Already See A Difference In Weight! Slow And Steady Wins The Race
#72
Posting This To Show Off My Boy's Weight Loss. This Took About 15 Months And He Still Has More To Lose
I heart Boo-BI-es 3 years ago (edited)
Cute pup lost all this weight but somehow gained a tail?? Haha
#73
Nacho Went From 10 Kg To 6.5 Kg! Not Fully Dechonked But Really Proud Of My Good Boy
#74
From Oh Lawd To Fine Boi In 12 Months! 36 Lbs To 24 Lbs
#76
Itās Been About 8 Months Since Juno Got Fat-Shamed At The Vet And Sheās Finally In Great Shape
Before we realized she was overweight, she was sluggish, lying down on walks, and not very playful with other dogs. Now, she’s more playful, interactive, and has a bounce when she walks. She has improved stamina and enjoys walking again.
#78
Left: Before November 2019 (60 Lbs), Right: After December 2022 (40 Lbs)
Mozzarella has successfully kept off 20 lbs. Hard to believe that all this guy needed was portion control and a regular walking schedule. Just don't leave him unattended around food. Old habits die hard.
#79
Rescued Pitbull From Around 70 Lbs To 50 Lbs
We rescued this nine-year-old beauty from an elderly woman who couldn’t walk her and had allowed her to freely graze on a diet of cheese and fatty dog food.
She was suffering from arthritis, fatty tumors, and allergies, to the point where the vet was considering euthanasia.
After bringing her home, we put her on a strict diet. Exercise has been at her own pace, and her arthritis has been alleviated almost completely due to weight loss and joint supplements. She can even jump now.
#80
Chester Was On A Weight Loss Plan And With The Dedicated Help Of His Pet Parent Randy, He Was Able To Lose The Weight
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VioletHunter 3 years ago
Feeding your pet until it almost explodes should be illegal but the people responsible for this probably do the same to themselves.
Magazine 3 years ago (edited)
I can't seem to make my cat Schuldie to lose her weight. She ranks at the "Oh Lawd she coming" level of the chonk cat chart. Any advice?? Ps of course we manage her food and she doesn't go out of our garden so nobody else is feeding her
Dill 3 years ago
My dogs are definitely slimmer and healthier on a raw diet. The food isn't packed out with grain or fillers. I'm not experienced with current cat diets (had cats growing up) but that might be worth investigating if they're not on something like that already. It can be a tad easier with dogs as you can sometimes just up the length of walks or play more games... Though what about physical play? Some cats like it, some don't. My mother's cat loved playing chase with things.
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VioletHunter 3 years ago
Feeding your pet until it almost explodes should be illegal but the people responsible for this probably do the same to themselves.
Magazine 3 years ago (edited)
I can't seem to make my cat Schuldie to lose her weight. She ranks at the "Oh Lawd she coming" level of the chonk cat chart. Any advice?? Ps of course we manage her food and she doesn't go out of our garden so nobody else is feeding her
Dill 3 years ago
My dogs are definitely slimmer and healthier on a raw diet. The food isn't packed out with grain or fillers. I'm not experienced with current cat diets (had cats growing up) but that might be worth investigating if they're not on something like that already. It can be a tad easier with dogs as you can sometimes just up the length of walks or play more games... Though what about physical play? Some cats like it, some don't. My mother's cat loved playing chase with things.
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