One of my owners, Stephanie, is a Registered Dietitian for humans. She decided to use her nutrition skills on me. By the way, on January 1, 2009, I weighed sh!!! 29.8 lbs. My ideal body weight is 18-20 lbs. I am a 147% of my ideal body weight. My Registered Dietitian owner formulated a plan for me.  The plan is easy to do for me and my owners.  I have premeasured food in the morning and the evening based off of my target calorie needs.  It is so simple that any members of my human family can help keep me on plan.

I also went to the vet to make sure that I was healthy and that I didn’t have a medical reason contributing to my obesity. I don’t.  So I was cleared to proceed with my diet.  I have already lost 0.8 pounds on my new diet over the first 3 weeks (what I should expect).  It is working great for me.  If you have a dog friend that also needs to lose weight, please contact my owner (Stephanie@DesignerDoggieDiet.com) and she will put a program together for them also.