A dog which struggled to walk after ballooning to a porky 15kg has been transformed by shedding a third of its weight - and now loves sea swimming. Queenie, a nine-year-old Shih Tzu, weighed a whopping 15.4kg when she came into an animal charity's care a year ago.
She was so chunky that she could barely walk from one end of the garden to the other - and urgently needed to shed the pounds. Luckily, Hope Rescue, based in south Wales, found her a foster carer called Kath Robbins, a volunteer.
Queenie was then put on a strict diet and hydrotherapy exercise regime and, over time, the weight began to drop off. Now pictures show her transformation, as Queenie is down to a slimmer 10.4kg and moves with ease - and even loves a paddle in the sea.
