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What could be Australia's fattest dog has been taken into care in South Australia - and immediately put on an exercise and eating routine.
Staffie cross Sophie became depressed and ballooned to 53 kilograms - four times her optimum weight - after both her owners passed away.
The owners' housemate took on Sophie out of respect for the deceased couple but struggled to manage the dog and their own commitments.
Dogs are considered overweight when they are 10 to 20 per cent above their idea weight and obese at over 20 per cent.
Sophie is roughly 400 per cent over her idea weight. To give some perspective, if Sophie were human female she would be over 280 kilograms.
What could be Australia's fattest dog has been taken into care in South Australia - and immediately put on an exercise and eating routine
Staffie cross Sophie became depressed and ballooned to 53 kilograms - four times her optimum weight - after both her owners passed away. She could not walk unassisted when she was rescued
'I have never encountered a dog that big before,' said RSPCA Inspector Krista, who said she and her co-workers were 'gobsmacked' at Sophie's siize.
'When I first saw her I couldn't believe it. She was so big, I didn't even know if she was
