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Bopper the Whopper on hunt for home after weight loss | Bopper the Whopper on hunt for home after weight loss |
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A border collie known as "Bopper the Whopper" is ready to be rehomed after shedding 10kg (22lb). | A border collie known as "Bopper the Whopper" is ready to be rehomed after shedding 10kg (22lb). |
Twelve-year-old Bopper weighed almost 50kg (8st) when he waddled into Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home in Plymouth in November. | Twelve-year-old Bopper weighed almost 50kg (8st) when he waddled into Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home in Plymouth in November. |
Dubbed "Britain's fattest dog", he won fans around the world including Radio 1 DJ Greg James. | Dubbed "Britain's fattest dog", he won fans around the world including Radio 1 DJ Greg James. |
Staff are looking for a home local to the shelter so they can keep an eye on his weight. | Staff are looking for a home local to the shelter so they can keep an eye on his weight. |
"He's such a loving dog and he deserves to be the centre of someone's life," deputy manager Ruth Rickard said. | "He's such a loving dog and he deserves to be the centre of someone's life," deputy manager Ruth Rickard said. |
Bopper, who was rescued by the RSPCA when his owners became too ill to look after him, was twice the size he should have been when he arrived. | Bopper, who was rescued by the RSPCA when his owners became too ill to look after him, was twice the size he should have been when he arrived. |
He is about halfway through his weight loss journey and his new owners would need to keep up his special diet, Mrs Rickard said. | He is about halfway through his weight loss journey and his new owners would need to keep up his special diet, Mrs Rickard said. |
She thinks it will take three months for the chunky canine to reach his target weight of 27kg (4st). | She thinks it will take three months for the chunky canine to reach his target weight of 27kg (4st). |
Bopper was about 10kg heavier than the shelter's other hefty hound, "Hattie the Fatty", who also made headlines for her huge frame. | |
Hattie has since been rehomed by Mrs Rickard after the pooch shed half her body weight. | Hattie has since been rehomed by Mrs Rickard after the pooch shed half her body weight. |
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Staff said Bopper was looking for a quiet home without cats but he could live with children and older dogs. | Staff said Bopper was looking for a quiet home without cats but he could live with children and older dogs. |
Any potential owners would need to visit him at the shelter over a number of weeks to build up a bond with him. | Any potential owners would need to visit him at the shelter over a number of weeks to build up a bond with him. |
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