A starving dog who weighed half of what he should have has put on so much weight in his new home that he’s now been put on a diet.

Ollie, 3, was so skinny you could see every bone in his body – but now he’s on a detox after making the most of all the food he was given.

The young lurcher was found staggering around a field in Stainforth, on the outskirts of Doncaster, on December 11.

He weighed just 15.6kg and every bone in his body was visible.

Following round-the-clock care from the RSPCA, Ollie was placed in a foster home over the Christmas period and ended up staying.

Leanne Smith, who took Ollie in, said: ‘I picked him up from the vets after five days of care and he has been here ever since!

‘He is brilliant, absolutely marvellous. He’s made himself at home.’

The three-year-old is now loving life with Leanne and her two spaniels, Maggie and Willow, and his weight has reflected that.

Leanne said: ‘He weighed 16.3kg when he arrived with me and now he’s 27.9kg!

‘In fact, the vet told me it’s unusual to see a fat lurcher but Ollie may be the exception! He might need a bit of a diet as he is a little overweight – talk about one extreme to the other!

‘We’ve obviously been feeding him up to get his weight up but he is also getting a lot of exercise so he is building muscle as well.

‘It was horrible seeing the pictures of him when he was first rescued. I kept taking photos of him every few days to show the progress he was making. He put on 10kg in just four weeks.The difference is unbelievable.’

RSPCA inspector Jennie Ronksley launched an investigation into how Ollie came to be so neglected but, unfortunately, no one was ever found.

After fostering Ollie over Christmas it soon became clear that Leanne would be adopting him permanently.

He now loves long walks, playtime with his doggy pals and naps on the sofa.

Leanne added: ‘He didn’t really know how to play when he first arrived but he’s started to get the hang of it. He is definitely enjoying life now though.

‘When he first arrived it was like he hadn’t run before and he had been locked away. It was like watching a baby giraffe trying to find his feet!

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courtesy of METRO

by Tanveer Mann

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