Dempsey's weight loss diary (Operation Jelly Belly) - new measurements and pic (10/09)

30/08/13

Measurements (inches):

Chest: 34
Waist: 31
Neck: 19



First session

Five minutes of very vigorous playing with flirt pole, before he needed to stop for a drink. May have been affected by tiredness, as he'd only just woken up.

'Leave it' command very good while playing.

Respiration: slightly out of breath by the end of the session. Recovered quickly.

Second session

Five minutes of (not quite as) vigorous playing with flirt pole, before he lost interest. Noticed that he was walking stiffly with his hackles up afterwards, which might indicate that his tail is sore again.

'Leave it' command still good.

Respiration: didn't run out of breath.

Third session

Ten minutes of very vigorous playing with flirt pole. Lost interest when he heard a food wrapper.

'Leave it' command not too bad, but got a little carried away and forgot his manners.

Respiration: panting hard. Recovered in two minutes.

Lovely, look forward to following his progress

I'll probably edit it for each session today, rather than starting a new post. I'll do separate posts for each day.

Sounds like all went well on the first session, look forward to Dempseys progress  

Well done Dempsey, a good start  

Look forward to hearing his progress

Yeah, I'm quite pleased with today's. Twenty minutes in all. Not much, but it's a start for a lazy dog!

Going to see if I can get it up to thirty minutes next week.

Eleanor wrote:
Ten minutes of very vigorous playing with flirt pole. Lost interest when he heard a food wrapper.

Mmmmmm I know a dog like this , must be a red thing going on  

Sounds like its going great

I shall be following

Thanks for the support, guys!

Dave, I think you're right! Greediness must run in the red gene!

Well done Dempsey, keep at it  

clever boy dempsey,keep at it,it'll get easier  

We're hopefully going to get him a Percy Pig II and Charlie Chicken II soon to tie onto the end of the flirt pole. Charlie Chicken was his first real toy - a squeaky rubber chicken which he absolutely loved. Unfortunately, as he grew stronger, he ripped it to pieces, so it had to be thrown away. Same for Percy Pig, which was an oinking rubber pig. He hasn't been allowed anything like that since then, so it'll be a nice treat for him!

31/08/13

First session

Played vigorously with flirt pole for ten - fifteen minutes before he got tired. Still interested in toy afterwards.

Respiration: Panting heavily, recovered in a couple of minutes.

Very interested to see the results with this. Have you increased his walks or are you just supplementing exercise regime with the pole?
You should see an increase in agility and balance as well, recently while walking in the woods Marley has been standing on his rear legs to get a better view over the ferns. Clumsy oaf would never have been able to do that a few months back

It's just as a supplement. Mainly to increase stamina and general fitness, but also to lose some of his jiggly bits.

01/09/13

Session one

Played with flirt pole for ten minutes. Stopped when he managed to break Moo Moo the Cow and ran off with her body.

  Dempsey  

Ooops!

02/09/2013

Session one

Played with what remained of Moo Moo on the flirt pole for ten minutes, before he got bored.

Respiration: Slightly out of breath, quick recovery.

Session two

Played with flirt pole for fifteen minutes, as well as a small game of tug o' war when he managed to catch it.

Respiration: Panting heavily.

Notes: Walks seem to be going better - Dempsey less sluggish.

Glad to hear moo moo is hanging in there!

Barely!  

03/09/13

Session one

Definite improvement. Bought some new toys for him to use with his flirt pole. Played vigorously with the flirt pole for 20+ minutes. Was still interested in playing by the end of the session, but was very hot, so he was allowed to settle down.

Respiration: very heavy panting, took a few minutes for him to stop, although most of it was most likely due to heat.

Will measure his neck, chest and waist later to compare.

05/09/13

Three sessions today, each of them lasting for about fifteen minutes! The heat definitely limits the amount and type of play, so hopefully we'll see better results when it cools down.

07/09/13

No play yesterday due to the poorly leg, which is looking a lot better today.

Very light exercise earlier for five-ten minutes with a new toy (after he got a hold of Moo Moo the cow, whose leg he had already torn off, and disemboweled her).

Sounds like a great regime he has going on Eleanor! can't wait to hear all about his progress! Love the photo, such a handsome boy!  

09/09/13




Measurements (inches):

Chest - 31.7
Waist - 30.5
Neck - 19

Session one

Five minutes to warm up with his squeaky toy, shaking it about and dashing around with it. Fifteen minutes with moderate flirt pole playing, followed by a quick play with a treat-filled Kong.

Respiration: panting slightly by the end. Recovered quickly.

Session two

Already warmed up, as he'd come back from a walk. Five minutes of moderate flirt pole playing, followed by slightly more vigorous flirt pole playing for five minutes. Ten/fifteen minutes afterwards with squeaky toy, chasing it about, shaking it, jumping for it, etc..

Respiration: hot and panting. Took a few minutes to cool down.

Looks like he's loving the new toys! He managed to get a hold of one of them earlier, running into the living room with it squeaking away in his mouth. Not a clue how he got it - it was high up in a bag hanging from the kitchen door!  

At this rate, he'll have a lovely trim waist by Christmas!

Doing well!

He'll be in that mankini for Christmas I'm sure  

Yeah, I'm really pleased so far!

10/09/13

Session one

Five/ten minutes of warm up with squeaky toy, as he'd just woken up and was a bit sluggish. Thirty minutes playing with flirt pole; kept wanting to play, even though he was hot and panting at the end. Game finished when he wanted to get a drink. Followed by five minute warm down with sqeaky toy afterwards.

Picture to show the weight loss:



Can now see a faint rib outline, which wasn't there before unless he was stretching himself out, and more definition around his waist.

Well done defo looking trimmer, Dempsey the Adonis  

Skinny boy

11/09/13

Session one

Came back from his walk, took a fifteen minute rest, then warmed back up with his squeaky toy for five minutes. Then onto ten minutes of flirt pole, then another five minutes of warming down with the squeaky toy.

Respiration: slightly out of breath, but recovered quickly.

Hi Eleanor,

Well done with Dempsey.

You cannot beat the flirt pole in my eyes - an excellent conditioning tool for getting the heart rate up and trimming fat ... the other benefit is you don't need to have a mega session on it ... several minutes of high intensity for a couple of weeks is all you need:) 

Happy days.

Atb,
Paul

Eleanor wrote:Yeah, I'm really pleased so far!

10/09/13

Session one

Five/ten minutes of warm up with squeaky toy, as he'd just woken up and was a bit sluggish. Thirty minutes playing with flirt pole; kept wanting to play, even though he was hot and panting at the end. Game finished when he wanted to get a drink. Followed by five minute warm down with sqeaky toy afterwards.

Picture to show the weight loss:



Can now see a faint rib outline, which wasn't there before unless he was stretching himself out, and more definition around his waist.

Wow Eleanor you can really see the difference we'll done to you both

Thanks for the nice comments!

No real sessions today, as he has a very bad stomach and has been a bit sluggish.

Aww no feel well again soon Dempsey

Great progress! keep it up

Poor guy had bum gravy quite badly yesterday! 

Not quite so bad this morning, but still not quite right.

Bum Gravy   

21/09/13

Exciting two-hour walk this morning, plus twenty minute bus rides, met a lot of people and enjoyed himself. Got home and played with his new 1.5 metre rope toy for ten minutes, followed by two vigorous sessions of twenty minutes each with the flirt pole.

Weighed him and he's 31kg (69 lbs).

Sounds like an energetic day, well done Dempsey  

That's fab Dempsey. Keep it up

Poor dog was knackered He's had a week away from the flirt pole though, so it's not surprising!