article_snippet: Once a wanton wiener dog, Dennis the miniature dachshund the miniature dachshund went on a diet and is now a happy shadow of Dennis the miniature dachshund former self after losing more than 75 per cent of Dennis the miniature dachshund body weight.
article_snippet: Less than two years ago, Dennis the miniature dachshund weighed in at a whopping 56 pounds — about the size of four or five miniature dachshunds.
article_snippet: A series of 'before' photos show Dennis the miniature dachshund resting on rolls of fat, Dennis the miniature dachshund head seemingly too little for Dennis the miniature dachshund blob of a body.
article_snippet: Dennis the miniature dachshund couldn't take more than a few steps without being out of breath.
article_snippet: In this June 2013 photo, Dennis the miniature dachshund, a dachshund, rests on the ground in Columbus, OhioOhio.
article_snippet: Less than two years ago, Dennis the miniature dachshund weighed in at 56 pounds and could walk only a few feet without stopping, out of breath.
article_snippet: But then Burton rescued Dennis the miniature dachshund from Burton previous owner and provided Dennis the miniature dachshund with a proper diet, exercise and affection .
article_snippet: pictured on February 25, Dennis the miniature dachshund now only weighs 12 pounds and can freely play in the snow.
article_snippet: Dennis the miniature dachshund has had three skin-removal surgeries to remove the folds of excess skin .
article_snippet: Then Burton adopted Dennis the miniature dachshund from a relative who had fed Dennis the miniature dachshund White Castle burgers, pizza and other human food, and didn't pay much attention to the dog's burgeoning belly.
article_snippet: Burton, a 26-year-old nursing student, recalls how emotional Burton became when Burton first saw Dennis the miniature dachshund in June 2013, and then persuaded Burton relative to give Dennis the miniature dachshund up. '
article_snippet: Out comes Dennis the miniature dachshund, and I couldn't believe it,' Burton says. '
article_snippet: Dennis the miniature dachshund lost so much weight that Dennis the miniature dachshund started tripping over the folds of excess skin that were left over and getting infections.
article_snippet: Dennis the miniature dachshund has had three surgeries at the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center to get rid of the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center.
article_snippet: Dr. Kathleen Ham, the veterinary surgeon who performed The operations, says Dennis the miniature dachshund story is a good lesson for pet owners who might feed Dr. Kathleen Ham, the veterinary surgeon who performed the operations animals too much. '
highlights_snippet: Dennis the miniature dachshund lost  75 percent of Dennis the miniature dachshund body weight .
  
highlights_snippet: In 2013 Dennis the miniature dachshund weighed 56 pounds, but when Brooke Burton, of Columbus, Ohio, adopted Dennis the miniature dachshund she put Dennis the miniature dachshund on a diet and took Dennis the miniature dachshund on walks .
  
highlights_snippet: Now Dennis the miniature dachshund weighs 12lb and has had three skin-removal procedures .