We would try to walk him a little bit and he would just stop , '' said Whitehead , CFO of a business in Duluth , Georgia . The majority of adult dogs and cats are overweight , study finds . Part of the problem is the `` fat pet gap '' -- owners unaware pets are overweight , group says . 33 % of Atlanta households own a dog ; 39 % of households own a cat , Humane Society says . Raleigh , a dog that topped scales at 60 pounds , cut his weight in about a quarter .
The majority of adult dogs and cats are overweight , study finds . Part of the problem is the `` fat pet gap '' -- owners unaware pets are overweight , group says . 33 % of Atlanta households own a dog ; 39 % of households own a cat , Humane Society says . Raleigh , a dog that topped scales at 60 pounds , cut his weight in about a quarter .