Dieting with My Dog

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Dieting With My Dog is the honest and heartfelt story of one overweight woman and her chubby spaniel, struggling to lose weight and get fit together. When a busy mom is faced with an empty nest, she turns to her rescue dog, Kelly - and food. But Kelly soon becomes the motivating factor to facing down her physical and emotional reasons for overeating, and for overfeeding her dog. Together they discover that everything's easier with unconditional love. This book is for anyone who has ever loved a pet - through thick and thin.

Peggy Frezon is an award-winning writer specialising in pets, with a web column - Pawsitively Pets - and popular blog, Peggy's Pet Place. Her delightful pet stories appear in such books as The Ultimate Dog Lover, Miracles and Animals, and in more than a dozen Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Peggy is a regular contributor to Guideposts and Angels on Earth magazines, always striving to maintain her weight loss while writing from her home office "just eight easy steps away from the refrigerator." She lives in New York with her husband and their little rescue dog, the now-svelte spaniel Kelly.

"Peggy Frezon has written a charming and delightful tale. Dieting With My Dog is sweet, funny, inspiring and adorable, just like Peggy and Kelly!" - Julie Klam, bestselling author of You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness "It only took my reading the first page of Peggy Frezon's book, Dieting with My Dog, and I was hooked! As someone who has dealt with the challenges of weight gain and weight loss all of my life, I was inspired by Peggy's heart-warming story of her journey to make a positive change in her life with the help of her beloved dog, Kelly. Peggy blends humor, candor, and practicality in a wonderful way. - Julie Hadden, from NBC's "The Biggest Loser" and author of Fat Chance, Losing the Weight, Gaining My Worth. "A quirky and engaging tale of one woman's uncommon solution to a common problem. A moving and instructive celebration of the bond between humans and animals."- Ptolemy Tompkins, author of The Divine Life of Animals, former editor at Guideposts magazine. " Your dog cannot tell you he is unhappy or overweight, and he relies on you to keep him healthy. This book is an excellent way to keep the both of you in nice shape; most importantly, by doing it together."- Joel Silverman, author of What Color Is Your Dog, Host of Animal Planet's "Good Dog U.," www.companionsforlife.net "Dieting with My Dog presents delightful incentives to improve health for people and their canine companions. With the book's rare combination of humor, practicality, and inspiration, readers will become motivated to lose weight and gain a special bond with their dog."- Linda Anderson, co-founder of Angel Animals Network, and co-author of Dogs and the Women Who Love Them, co-author of Animal and the Kids Who Love Them. "Everyone who has ridden the emotional rollercoaster of weight gain and loss, and struggled with the necessary lifestyle changes, will relate to Peggy's battle and eventual triumph over food's controlling g We think this book would appeal to anyone who has loved a dog ... It is for anyone who has challenging relationship with food - using it for comfort and to stave off boredom, for those who have battled with weight all their lives, or anyone who suddenly finds, after years of not having to think about their body, that they are suddenly piling on the fat. It is also for anyone who is facing that challenging time in their parenthood when their children are beginning to look outwards from the family; a time of accomplishment but also of loss. Perhaps doctors should prescribe a loving dog to all those going through this! Pet Owners Association the perfect book for dog lovers ... What could make a better Christmas gift for the dog lover in your life than a book about the comfort and joy offered by man's best friend? dogsinthenews.co.uk