Even pets can be overweight! A new series coming soon to Animal Planet will show the journeys of pets and their guardians as the pet is taught a healthier lifestyle. My Big Fat Pet Makeover is the title of this new series.
Animal Planet revealed more about the series in a press release. Check that out below.
“The U.S. pet overweight and obesity rate for dogs and cats is more than 50%. In Animal Planet’s new series MY BIG FAT PET MAKEOVER, pet expert and trainer Travis Brorsen begins a four-month long weight-loss and behavior modification journey with pet owners and their overweight animals with the aim of helping each pet live a healthier and happier life. Each story ends with Brorsen returning for a final weigh-in to see just how far the pets and pet owners have come. MY BIG FAT PETMAKEOVER premieres Saturday, September 30 at 10PM ET/PT.
Obese animals can experience health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart failure, thus leading to a shorter life. In MY BIG FAT PET MAKEOVER, Brorsen creates individual exercise and diet plans in addition to implementing positive reinforcement training methods. He also uses creative techniques as wake-up calls for owners, using visual experiments that let them experience what their pets are going through. As an example, one individual is forced to wear a weighted vest to experience the extra weight the dog is living with each day.
“My goal for this series is to raises awareness of the pet obesity problem while educating and empowering pet owners to make big changes for their furry family members. I’m thrilled to be sharing health, wellness and training tips to the Animal Planet audiences that will help owners find new ways to love their pets and add years to their life,” said Brorsen.
“We are thrilled to welcome Travis to the Animal Planet family,” said Patrice Andrews, General Manager of Animal Planet. “Travis will bring forward important issues to the animal community with a focus on providing pet owners with simple changes anyone can make to help their pets.”
Can Brorsen help families realize how dire the situations are with their overweight pets? Will the animal owners learn how to properly feed and exercise their pets? While every animal’s challenge is unique and their results may be different, Brorsen’s goal is to help everyone keep up with their new-found routines.
MY BIG FAT PET MAKEOVER is produced for Animal Planet by Castleview Productions. For Castleview Productions, Ted Barnhill and Jessica E. Reynolds are executive producers. For Animal Planet, Keith Hoffman is executive producer and Sarah Russell is producer.”
Will you check out My Big Fat Pet Makeover? Tell us what you think.
You are an amazing person for what you are doing for obese dogs and cats. My dachshund mix when I first adopted him, weighed about 15 or 16 lbs, and was very lean. He has been in my possession for about 3 yrs, and he is at his highest weight. He was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about a little over a year ago and is currently on thyroid medicine. Up until I changed his food, and he’s been on thyroid meds, he was eating large chunk dog food, and free feeding all the time. He is now eating 1 1/2 cups… Read more »
I love your show it is the best on TV It is a family show.
I love the show and sure hope it was not cancelled – I really got some good tips for my animals thanks you
Outstanding show!!
How can I get on your show? We have two Pembroke Welsh Corgis that weight 50 and 58 pounds. We love your show. Please don’t cancel it. It would be like canceling Weight Watchers. Finally here is something to help us help our pets.
I have 3 cats I rescued as kittens. Charlie is almost 10 now and severely overweight. I never had problems with cats free feeding, until Charlie. I’ve been in the hospital 4 times in the past 3 years. I haven’t been able to have people stay in the house each time, they can only stop by, and dump food and clean the litter box. There was always tons of food because no one knew when they would be back. Now I’m home all the time and can watch and hover over his eating habits, but I still truly need help… Read more »
How can I get my precious 3 yr. old Cavachon, Louie, on your program…we keep him on a diet and he keeps gaining weight…he’s 32 pounds and should be 20 pounds.
THE shows premier was awesome! However, looking at the credits, your article left out Castleviews Co Exec Producer and show creator, Heather Mansfield.
I really need help with my cats and any advice or suggestions.
Is there anyway to get my cat on the show? He’s almost 22 pounds and I am at my wits end!
How can I get on this show? I have 5 overweight cats I really need help!