Fat dog found frozen to a sidewalk slims down

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A year after the incident, Jiffy the border collie mix has lost 40 pounds A Wisconsin dog owner had been charged with animal endangerment after her dog was found frozen to the sidewalk in Dec. 2008. SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. - A year after a “morbidly obese” dog froze to a Wisconsin sidewalk, the border collie mix has lost 40 pounds and is slowly returning to an active lifestyle. Jiffy is still portly, but his new owner said he's finally moving "like a regular dog." The dog weighed about 120 pounds when he froze to a sidewalk in December 2008 in single-digit temperatures. His dense layers of fat probably helped him survive. Afterward, a court ordered Jiffy's owner to give him up. Patty and Peter Geise of Sheboygan Falls said that when they adopted Jiffy, he could barely step over a 4-inch-high pipe. Even then he had to rest afterward. The Sheboygan Press reported that Jiffy now walks a mile at a normal pace. Patty Geise said it's rewarding to see how much Jiffy has improved. The Associated Press <hr>Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.<hr>