Guard Doggy On Diet After Guarding Kitchen Door

A greedy guard dog has been put on a diet after spending too long patrolling the hotel kitchens instead of padding round the grounds.

Mammoth-sized Misty quickly learned that one look from her soft brown eyes would lead to a shower of mince pies and other titbits from kind-hearted kitchen staff.

Instead of standing guard outside the English hotel,she would sit patiently by the kitchen doors waiting for diners' luxury left-over nosh.

Her waistline ballooned and her night-time patrols with a staff member round the 66-acre grounds were reduced to a slow waddle.

A vet was summoned,and decided it was time the guard dog went on a strict diet.

Staff have now been banned from feeding Misty and slowly she is slimming down to normal size.

Deputy head concierge Trevor Carpenter,28,said "Misty was very overweight and the vet said she had to go on a strict diet of low-calorie dog food.

"She weighed in at the heaviest recommended weight for a male German shepherd and,as she's a female,she should have been a lot lighter.

"It shows how good the food here is,but it wasn't the right food for her!"

Seven-year-old Misty is fast regaining her former svelte figure.

Trevor added "She's a beautiful dog and that's how she's going to stay now."