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Bertha Worked with a Canine Trainer to Lose Her 'Jabba the Hutt' Body and Shed Half Her Size People 12/28/2020 © Provided by People Sunshine Photography by Samantha Schwalb Bertha Meredith Wille knew the minute she saw the adoptable puggle (a pug and beagle mix) named Bertha on Facebook, back in November 2019, that she had to do something. "It was just this horrifying picture of this ridiculously fat puggle," Wille, 49, a licensed veterinary technician and certified canine fitness trainer and rehabilitation practitioner, told PEOPLE. "I have a lot to offer dogs that are injured and overw...

“I have a lot to offer dogs that are injured and overweight, so I thought ‘How can I not help this poor dog?” she added. Now she “knew it was going to be a long haul” to get Bertha down to a healthy weight but wanted to help her. Wille reached out to Stark County Humane Society in Louisville, Ohio, where Bertha was staying to foster the dog. After reaching out to the shelter, Wille offered to pay for the dog’s rehab cost. A week after applying to foster Bertha, the puggle arrived at her new home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

| Credit: Sunshine Photography by Samantha Schwalb Meredith Wille knew the minute she saw the adoptable puggle (a pug and beagle mix) named Bertha on Facebook, back in November 2019, that she had to do something. "It was just this horrifying picture of this ridiculously fat puggle," Wille, 49, a licensed veterinary technician and certified canine fitness trainer and rehabilitation practitioner, told PEOPLE. "I have a lot to offer dogs that are injured and overweight, so I though...