Man's told he has 5 years to live, so he goes to a shelter and asks for an 'οbese, middle-aged dog'

The first thing the nutritionist told him was to get a dog. It would force him to go outside and get moving, so Eric did just that.

He went to the Humane Society Silicon Valleyand requested an overweight, middle-aged dog, so they could start off with some common ground. After looking at each other for the first time with a “really?,” sort of expression, the two became inseparable.

Within the first year, just by making some changes to what he was eating and with the exercise he was getting with Peety, Eric lost over 100 pounds. Peety lost about 25.