Hugo The French Bulldog

[PuggaWuggles]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/sunday-...f-1225896421799

[Clyde]

HE'S the pooch with the paunch. Six-year-old French bulldog Hugo hits the scales at a healthy 13kg but is considered too heavy to live in a Brisbane city apartment.

British actor Gabrielle Amies has had Hugo since he was 10-weeks old but unless her canine companion can trim down he won't be able to move into the upmarket luxury sky home.

Gabrielle, who has a string of independent movies to her name, bought the million-dollar-plus two-level apartment ahead of moving to Australia at the end of September.

The only problem is the tower has a 10kg maximum weight limit on pets.

And that means Hugo, who flew out ahead of his owner and is staying with Gabrielle's family on the northern New South Wales coast, has just two months to drop 3kg.

Gabrielle said Hugo had been placed on a diet of raw kangaroo meat and spinach and was going on two or three walks a day including a run along the beach.

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She's confident he will make the weigh-in deadline and that Aurora's current residents will fall in love with their doggie neighbour.

"They did in London, especially his neighbour the actor Kevin Spacey," she said.

Colliers International real estate agent Michael Gambaro said Aurora was one of only a handful of pet-friendly buildings in the CBD, but more developers were accommodating pets in their new projects.

[WreckitWhippet]

Perhaps the owner should have thought about and looked into any restrictions before purchasing the property. Only an idiot would spend the money, knowing that they have a pet to consider and then buy something not suitable.

The dog actually looks in pretty good condition and he doesn't need to lose any weight.

[Kirislin]

Hard to tell from the photos if he's even overweight. She might have him starving if she gets him to 10kg.

[spanky]

The standard for male frenchies is to be around 12-13kg. For one to weigh 10kg it would either need to be an undersize male in general or underweight. Even bitches are supposed to be 11kg.

Probably something she should have considered before purchasing the appartment.

[Brennan's Mum]

I agree, sounds like the fine print on pet's in the apartment complex needed to be read prior to purchase.

[traciemc]

10 kilos would be too thin, in my opinion. My Huey is 13 kilos and he's just perfect!

Edited July 31, 2010 by traciemc

[GeckoTree]

Readjust the scales problem solved, women do it all the time, 10kg limit lol, thats a weird joint to live.

Edited August 2, 2010 by GeckoTree

[becks]

a weight or even pet restriction probably never occured to a Brit, we are more relaxed over having pets.

[Parkeyre]

HE'S the pooch with the paunch. Six-year-old French bulldog Hugo hits the scales at a healthy 13kg but is considered too heavy to live in a Brisbane city apartment.

British actor Gabrielle Amies has had Hugo since he was 10-weeks old but unless her canine companion can trim down he won't be able to move into the upmarket luxury sky home.

Gabrielle, who has a string of independent movies to her name, bought the million-dollar-plus two-level apartment ahead of moving to Australia at the end of September.

The only problem is the tower has a 10kg maximum weight limit on pets.

And that means Hugo, who flew out ahead of his owner and is staying with Gabrielle's family on the northern New South Wales coast, has just two months to drop 3kg.

Gabrielle said Hugo had been placed on a diet of raw kangaroo meat and spinach and was going on two or three walks a day including a run along the beach.

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She's confident he will make the weigh-in deadline and that Aurora's current residents will fall in love with their doggie neighbour.

"They did in London, especially his neighbour the actor Kevin Spacey," she said.

Colliers International real estate agent Michael Gambaro said Aurora was one of only a handful of pet-friendly buildings in the CBD, but more developers were accommodating pets in their new projects.

Thanks for that; I hate when the OP is just a link. Drives me mad.

[PaddyForever]

If this person had the money to buy a million dollar-plus luxury apartment, then she should have the money once she sells, to find more suitable, larger-dog friendly accomodation. I own a Frenchie also, and 10 kilos would be too thin for an average size male. Of course, this rule seems stupid in the first place, more naivity with the rule-makers thinking that a smaller dog is one that is easier to handle/less active, or some other such nonsense, that we all know is rarely true. But the simple fact is that the size rule was in the fine print when this woman signed for this property. She either didn't notice, or ignored the rule, hoping that no-one would actually put her dog on the scales! Sorry, Gabrielle, if you love your dog, it's time to pick up and move on to another million-dollar pad! How sad for you...!

[KKDD]

Its a sad reflection on our society that a restriction like this might be enforced in this case. Presumably the weight limit was an arbitrary line in the sand to prevent people trying to accommodate huge dogs in small apartments, to the detriment of other residents. Rules like this should be treated as guidelines only and applied sensibly and with compassion.

Increasingly urban property owners make it harder and harder for people to own pets - which has seriously negative implications for many people's quality of life, and the heath of our society. We all know the links between health (particularly mental health), and pet ownership.

Pity the people on lower incomes who have fewer accommodation options than this person.