Thank you for the welcome Cali. I have a Bulldog from a friend whos son owned. When her son passed away 4 yrs. ago she asked me if I wanted Max or she would put him down. I had not seen Max in about 4 or 5 yrs. When I saw him I was in shock. He was about 30 lbs. overweight, his ears were infected from allergies and he could hardly breathe. I took him home and called my vet who came to the house, cleaned his eyes gave him an allergy shot, and I started him on a wheat,corn,gluten free diet. He lost the 30 lbs. allergies are in check, and he plays with my Chiweenie and cat like a young pup. So April we will celebrate his 12th birthday.