The final countdown for Cocoa

Five weeks just isn’t enough for a pooch to drop those extra pounds.

Cocoa might not have lost all the weight she needed to, but she has made great progress in her battle of the bulge.

Next week, all personal opinion will be put aside and a local veterinarian will have the final say.

See next week’s edition of the Newcastle Advertiser for an update on whether or not we’ve lost the war of the weight watchers.