Fat dog Mendoza

My poor dog is officially fat! He went to the vet last week and the vet said he was too heavy, so we have to cut down the amount of food we give him. Poor old fella, he's 14 now, with a grey beard and deaf as a post. Why can't he just get old gracefully? He's certainly not going to lose the weight through exercise, he starts dragging his heels after about ten minutes these days, but then who doesn't? Cutting down on his dinner means I can still sneak him a treat every now and again tho'.