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APBTLove · 07-26-2010, 03:45 PM

Ask her for measurements, withers to ground, shoulders to hips... He is either obese or she doesn't know how to weigh a dog. My boy is a bit taller than a GSD should be, 28", and is about 80#'s. No fat on him.. Better tey, ask for pictures and measurement, either she's breeding mutts or she's neglectful to her dogs for letting them get that overweight. no way a pure shepherd is 160#s.

Big size doesn't mean they'll suffer. Before I started keeping my dogs in shape, my GSDs were easily 20lbs overweight each... Not ideal in any way, they moved well and had more energy than me, good hips and joints and both lived to 15-16 - I did get the weight off when they got older, the bitch went from 102 to 77, and was still overweight... But she didn't LOOK that fat. So if you take an oversized shepherd who'd be 90+ slim and make him obese, he could very well be 150+ without looking like a pot bellied pig... I know someone who claims to have a 200 pound shepherd/rottie and that it's 'thick' - I.E overweight.

Does she have a kennel website?

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APBTLove Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,081	Ask her for measurements, withers to ground, shoulders to hips... He is either obese or she doesn't know how to weigh a dog. My boy is a bit taller than a GSD should be, 28", and is about 80#'s. No fat on him.. Better tey, ask for pictures and measurement, either she's breeding mutts or she's neglectful to her dogs for letting them get that overweight. no way a pure shepherd is 160#s. Big size doesn't mean they'll suffer. Before I started keeping my dogs in shape, my GSDs were easily 20lbs overweight each... Not ideal in any way, they moved well and had more energy than me, good hips and joints and both lived to 15-16 - I did get the weight off when they got older, the bitch went from 102 to 77, and was still overweight... But she didn't LOOK that fat. So if you take an oversized shepherd who'd be 90+ slim and make him obese, he could very well be 150+ without looking like a pot bellied pig... I know someone who claims to have a 200 pound shepherd/rottie and that it's 'thick' - I.E overweight. Does she have a kennel website? __________________ What IS a Pit Bull? Rescuing GSDs. Last edited by APBTLove; 07-26-2010 at 03:48 PM.