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04-17-2011, 09:30 PM
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My dog is skinny....
but I am not worried about it.
I have a 10 month old female who weighs 55lbs. She is medium sized and does not have large bone. She is on the thin side and looks a bit unthrifty. This is something I don't really mind in my young dogs. I prefer for them to grow slowly and not carry extra weight as youngsters. It is not that I restrict her intake though. I wouldn't want to put a growing young dog into protein/calorie deficit as they must build a body. She eats 2500-3000 calories a day, but is still slim. I have had these lanky young dogs before. I will bet by 2-3 she is filled out and much larger. Hopefully, her joints will xray as good at 2 as they did at 7 mo. prelimns. |
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04-17-2011, 09:35 PM
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Well ok! Was this post directed at something in particular, or just a statement?? Just curious.
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04-17-2011, 09:46 PM
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Very true, I have seen alot of overweight dogs too lately! Must be the economy...LOL
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04-17-2011, 09:52 PM
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My pup is 10 months, is exactly 23 inches tall, and weighs 53 pounds. I think it's a very good weight.
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04-17-2011, 10:48 PM
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Emma is pretty skinny. People would probably consider her too skinny if it wasn't hidden by all the fur lol (long coat.) With her I do something about it, but thats because it was combined with intermittent diarrhea. So that was more concerning than the weight with her also being a young dog. My boy Logan was a hard keeper as well, I never went into the trouble I do with Emma though because he was just high metabolism skinny.
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04-17-2011, 10:52 PM
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I see my puppies on the cam and think "they look thin". But I am with you in keeping them light. I like them to have a 'waist'. Too many overweight dogs out there.
I'll post the link, put I have the light off until morning. You can see them from above. Littlehaus German Shepherd Dogs Cam 1
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04-17-2011, 10:59 PM
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