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10-11-2010, 05:40 PM
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Do you think she's TOO skinny?
My sister just called and just put icing on the cake when she told me my dog is way too skinny.."she's anorexic". She's 19 months old and weighs around 62 lbs. I hear it a lot, but then I also hear GSD people say not to worry she'll grow into it. Should I be worried? I like her shape I don't she her ribs but you can feel them when you pet her.
 Please let me know what you think. I got her from the rescue so I have no idea what her family looks like.
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10-11-2010, 05:44 PM
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can you post pictures? i get the same thing from people about Shelby. She's almost a year and a half and in good body condition, healthy shiney coat but people constantly say she's too skinny. You can feel her ribs but you cant see them.
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10-11-2010, 05:49 PM
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If you can feel her ribs but not see them, then she's not too thin. Looking down on her, you should be able to see the shape of her ribcage, her 'waist' and then her hips. I hear that all the time too, my neighbor even called to ask me if I was feeding enough. Stosh is 9 mos and 80 lbs, there's a covering of meat over his ribs, he's in perfect shape. Sounds like your girl is too
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10-11-2010, 05:52 PM
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okay from what i can see in that picture, she looks healthy. She's on the smaller side but she looks good.
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10-11-2010, 05:56 PM
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From the picture, I would say she looks good, plus she'll probably fill out a bit more with age. People always think a GSD at a healthy weight always look too skinny, especially the smaller ones.
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10-11-2010, 05:57 PM
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Yes she is very healthy and she has her shape. I figure she might just be the baby of the litter. But when I read that a dog like Stosh is only 9 months and 80 lbs...... I start to wonder why she doesn't weight more especially since she is twice as old as Stosh.
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10-11-2010, 06:01 PM
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My girl is 18 months and 65 lbs, she's finally filled out enough that we can't see ribs and hips. I'm currently fostering another dog from the same breeder (she just had him returned and ended up in the hospital herself), and he's 11 months and 90 lbs and he's got ribs and hips sticking out everywhere (typical puppy scrawniness, plus he just got over a bout of gastro). Your girl looks like she would fit in the standard perfectly.
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