[Annabellam]

So long as the vet has not raised any sort of underlying health concerns, i would not worry as much. But try feeding him different times of the day, throw in a treat in between the meals and as someone has said enjoy him. He'll grow before you even notice.

 

[smk5495]

My boy Ruger is right around 12 weeks and I was just thinking the same thing. He's weighed 28ish lbs for the past two or so weeks. Probably just normal stuff, like everyone is saying.

 

[El_rex]

smk5495, your boy looks big and sturdy! Massive ears, love them, best part of a GSD..

Mine is still scrawny, he did gain some weight and is 26 pounds at almost 14 weeks. After reading some posts from people telling their pups are close to 40 at this age makes me wonder whether Rex is aiming to be a model..lol.
As I said he is very light, 26 pounds but 18 inches at the withers.
Started walking him last week, poor thing is scared of almost everything and everybody - this dog, that car, those little humans running towards him and screaming - puuuupy...

 

[brucebourdon]

El_rex, you can acclimate your pup to those; get him focused on you, start at a comfortable distance and give him high value treats for paying attention to you, start small and work up, if it gets to be too much for him then back off and try again. Use food that you know he loves (pre test by comparing at home). Have patience, good luck!


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[brucebourdon]

Silly question, he was de-wormed, right?

PS: In his photos he look great.

 

[El_rex]

El_rex, you can acclimate your pup to those; get him focused on you, start at a comfortable distance and give him high value treats for paying attention to you, start small and work up, if it gets to be too much for him then back off and try again. Use food that you know he loves (pre test by comparing at home). Have patience, good luck!

I'm working on it, so far he improved a bit and became more observant but still need to be reassured. typically use his kibble as treats, he absolutely loves it!
Yes, he was dewormed already twice since I got him from the breeder, actually think he has a light frame (hence the weight), especially the head looks "fragile" and not masculine (?), not sure what is the proper term for this. But he is a great pup.

 

[LuvShepherds]

He doesn't look fragile. Mine looked like that at 14 weeks. Your dog has solid legs, and is still very young. He will change drastically by 5-7 months.

 

[brucebourdon]

I agree with LuvShepherds, he looks fine - he's still a baby! Give him time.

Look at the following photos of my Kyra, look how fragile she looks in the first photo. Now look at the second, she's a solid GSD. That's a child versus an adult, years apart.

Feed yours quality food (I mostly used Blue Buffalo large breed puppy food, occasional raw beef, yogurt, eggs, etc.), give him a reasonable amount of exercise over the coming years, without pushing him so hard that you hurt him, work with him mentally through training and and engaging activities, and you'll have a great dog.

Best of luck to you!
Bruce.

 

[DutchKarin]

Your dog looks fine. Puppies grow in weird ways... first their legs, then their ears, then their bellies and then the tail and then the feet and then the... every one is different. Two things.. first remember that your dog will pick up on your anxiety and you could make him anxious. You do not want that. Two, you want a fit healthy dog not a fat one. There are lots of fat dogs out there. Calm down. More important to train him then to bulk him up right now.

 

[MineAreWorkingline]

I'm working on it, so far he improved a bit and became more observant but still need to be reassured. typically use his kibble as treats, he absolutely loves it!
Yes, he was dewormed already twice since I got him from the breeder, actually think he has a light frame (hence the weight), especially the head looks "fragile" and not masculine (?), not sure what is the proper term for this. But he is a great pup.

Secondary male characteristics won't appear until way down the road.

 

[El_rex]

Update: Rex is turning 16 weeks tomorrow, still underweight according to the chart. However he did grow like a weed , and is around 21 inches in height , but weighs only 28 pounds. Started giving him some raw in addition to Orejin kibble, 3 feeds on kibble and one raw.

He seems to be constantly hungry, instantly vacuuming almost everything he finds on the floor, gave me a huge scare last Friday ingesting a peach stone (wasn't on floor, found it near a supermarket), it was gone in a split second.. successfully evacuated it yesterday.

 

[middleofnowhere]

Thanks for the update. May Rex continue to do well. He looks like a bundle of energy. You might want to consider transitioning to two meals a day for Rex. That might let him have a full tummy and feel less "constantly hungry".
I hope others weigh in on this.
But glad Rex is doing well.

 

[MineAreWorkingline]

I don't transition to two times a day until they are six months old.

If he is hungry, and he is not overweight, you might want to try upping his food. He is a growing baby and may need the extra calories and vitamins right now.

 

[El_rex]

Thanks for the update. May Rex continue to do well. He looks like a bundle of energy. You might want to consider transitioning to two meals a day for Rex. That might let him have a full tummy and feel less "constantly hungry".
I hope others weigh in on this.
But glad Rex is doing well.

I don't transition to two times a day until they are six months old.

If he is hungry, and he is not overweight, you might want to try upping his food. He is a growing baby and may need the extra calories and vitamins right now.

Thank you, I opted for topping up his meals a bit and he gained some weight, 35 lbs as on today, 21 inches height. Turning 4 month in 6 days.
We started exercising him daily,doing short fast runs to build some muscles. His front paws worry me as he seems to have weaken pasterns but we are working on it.
I may swap him to adult food in a couple of weeks when ran out of Orijen large puppy stock

 

[lrodptl]

Thank you, I opted for topping up his meals a bit and he gained some weight, 35 lbs as on today, 21 inches height. Turning 4 month in 6 days.
We started exercising him daily,doing short fast runs to build some muscles. His front paws worry me as he seems to have weaken pasterns but we are working on it.
I may swap him to adult food in a couple of weeks when ran out of Orijen large puppy stock

He's beautiful and at 15 weeks my last 2 were 38 and 42 pounds and both are now 100. Yours is on the way,stop worrying and let go.

 

[MineAreWorkingline]

Your pup is looking good and now well within the range of normal weight.

I hope you aren't doing your sprints on manmade surfaces, especially if you feel he may have a bit of a pastern problem.

 

[annabirdie]

He's gorgeous! Make sure you don't run him on a leash though...not a good idea at this age, let him run around on his own on grass!

 

[El_rex]

He's beautiful and at 15 weeks my last 2 were 38 and 42 pounds and both are now 100. Yours is on the way,stop worrying and let go.

Thanks, he is beautiful. I'm less worried now since all I need him to be healthy and strong, was thinking he had some sort of health problem but I was wrong

Your pup is looking good and now well within the range of normal weight.

I hope you aren't doing your sprints on manmade surfaces, especially if you feel he may have a bit of a pastern problem.

Guilty, wasn't aware of tarmac danger. There are some natural surface trails in the area I live but not too many. And he is car sick so I cant drive him far. But thank you for warning me, didn't know.

He's gorgeous! Make sure you don't run him on a leash though...not a good idea at this age, let him run around on his own on grass!

I use an extendable leash so he doesn't pull. he is roaming the garden tho

 

[El_rex]

4.5 months. Still growing ))

 

[El_rex]