Help with Lab Puppy

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The photos were discreet and quick photos. She's very tiny, too thin, and not only could you see all her ribs, but her hip bones as well. And that's even through the fur. She's 2 years old. Her behavior reminds me of someone desperately grabbing at every chance for food one can get.

(Add the diarrhea... pretty sure that's a fair sign of malnourishment or possibly gobbling what food she got down too quickly. I didn't even bother checking for dehydration.)

It appeared to me she was starving,I talked to the owner's wife (who is a work friend) after and asked her to at LEAST give her a full bowl full once a day, if not twice a day.

She was also in the crate 100% of the time. When not going to the bathroom.

I don't want to get too much more into this because it makes me upset thinking about it, but since then she's gained weight. Though she's still in the crate all the time... but baby steps...


Herp Derp

GSDs aren't meant to be large dogs. Females should fall between 48 and 70 lbs as full grown adults and should be between 21 1/2 and 23 1/2 inches at the top of the shoulders. This girl is in my guy's pedigree:



http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/germ...-buckower-feld

See. She's barely even up to the guys knees and skiiiiiiiiiiiiiny. This dog is in ideal physical condition. GSDs are also a slow to mature breed, they are often skinny minis until 3 years. It takes them a long time to fully fill out.

Americans are really used to seeing fat dogs

Also GSDs have notoriously sensitive digestive systems. Very very common in the breed.