Just trust me, I know a severely underweight dog when I see one. If I had a better photo or if you saw that dog in person, you'd agree with me.Originally Posted by voodoolamb
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
I just apologize for not having a better photo.
I can tell you she does not look at all like that photo. Her hips are showing in the one photo, though. You can see how the skin sinks in at the hip joint if you look close enough. Maybe you might see her spine. It's sunken in there too.
Have you ever seen a horse that is old and about to die? How they look like they've never seen food ever? That's what she looks like.
She sat in my lap. She felt maybe a little heavier than the Maltese and the cat together. I can tell you that's not going to be anywhere close to 40ibs. MAYBE 30-35.
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