Doesn't look underfed to me. German shepards (and labs) are garbage pails and will eat and eat and eat, so just because he ran for the food means NOTHING. My lab will eat her food and then go look for my wife to trick her into thinking I didn't feed her. By the way my lab only gets 1 solo cup of food a day. A little more on the weekends. And just like humans are different sizes and weights so are dogs. My lab is also a smaller one, weighing in at only 65lbs most of her life and is of healthy shape and size for her.Originally Posted by KingWheatley
But I have problems with recommending a new and inexperienced dog owner to go for crates because more often then not I see things like this:
(That is a pure bred (no papers, but confirmed parents were both sheps )German shepherd. I asked the owner why she was so thin, and his response was because she was a runt. He opened the cage and she made a bee line for the nearest dog bowl, then started complaining about how badly behaved she was. Jumping up on counters, stealing other dog's food. I observed him giving her food... just a cup's worth. A single. Cup. I asked him how often she gets fed. "Just once a day." Told me she gets diarrhea frequently so feeding her too much makes her sick.)
But I'll see what I can do...
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