I was just wondering about a dobermans weight. I have a 10 month old male and I keep him skinny just enough to see his ribs. He's 30in at the withers and about 89lbs. My question is most of the pictures I see with dobermans, they are "filled out" with no ribs showing. A friend of mine said his doberman wasn't getting any wider and he took it to a vet where a blood test was done. The vet said his protein was low and told him to put him back on puppy food at little over a year. I've been looking at some of the kennel pics of dobermans and then seem heavy. Any help?
alice oliver Webboard User Reg: 09-14-2005
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regardless of the breed of dog, you want to be able to see/feel those last two ribs. that is a healthy weight.
people tend to overfeed their dogs, and especially with larger breeds, they want them to look as big as possible. this is not healthy for the dog.
the healthiest dogs are skinny. it may not be what you see in the show ring, but what is successful in the showring is not always what is healthy.
too skinny is if you see or feel the dog's spine or hip bones. keep him within that range and you are doing better than 99 percent of dog owners out there, who are more concerned about appearance than health.
also, at ten months, it is still going to be a little while before your dog is done filling out. let him grow slowly. it's better for him.
Has anyone heard of a vet giving a blood test for low protein? I found that strange. My dog was growing way to fast so I put him on adult dog food at 3 months. He looks great and he receives many complements. But there are also the people that say "Oh he's skinny, I can see his ribs. You need to feed him".
ernesto vargas Webboard User Reg: 06-25-2006
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well from what your saying hes at an average weight remember the more weight he has on the less agile and more stress on them joint, but if you still feel hes skinny you can change one of his meals with rice and boiled chicken or cooked chopped meat and chicken replace one of there meals with that for a month or until u see what u want
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