ShepskyFido Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Hello everyone! My little boy has now nearly reached 8 months of age so I weighed and measured him again after not really paying much attention to it besides watching his figure and food intake. He now has a shoulder height of 21.6 inch (55 cm) but only weighs 19 kg. People keep telling me he seems kinda skinny. He is very active after all but eats normal. He seems small for being a Husky GSD mix but is the biggest out of his litter of 9. Both his parents were average size but I guess he is still growing so I shouldn't be too worried? He is being fed raw 750g a day plus vegetables etc. Should I increase his intake or just keep adjusting whenever he has a growth spurt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael_Astro Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Hi there, my boy was the same weight at 7 months. The best way to tell if a dog is too skinny is to look at their waist from aboveSent from my iPhone using Husky Owners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShepskyFido Posted November 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 That's what I've been going by for most of the time and he seems to be pretty much perfect according to that. I suppose it's just that people generally see dogs that are overweight around here so they might just don't know better then to be concerned about my boy. Just recently I saw a female husky about the height of my boy but so overweight that he was 1 1/2 times the obese dog looks like on this chart. Living in a big city it's horrible to see how many people actually underestimate their dogs physical and mental needs and I have talked to people that take out there 2 year old German shepherd once per day for 30 minutes 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 U sure he's 100% husky x gsd? Just with his floppy ears and that tail he looks quite greyhound likeSent from my [device_name] using http://Husky Owners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepsky5 Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Yes...those ears...somewhat greyhound like? (We almost adopted a retired racing greyhound ..I love them!) If so, a leaner build might be natural for him. My shepsky looks "ideal" during coat blow, then a bit "overweight" when he is in full fluff! Our question is, "Is he Fat or is he Furry?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShepskyFido Posted November 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 His father was a purebred husky (according to the owner) and his mother a gsd mix but they don't know what else she was. I have pictures of the parents but the mother doesn't look like she has any greyhound in her 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Maybe boxer she looks a lot like my in laws boxer x mastiff, boxers are quite lean dogs too Sent from my [device_name] using http://Husky Owners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Huskyfun Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 7 hours ago, BingBlaze n Skyla said: Maybe boxer she looks a lot like my in laws boxer x mastiff, boxers are quite lean dogs too Sent from my [device_name] using http://Husky Owners mobile app I thought that too at first. That last pic looks like a Hound X On 11/15/2018 at 5:28 AM, ShepskyFido said: Hello everyone! My little boy has now nearly reached 8 months of age so I weighed and measured him again after not really paying much attention to it besides watching his figure and food intake. He now has a shoulder height of 21.6 inch (55 cm) but only weighs 19 kg. People keep telling me he seems kinda skinny. He is very active after all but eats normal. He seems small for being a Husky GSD mix but is the biggest out of his litter of 9. Both his parents were average size but I guess he is still growing so I shouldn't be too worried? He is being fed raw 750g a day plus vegetables etc. Should I increase his intake or just keep adjusting whenever he has a growth spurt? Very cute either way. Looks healthy and good to me... But I prefer mine to be on the slicker side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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