Critique my dog, please - Page 1

Hello everyone. Can you make  conformation critique of my boy, please? He is 11 months old. He changed a lot last 3-4 months. When I buy him he was 5 months old and was looking in this way:

And now he look in this way:

Here you can see video of him: http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=pc2OVzToFh0     

Thanks in advance!

Please, tell me what do you think for my boy. I know that he is very weak.. I feed him with Royal Canin Maxi Junior, I give him 600 grams daily, but he is still weak :( I give him supplements from Canina: Gag Forte and Biotin Forte. Do you have any suggestions what other to hive him to became little more heavy?

And I hope you will forgive me my bad english ;)

I think he is a gorgeous dog.Excellent pigment.I love the dark mask.I have seen several showline dogs go through these changes.My male is thin coated now too because of blowing coat/summer heat.At 11 months he still has plenty of filling out to do.Don't worry too much,this is normal.Do you mind I ask what bloodlines is he?Some are later maturing.

Thank  you for your answer, and for your kind words about my boy! In fact I worry too much, I look at him every day, and always find something new to worry about. When I was buy him, people was telling to me that he is with too much short legs.. but now start looking with very long legs :) Before I was tinking that he is with too short body, and now his body start looking too long for me. When we go at training, I always compare him with older dogs, and of course they look better than him.. But now when he changing his coat look like real disaster for me. And after 1 month he will participate in dog show, and I'm really worried how will present him in this way :(

This is his pedigree: http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/pedigree/537821.html

I dont know if this bloodlines are later maturing, but this is picture for his father when he was 9 months old. And I think that he was looking too ,much better than my boy in this age.

He is actually extreamly nice, 11mos is a very aqward age for a male, he will fill out and become stronger with age.  His head is big and his bone is good, he just needs to fill out.  His movement at ring training is super.  He was strong as a puppy so he will be strong when he matures.  I would try a different food, my dogs do not do well on royal canin, I cannot keep weight on them.  What country are you in?

 600 Grams is only 2 1/2 cups of food Daily.  That is not enough food!!

 Thank you, Olga Ashley for your post.

“He was strong as a puppy so he will be strong when he matures. ” This was exactly what I was hoping to hear!

I live in Bulgaria, and here is not too much good dog foods. We have Royal Canin, Hill’s, Eukanuba, Nutro and Happy Dog. In the beginning, when I take him, I was feeding him with Happy Dog Maxi Junior GR 23, but then he start looking weak, and my vet suggest to start with Royal Canin Maxi Junior 32. Now he have more energy, but still look weak in body. I must give him 525 grams daily according to this site:

http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/my_pet/dog_products/size_health_nutrition_for_dogs/maxi_dogs/maxi_junior.aspx 

I give him 600 grams, but not see any changes.

Please, give me your opinion, is some of other foods that I mentioned above is better than Royal Canin? Here in Bulgaria every body say that RC is the best food.

try some raw food or butcher bones.  I would also increase his dry food intake at least a cup.  he is a growing boy still and requires more food.

give him 450 grams in the morning and in the evening until he gains some weight.  I always feed my young males more food than is recommended as they seem to have the most trouble keeping weight.  He is a very nice male, you have nothing to worry about! :)

Do you have any nice young female for me to buy from you? I'm from California.

Thanks,

Brian

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