New import boy. - Page 1

About 58/59 cm at six and a half months. His demeanor is perfect  for sport, however, currently he has pano and is teething, so that has been put on hold until the physical limitations have lifted. Photos below. First photo of him at 4 months, second of him at 6 months, third of him taken tonight. Going to be a big boy. Opinions/Critiques are welcome.

Just my opinion, try some high protein Yogurt mixed in with his food. Two (2) Tlbs. per meal

We use that that for all of our pups up till One (1) year old.

One more thing, for what it's worth, Do not over exercise a puppy!

Take a long time to Bond with them, Six (6) months minimum for beginers. Partners... 

       Handsome boy for only 6 months.....Very mature looking indeed...

                     I like the dark mask on his face too.....


           Deanna...: )

That is a big boy int hat 4 month picture!!

Makes my boy look small.  At 4 months mine is only 33 lbs.  Very little exercise excapt for in the house and brief walks and a raw diet.

Hope the Pano doesn't last long.  Great looking boy!!

 Not meaning to derail this thread, but since someone mentioned not exercising puppies:
http://www.showdogsupersite.com/hips.html

Over the years, our observations of the kennel populations of giant breeds and their siblings living in private homes have led to the conclusion that there is no such thing as congenital unilateral hip dysplasia, but only acquired unilateral hip dysplasia. The kennel dogs, whose exercise opportunities are maximized, with several dogs of a similar age free to run and play all day and night in large paddocks, show us some interesting things.

They grow much more slowly, because much of their food intake goes into play and running
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They rarely (almost never) suffer an injury.
They always have symmetrical hip sockets, even if they are very shallow.
Their litter mates in private homes, where exercise is confined to an hour or two of intense play or jogging when their owners return from work, provide us with a different set of observations.

They grow very large, very fast.
They often suffer injury.
They frequently have hip sockets of different depths.
The implications of these observations are enormous, but very simple to understand. These large breeds grow much too quickly for their biology to keep up. They frequently show some degree of clinical rickets with some bowing of the forelegs, and have large soft joints due to the inability of the body to deposit calcium in the bone at a rate equal to the rate of growth. They often show uneven growth, with the rear end growing over a few weeks, then the front end trying to catch up. As the rear leg assembly grows disproportionately, and the puppy is 'high in the rear', the mechanical leverage that the muscles are able to exert across these straighter angles is much reduced. The result of this is a decreased ability of muscle to protect joints from injury.

The owners of giant breed pets tend to overfeed their puppies, having with the best of intention, the inner desire to see a 'big dog' and to do nothing which might risk the dog not attaining the greatest possible size. Try as they may, some owners are just unable to restrict their puppy's diet. Owners are cautioned that their puppy needs a good deal of exercise, but their work schedules often conflict with their desire to do this. The result is a period of intense exercise. A 3 mile run, or a half hour of Frisbee. When a single puppy who lies around all day welcomes his owners in the evening, he is ill prepared for either intense exercise, or the uncertainty of footing on slippery floors and his always changing joint angulation. His muscle tone is a small fraction of that of a puppy which plays with other active dogs all day long. The result is an injury.

When any dog has a hip dislocated, if it is not repaired within 48 hours, the socket begins to lose depth. When an injury occurs to a rear leg, whether it be a toe injury, a stifle injury, a soft tissue injury, or a hip injury, the result is often a decreased amount of weight bearing on that leg over a period of days to weeks or months. When this happens, the mechanical forces applied to the living bone tissue change, and the hips become asymmetrical, the injured hip becoming shallower in a similar fashion.....

 continued excerpt:

The conclusion from these observations is that the single most important environmental factor in a puppy's life is exercise, continuous and strenuous.

http://www.showdogsupersite.com/hips.html

Is Pano not a concern with to much exercise?

I think Jenni makes some excellent points, for a healthy puppy. However, this pup has Pano, NO Excercise, ask your vet