Is my puppy too thin?

[SkinnyMalinkys]

She s 13 weeks.

On naturediet. Having 1 pouch a day plus a handful of AVA when training plus treats.

Worming up to date

Seems to be going off naturediet a bit. Not overly enthusiastic at meal times

Am a bit worried

Happy, healthy and extremely bouncy in all other ways.

Looks perfect to me .... lot easier trying to put weight in a dog than lose it so I'd stick with what you're doing .... beautiful puppy by the way

Fluffypie1 my pup has been on raw since I bought him home, was on James welbeloved before, but is loving his food more and has grown slowly and looks in great health raw bones are fine to feed, not weight bearing as they can be too tuff for teeth.

Puppy is 13 weeks, they’re normally plump and wrinkly at that baby stage

No, puppies shouldn't be fat at over three months old - I wish people would stop perpetuating that myth.

Dogs being overweight as puppies is bad for them - it puts pressure on growing joints and is thought to cause things like hip dysplasia. Genetics play a part but it's thought that diet (ie. being overweight) is just as much of a problem.

My beagle was a skinny little thing until recently (he's eight months) when he started to fill out. Our vet said he was the ideal weight recently - and yes, you could see his last two ribs. We see so many overweight dogs that we think it's normal. Poor things can't breathe properly and struggle to walk, and some are so young

Please don't feed puppy a raw diet

Nothing wrong with feeding pups a raw diet so long as it's done properly.

Hi my redsetter /English year old pup is still so skinny ! You can still see his ribs , his coats and eyes all in good condition . I feed him proplan more than the suggested amount , he’s always so greedy looking for food , should I feed him canned meat as well ?

Having had a spaniel who was extremely underweight at one point due to an illness I can honestly say your dog looks lovely and lean and healthy. It is much better on the joints to be lean rather than plump/overweight.

Your pup looks fine, they often go through a gangly stage.
I feed all my Millie’s wolfheart. They all look brilliant on it from my young puppy to my oldest dog. The food scored 4.8/ 5 on allaboutdogfood website and is very good quality. I love that it’s suitable for all life stages and uses high quality ingredients.

From those photos the pup looks absolutely normal, not even slightly underweight- I wouldn't be remotely worried or trying to build him up.

People are far too used to seeing fat dogs nowadays.