Any experts comment on weight (with photo)

[longshortandtall]

Attached is a photo of 8 month old puppy.
She’s a spaniel possibly crossed with something.
I think she’s skinny, husband thinks she’s fine.
A couple of friends comment that she’s skinny, vet on 2 occasions has said she’s fine and is obviously just very active!
Dog walker suggests she’s on the skinny side.
For info she’s always been petite. She’s around 12kg and not likely to get much bigger.
She’s fed on grain free puppy food, and is given the recommended amount for a dog with an estimated adult weight of 15-20kg dog as we thought initially she would reach this weight, so she’s already getting more than she should food wise.
She gets high value treats once a day when training, so ham, sausage, cheese etc.
She also usually has a pigs ear or pizzle stick or other treat every evening so she’s eating a fair bit!
Anyway thoughts please?

[bratzilla]

IME they do look skinny when younger, it’s harder to keep them looking like that the older they get!

[BiteyShark]

My cocker was that skinny at your dogs age and my vets said he was fine and actually much better than being overweight for his joints. He too was very muscular and active.

The downside to that was when he was ill (stomach condition) he was skeletal which was hard to see.

Now at 2.5 years he has filled out and

[BiteyShark]

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Now at 2.5 years he has filled out and you can feel but not see the ribs anymore.

Lots of people will say your dog is too skinny but I would listen to your vet as we are all used to seeing overweight dogs.

[florentina1]

Do you weigh her? I like to keep my dog on the slim side so I try to keep her weight constant. To me it is a good indicator that she has maintained exactly the same weight. She would eat and eat if I let her.

[GertrudeCB]

I'd say she was going through her teenage lanky/ skinny phase.
Any chance that she has any sighthound in her?

[adaline]

We don't have a spaniel, but in our beagle, we could see all his ribs right up until he was 12-13 months old.

It's only very recently that he's started to fill out. His vet has always commented on his excellent condition and didn't even seem slightly concerned. Better a dog to be slightly too thin than slightly overweight. Remember, overweight dogs often struggle with a whole range of health issues and it doesn't take much to tip a dog over from healthy into overweight.

[Empathy56]

We had a terrier,cross Jack Russell/Norwich Terrier.She was ever so slim,all her life and she lived until almost 16 years old.The vet used to say she was a pleasure to see as she wasn't overweight and was very lively and alert.I used to worry though and think people would think I was starving her.Your dog just looks about the same as my girl looked.As long as the vet thinks she's ok then try not to worry.