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Don't beat yourself up, it may be that he is just small. Just love on him and feed him good quality food, he'll be fine. Getting another fecal would never hurt. He looks Pyr to me.
 

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Very handsome pup. Take good care of him as I know you already are, give him lots of love, he's a fine boy. Next you'll be posting going :barnieand :he as he drives you nuts with his Pyr-puppy behavior! :lol:
 

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Looks pyr to me too... he may just be a little slower grower as he was tiny as a lil pup... he looks like he has good bone size/structure- yeah I know he's laying sown so it is hard to see...

Love pyrs- just love them! Big, small, and everything in between- they have heart and are just wonderful dogs!
He clearly has a smoochable face! :D
 

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Thanks for all the encouraging comments. He is a good boy. He's made lots of positive progress in the past month, and his "woof" is every bit as deep and resonant as the big dogs. I love to hear him in the pasture at night,guarding his turf. As long as he's healthy,it's okay if he's not huge.
 

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I have an female LGD that is a mix of a few LGD breeds and if she wasn't FAT she would be about 85 lbs. I would hate to meet her in a fight.
 

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Only 11 pounds at 7 weeks?
:ep

That is beyond undersized….that is stunted! I agree with SBC on the worming protocols.
Why did you take the pup so young? Was there a reason the "breeder" had you take it that young?

And for comparison, I have not had any Pyr litters here in ages.
But when I did, my pups weighed 25-30 pounds at that age.
Hope that helps with perspective. I had some that even went bigger than that.

Cute pup, but…BUT!!!!

I'm just floored at that size. Way way wrong.
What does the "breeder" say to you now…or have they disappeared…. :fl
I'd be leaning on them for a partial refund of monies you paid for that pup.
I'd go there with vet diagnosis in hand. I'd be raising hell, but that's me.
I have expectations, and man that "breeder" does not meet any of mine!
 
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All are not massive dogs and some people feed them a ton, making them fat. Not brushing out the undercoat also makes them seem larger.
They are 80-95# dogs, lean & sleek when not fat n messy. At least the ones here sure are bred leaner.

Unless you felt through the coat to feel how much or how little fat was on the parents, you have no idea if 100 is right or wrong.
Some lines are smaller, some larger, just how it is.
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Amen to that
Spot on
The male pup we kept Roosevelt is 19 months old
He reminds me of a wolf
Long legs and lean
He is 3" taller than his sire
The dam Angel has a similar build
The sire Marvel and the female pup Bella are stockier
All are 80-100 lbs healthy happy and on the job
 
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@OneFineAcre and @Lynda V our Eliza (Chunks sister) is tall, long, lanky... not like any of the others....
kinda reminds you of Sesame Streets "one of these is not like the others"
She is a great dog. She hovers at 90 lbs- she could definitely gain weight ... but she would be best below 110. She is pretty active and lives with the bucks.
Isaac loves her and it was sad when we had to move everyone around. He always cuddles with her and would pull her tufts of molting fur out. She would patiently sit and let him.

Now as tall as she is her sibs are on the stockier side. Very large boned and heavier dogs.

the link below is the brothers at 9 months... Chunk weighed 115lbs .

They ALL do their job. No idea why she ended up tall long and lanky.... :idunno

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/9-month-pyr-pups-update-1-23-15.30538/
 

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@OneFineAcre and @Lynda V our Eliza (Chunks sister) is tall, long, lanky... not like any of the others....
kinda reminds you of Sesame Streets "one of these is not like the others"
She is a great dog. She hovers at 90 lbs- she could definitely gain weight ... but she would be best below 110. She is pretty active and lives with the bucks.
Isaac loves her and it was sad when we had to move everyone around. He always cuddles with her and would pull her tufts of molting fur out. She would patiently sit and let him.

Now as tall as she is her sibs are on the stockier side. Very large boned and heavier dogs.

the link below is the brothers at 9 months... Chunk weighed 115lbs .

They ALL do their job. No idea why she ended up tall long and lanky.... :idunno

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/9-month-pyr-pups-update-1-23-15.30538/

I'm very happy with all of my dogs
Love them all
And I've never lost a goat to a predator
I sold 5 pups and all are successful and in good homes
So I guess for a backyard "breeder" I'm doing Ok

ETA: or am I a so called "breeder " LOL
 
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