Originally Posted by
Abulafia
Hm. Not sure I posted a 4 month old photo. Maybe the one of her with the border collie? That was about 4 months—when she was on her 3 cups / 2x a day feeding. She looks about like that now. Maybe a little leaner. Then again, she's lying down in that photo, so has more of a belly than when she's standing up. Don't we all. (Or at least: I do.)
Now that she's dropped down to 2# a week, she's looking leaner, but very muscular. Good for her body. I like it, actually, that the weight gain has slowed down even on as much as she's eating.
My sense is that H's growth rate is pretty typical for the breeders' dogs, which is what I am using as my guideline (they've been breeding for well over three decades).
You are also in WA, I see (I'm in the W part of the state). Your dogs are gorgeous, and I agree that Ruby's coat (I just checked your kennel's website) is amazing, and she's a lovely looking dog. Goodness.