Quote Originally Posted by S_B View Post
That dogs bone is a little fine for his size, to me he looked a bit under fed as a young dog. A lot of dogmen believe in keeping a thin waist on a dog their entire life, slightly above show weight. I disagree, although I also don't think keeping them 10+ pounds over is good either.

Pups should be fed what they'll eat, I like feeding mine 3x daily to start then 2x daily until around 6 months of age. Never raised a thin boned dog, but I have seen some bred similar who are.

I don't know if there truly is terrier blood in these dogs as I simply wasn't there when they were started and the documentation is sketchy. But I do know when you have a breed who's purpose is to work their looks will vary from kennel to kennel due to selection and husbandry. Look at sled dogs for example, they don't look like the thick boned huskies we see as pets. Thick bones look nice but they can be too thick to function properly. The pet huskies wouldn't last on a long sled run as they'd tire out way too fast caring the weight of that bone. Something to consider, looks never did much but look good.

S_B
Ive always felt that the two most contributing factors to size is what we would call environment and genetics
I keep a high standard yard and I mean really High standard , feeding the best twice a day , shit cleaned every day , water cleaned every other day , walked and or excersized twice a week( my motto is the easiest thing is culling the hardest is management)
still with all every litter I get one or two with what I call a chicken ass , a weak back end u can seen it already when there 6 months old
funny thing is they always seem to be the hottest and have the most bottom
have been trying for 20 years to breed it out , no such luck yet