Quote Originally Posted by Officially Retired View Post
If the breeding has no common ancestor for 5 generations, it is coming awfully close to being scatterbred, which means the genes can "pull" from anywhere.

You would have to know the size disparity not just of all the dogs in the 5-gen ped, but of their littermates as well, to get a feel for how "abnormal" this is.

Regarding your question about pup size, it is hard to envision how "small" they are without a reference photo in comparison to other pups of their age. Further, this could possibly be a health issue as well, because worm overloard (or un-tended-to coccidia) can stunt the growth of pups severely.

Jack


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Is this type of stunting permanent or can it correct once the problem resolves ie more food, worming or whatever. Can the dog get back on its growth curb. I remember some vets said puppy food actually stimulates pups to grow to fast. Is this true or not?