The dog's body and coat look fantastic!
However, he is missing hair across his muzzle and face, that could be the beginning of a decline. I have seen a lot of dogs start the beginning of their health decline with losing hair across muzzle, over eyes, behind ears, etc.
What has he been eating up till now?
Jack
Originally Posted by CA Jack
Good observation Jack. His previous owner was feeding him less than stellar food. He's been eating Orijen Regional Red and Orijen 6 Fish for a few weeks now. HE LOVES IT. So he is definitely on a better plan now than what he used to be. Some of the missing hair is from Day 1 of the show where he got loose and went at it with Machobear. I broke them in a flash, but when we put him back in his kennel he went nuts and chewed through the air holes and was able to get his muzzle and head out of tiny hole he made in the kennel. In the process though, he scraped his face up pretty bad.
Okay, cool, I was just asking because that was a telltale sign of the beginning of immune dysfunction in Poncho, Missy, and many of the other old dogs I had (while I was still feeding kibble), was facial hair loss. The first signs of decline were hair loss on the muzzle, behind the ears, over the eyes ... as well as around their toes and feet.
Just thought I would mention that, and hopefully your better diet will reverse the process.
Jack
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