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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  You're welcome. 
It's sort of hard to describe, as you can see  ! You know where the ribs sort of end - and then you have the dog's "waist" (lol) below the ribs? You don't want that waist area to be too "sucked in" or concave. Like, a too skinny dog would feel "too ribby", then as you moved your hands down the cage, and moved to the waist - the waist would drop in way too far (feeling too small). You do want a bit of transition btwn ribs/waist, but it shouldn't be severe. Argggh - is that better? LOL, I'm not very good at this. |
I think I get what you're saying now. Although, that would mean that Mocha is indeed too skinny
His waist looks and feels rather small, but I always thought that was just his body shape/type...kind of like how some women can have tiny waists without being terribly skinny. If I only look at his tummy, he doesn't look too skinny at all. The tummy area around his err, "peepee" - below his ribs look nice and full. If I increase his feeding and he puts on some weight, will the waist start to fill out or will his tummy just look bigger?