Hi,

We have a 6 month old pup and are hoping to show her, though no great drama if we don't.  She seems to be developing nicely - correct coat, great ear set, perfect teeth, tail not sure as she is a previously docked breed and noone seems to agree on what the tails are supposed to do yet :-) -  her breeders like the look of her a lot and she is very confident and "showy".

She has been poorly recently with bad tummy upsets.  Fecal tests showed campylobacter and chlostridium perfrengens and she has been treated for these and all should hopefully now be well.   Apparently lots of dogs are carriers of these bugs without symptoms, but she seems to be one of the ones who does.

Due to the above she lost a fair bit of weight and condition.  She is now gaining weight back and as she is a stripped breed I can strip her coat back and hopefully the new growth will be fine again.

However, she seems very leggy, with little Betty Spaghetti front legs.  They may look longer due to her being thin at the moment.  I know it's rare to have a pup that doesn't have an awkward teenager stage, but would you say that now she's getting all the nutrients from her food again, she will even out in all probability?  Or does a leggy puppy tend to stay that way?

We are in no hurry to start showing her.  We go to ringcraft as this will be the first dog we have considered showing so have lots to learn.

Any thoughts?

K

my puppy whos 8 months now had campylobacter at 8 tro 12 weeks go.
i took a long time to get weight on her she a fcr and she went leggy and shinny,

she still n 3 meals a day to keep to weight on her.untill she stops growing hopefully she stop at thios age and still to fill out she has stared to balance out.

the photo on the top right was taken at 6 months old that was two months ago.

If she is anything like my terrier breed, she will go through various stages of "legginess" from looking too leggy to looking like legs are too short and body too long. They also go through a "bum high" stage. Dont worry while she is still growing.

Hello  how did you get on at Crufts??
I  told you  the Wheaten would be in
with a shout..
I spent a little time with Shari  his
handler ,,and Beth and Betty, I had
only entered my Borzoi,,  no Terriers
but the Borzoi was full in season  so just
had a good look at most of the judging
Garry

It was a good day for me - 3rd and 2nd with ones we bred taking firsts in the same classes! First time I've seen Kovu "in the flesh" and he is breathtaking - he will now retire. What I would give to breed one a quarter as good :-D

That was his first show in a year, 
he as not been shown for about
12 months Beth told me, Shari and
RC her partner are good dog people
Kovu   loves her and will do anything
to please her,,,I first met Kovu in
2003 at Montgomery he was then handled
by another friend Susie Kipp,   Sussi is
one of the best trimmers of Norwich and
Norfolks, I know also Wheatens  she can put
a great finish on a dog.
Garry