Border Aussie puppy weight and growth

BerkeleyP

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Hi, I have a 17 week old Border Aussie that seems to be growing very slowly and I am getting concerned. She weighs in at 13 pounds right now. I don't know if it should have that much of an impact but she is the runt from her litter and was only 4 pounds when I got her at 5 weeks old. She seems healthy, has high energy and is well behaved but when compared to other puppies her age she is so small! I've given her deworming treatments on a regular schedule and she's caught up on vaccines. Has anyone experienced anything like this?
 
don't worry aobut numbers and just look at her body condition. she may be a slow grower or she may always be a smaller dog. don't worry about comparing her to other dogs. So many dogs in the US are morbidly obese that a healthy dog looks like a skeleton in comparison.
 
What dainerra said is true, and slow growth is really much better on the joints as well. As long as she is otherwise acting normal and eating normal I wouldn't worry a thing about it.
 

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