lol, I'm not remotely concerned about Keeva's weight. I only posted the pic because I thought it showed that she was
obviously not underweight, but hey, different strokes and what not.
Anyway, I'm more concerned with the concept of "show weight" - as in, instead of just showing a dog at a normal weight, or performance/working weight in dual purpose dogs, but a specific weight that's heavier than either of those, just for show. I guess I'm just puzzled as to where this comes from... I mean, my friend that told me she needed weight to be shown doesn't think she needs weight in general. And like Aleron was talking about, dogs who are kept on one weight for performance, and then pack on pounds for confo - and not just a few pounds, but a ton. I get that they're not going to maintain hard condition during their off season, but 20 lbs?
kady05 said:
It's pretty well known that lots of conformation dogs are fat.
Um, yes, it is, however, I was trying to be diplomatic and not antagonistic. Subtlety, and all that.