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I have seen dogs that cant sit still and they are hard to put weight on. If he is not being worked 3 or four times a week and stays in the kennel being fed top shelf, high dollar dog food he wont eat much. I think I would still get him checked out by a vet. As long as you get a clean bill of health I wouldn't worry about it. Every vet I ever saw told me that when they are right you should be able to just see their ribs. I don't like that look and you cant see ribs on any of mine but that is just the line of dogs I have right now. I have had them just like yours. At ten months old, unless he is huge he should be getting about 1 1/2 to 2 cups of food a day...less of the high test stuff you are giving him. Maybe that high test dog food is winding him up and burning the calories too. Again, I don't know how much you are working this dog but that can have a lot to do with appetite as well as the heat outside. Mine don't eat much when it is hot out. It could also be his age...a lot is going on with a ten month old dog. I have seen many dogs go thru this growth/weight thing between 6 months and a year. They tend to look a little funny or out of whack, ears too long, legs too long, body too skinny, head too big, etc.
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