You should be able to feel their ribs with a thin covering of fat over them.

phew - glad you said that! was thinking oh dear my dogs must be so badly treated you can feel all their ribs!!! I do think some dogs are "meant" to be skinny mind - our ziggie is skinny but is perfectly healthy

I know you're meant to feel their ribs But at the moment Archie hasn't got an ounce of fat on him....

Sounds a normal fit young dog to me. We see a LOT of dogs at work fed on Burns that are too thin, not sure Archie is TOO thin, but remember he has a friend now aswell, so exercise, and energy levels will be higher anyway. Give him boiled rice aswell if you are worried, but I think you will find he is perfectly fit!
Dawn.

Yep have been putting boiled rice in his dinner a few times a week He loves rice

Also popcorn he goes mad for it

Tuti Archie is going through the 'leggy' teenager stage and his body needs to 'drop' ..

If you really think he is thin give two meals a day ..a good thing to put a little weight on is porridge and honey for breakfast (with a little oil if you like) followed by a carrot to clean the teeth. Then whatever he normaly has for his main meal. And of course the odd treat Amy loves Kelties and Fish Bites for treats.

Mini he is already on 2 meals a day He doesn't like Kelties that much but we give him the Arden Grange biscuits which are similar... and also the smelly fish4dogs biscuits which he would sell his soul for

I've given him porridge a couple of times and he really liked it So I'll give it to him more regularly now

I think you're right that he's going through the leggy teenager phase.... he just keeps growing upwards but never outwards! At this rate he will end up a lanky giant

I gave him an extra half scoop in his breakfast this morning with a couple of tablespoons of rice.... tomorrow, porridge for breakfast!

ETA maybe Archie is one of those much detested creatures that can eat and eat and eat and never get fat I hate him LOL...

I wonder if the amount of exercise he does means he should be eating an 'active' diet? Or would this make him hyper?

Tuti rather that growing outwards he will suddenly 'drop' in the body so that he fits his legs

heheh then he won't be able to use Ziggy as a hurdle anymore

Tuti, Poppy is going through a really skinny stage. I posted a thread a month ago on this and have since given her 2 meals a day. Mini mentioned porridge which I'll try next if this doesn't work, but I do think she is starting to gain wait. As she is an oldie, she does worry me when she loses weight, but I'd sooner she was on the thinner side for her heart though. can you post a picture of Archie?