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Posted by Sara2 on 7/9/2008, 2:51 pm, in reply to "leggy at 18 months"
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She's a pretty girl, George. Nicely balanced and a pretty head. Her chest needs to drop some still, but it should. You want the bottom of her chest to reach the point of her elbow when she's in profile like this. Take a look at these photos of Lucius and you'll see how much he matured between 17 and 27 months... (of course, boys mature a little more slowly than girls)
Moving at 17 months, looking really immature and his chest hasn't dropped: 
Stacked at 18 months winning his first major (chest has dropped more but still a little short): 
The weekend he finished his championship at 27 months (his chest has dropped A LOT): 
And moving that same day: 
Now, at 4, he's even more filled out and actually a nicer looking dog that he was when he finished. He had a dip in his topline even as he finished his championship because he's a little long in the loin (and lazy) and he hadn't developed the muscle mass to support his back as well as he needed to. That's corrected as he's aged. Also, Lucius's chest is a little deeper than most you will see. He's got sort of an exagerated front. Reba should look more moderate when she's finished growing.
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