We always tell our Doberman that if she gets much fatter she’ll turn into a Rottweiler. 
So why are these “thin” dogs so thin? I mean what is the biological/darwinian reason? Just curious.
“Well Bless Your Heart for caring, but it’s the breed! Vet says he’s perfect!”
Wonder if she also shows them her watch that cost more than their car.
So they can better course prey? They were bred to hunt fast prey. A cheetah isn’t bulky either, you know? 
Most of those leggy, super lean dogs are sight hounds - they were bred to chase their master’s prey by sight not scent. And as often that prey is large and leggier (antelope, for instance) they have to be very fast to keep within sight of it. They are built like cheetahs to run like cheetahs 
This guy checks into a hotel, and he asks the bellhop, “Hey, can you hook me up with a woman?”
“Sure can!”
“I want the tallest, skinniest whore in the world!”
“Don’t worry, I know just the girl!”
A bit later there’s a knock on the door of the guy’s room. There stands a six-foot-three blonde weighing all of 98 pounds. He invites her in.
“Take your clothes off.” She does.
“Now, get down on all fours.” She does.
The guy goes into the bedroom of his suite and comes out leading a Great Dane . . .
. . . and says, “You see, Fido! That’s exactly what you’re going to look like if you don’t eat your Gravy Train!”
They were bred aerodynamically I suppose. To chase after fast animals. My dog’s real breed name is Rabbit Hound and that’s what he’s supposed to hunt. If you have seen any of the breeds I mentioned in my OP they have a very long stride. And as I said, mine has no problems going over a 5’ fence. He only got hurt because he’s stubborn as hell and our barricades (wooden boards) wouldn’t deter him.
First, I don’t own a watch. Second, I live paycheck to paycheck (and sometimes less than that). So I don’t see your point there. Pharaoh Hounds are rare and expensive but this one was free to me as a rescue.
We just worry that he’ll break the tail on a wall or something, his tail’s so strong.
I think the part you missed was the tone of voice and outright expressions of sheer scorn on the faces of these people, especially the one who told me I should take better care of my (spoiled rotten) dog. Also, this is the Pit. I can be mad here.
Thank you, yes, that’s how they’re supposed to look. When I go to the dog park I am amazed at all the fat dogs there. I am aware of the PH’s true history (not Egyptian in the slightest) but if I had my choice I’d never own any other breed.
Thanks for that and for the others who liked it. The best I came up with on the spur of the moment was, “he doesn’t eat,” which incurred the response, “he doesn’t eat?! WHY?” :rolleyes:
And the food that I mentioned that I fed him at 2:00 a.m. two nights ago was finally eaten in the middle of the night, last night. The Kong is still full.
Odd that you should say that. The one time I had boshingtong, the main complaint I had was that the meat was too fatty.
Actually yes, yes they do. We’ve had greyhounds for almost 20 years and the weight thing comes up on a pretty regular basis. If someone asks me why my dog is thin, I remind them he’s an athlete bred to run fast, and you don’t see fat guys winning the 100 meter dash at the Olympics, now do you?
Then you’ve got the other side of the coin - hang around with other people who have greyhounds and they’ll be checking your dog out to make sure he’s not putting on too much weight as a pet (and you’ll hear about that if he does).
I’m so used to having skinny dogs by now even normal-weight dogs of other breeds look a bit pudgy to me.
I think he thought you were making a reference to a particular movie, and was following suit.
Per the OP
So, I don’t think it is the build of the dog’s breed that people are reacting to.
Good BOY! <tosses Liv-a-Snap>
Thanks, but I’m watching my weight.
But that breed’s ribs and such are supposed to show in a perfectly healthy dog.
:dubious: Can’t imagine how we managed to miss that in a typed messageboard OP that said:
Since we couldn’t hear that the tone of voice was reproving or see that the expressions were scornful, and since your OP didn’t do a very good job of describing them, it was understandable that a lot of us weren’t quite sure what it was about the mere question “Why is he so thin?!” that got you so pissed off.
Now that you’ve explained it, I’m happy to heartily concur that nosy strangers should not be jumping to the conclusion that your naturally thin dog must be suffering from neglect. Or if they are jumping to that conclusion, they should conceal their thoughts about it while discussing your dog with you.
Sorry, I actually didn’t get it from that movie. But I have heard it or read it before.
I should have been more clear, sorry. I thought the “?!” would do the trick.
And he may be thin. Maybe a bit underweight, but within the weight range for the breed. He is also a bit small for a male of the breed. He was an oops breeding. And the food is right there, all day long, until he eats it, and then I refill it. I can’t force feed him.
I believe the correct answer to the thread question is “Because the police asked me to stop letting him rip out the throats of annoying busybodies.”
Here is the OPs original link to the Wikipedia page on the dog’s breed: Pharaoh Hound - Wikipedia
Look at the picture provided. Would you describe that dog as having it’s ribs, spine and hip bones showing? I personally would not. If I were to look at that dog, I would not think that it was unhealthy.
Unless the OP posts a picture of the actual dog in question, I can only go on the OPs statement that the dog’s ribs, hips and spine are prominent. That is a sign of emaciation or some illness. I’m NOT saying the OP starved the dog, but the general public doesn’t know who starved the dog and so they react to what they perceive as a starved dog.
The pictures in your link about the breed don’t show particularly lean dogs. No ribs showing at all. No hipbones, even.