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Is it just me or is my dog getting ugly?

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I mean- yes he is still cute but suddenly he looks like he has a ton of extra skin, big feet, big ears, knobby ankles and his fluffy puppy fur is giving way to some funky wavy curls. I will love my pup no matter how fugly he turns out...but is there such a thing as an awkward age for goldens? Is Farley in it?

PS- Please excuse the "Puppy Porn" holiday photo and no thats not me breaking the no dogs at the dinner table rule- thats my neighbor who is so smitten she would chew Farleys food for him if he liked it!!

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You gotta be kidding!!!! That's one big huggable cutie you have there. He's even good lookin' all wet & wrapped in a towel!!! What a beautiful, soulful face he has!!
If that's ugly, you can send him to my house :D
How old is your pup FR?? He is not ugly he is going through his gangly, adolencent stage. The coat is turning into adult coat hence the wave. No worried he will grow into those feet, ears, legs and he will bulk up. Just give it time he will transform into a strapping young guy. Males do tend to get it a little more the females with gangly puppy stage. Don't worry at all though.
that is the SWEETEST puppy i've ever seen! besides my own of course.. ;) it is true they do tend to go thru an awkward phase but to me, there is nothing cuter than an awkward "older" puppy learning how to use their newly long limbs and i just loooove when their longer adult coats start coming in. definitely not an ugly dog you've got there, in fact he looks perfect to me. :)
Nope, totally cute! He's just growing into his skin. Personally, I don't think there is anything cuter than when they drop their heads and the skin gets all loose and sharpei-like.
Wow, that is just WRONG! You can't call that gorgeous little guy UGLY!! I mean, sure, he's not a tiny little puppy anymore, but he looks like he's on his way to being a beautiful DOG!!
Ok, we'll just have to take you to be fitted with glasses! That is the cutest puppy (sorry baby Jazzy!) I've seen in a long time. I'd take that gorgeous boy in a heartbeat!

Jazzys Mom
HAHA! I know he is cute! But he seems so...disproportionate all of the sudden ;)
He was the picture perfect puppy but I doubt Hoover or Cottonelle would take him now!
I can't wait for the DOG stage!!! The big beautiful head and long hair *sighs dreamily*
He does have rather soulful eyes for a pup doesn't he.....

Its hard to tell he is the same pup I brought home a few months ago!

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Aawwwww, but he's soo cuuuute!
How old is your pup FR?? He is not ugly he is going through his gangly, adolencent stage. The coat is turning into adult coat hence the wave. No worried he will grow into those feet, ears, legs and he will bulk up. Just give it time he will transform into a strapping young guy. Males do tend to get it a little more the females with gangly puppy stage. Don't worry at all though.
Farley will be 18 weeks on Thursday - Time flies!!!

No question this pup is loved and looks are not important as he is not a show dog...but...he does look sharpei-ish! :D

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He is just one big cuddle bunny! What a doll, not at all fugley, lol. I know what you mean. I went through that ackward stage with Bailey. His head and legs were too big for his body and he was very clumsy with those long limbs. He will grow into his own soon enough;)
i love when they have the big gangly bodies with that adorable puppy face still!
awww i could say looking at his pictures was awwwww! He's ADORABLE!!!!!
Yep, he's ugly. I think you need to send him my way so he doesn't disgrace you and your family anymore. ROFL.

WOW he is a perfect, beautiful doll. I do want him. :)

Angie
i love when they have the big gangly bodies with that adorable puppy face still!

Ain't that the truth!!!!
I think he is just as precious as can be!
Oh God...send it away!!! Burn it!!!

LOL Of course he's not ugly!!! Tucker went through that same akward stage where he didn't look like a Golden... actually...he still doesn't look very Golden-like to me, and probably never will :p:

Tucker's head is way too small for the rest of his body, he has no tail feathers or butt feathers, his feet are big, his legs are skinny, he's very round, and now his nose is turning pink... LOL !

He'd get kicked out of a dog show just for showing up to the place, I'm sure :p:
Hi,

Farley is one good lookin' son of a gun. Look at it this way: our strapping 20-year-old son was once a chubby blond baby with ringlets who might have walked out of an ad agency on Madison Avenue. Now he is a well built adult with dark hair, still very handsome but not at all what he looked like as a tot. Same way with dogs!

Helaine
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