A Whoppett indeed

[Dee Dee and Hallie]

Wholly Cow!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=467985&in_page_id=1770

[Barb]

Steroid abuse ????    Dang - dat is one big doggie !!!

[Roberta]

that ain't a get alooong little dogggy but BIggggggggggggggg doggie. Bet she gets what she wants when she wants it.
roberta

[Delia and girls]

Yikes! I'm with Barb - test that dog for steroids!!! Poor thing. Although, she looks happy.

[Dee Dee and Hallie]

Pretty freaky. I talked to a lady who knows the dogs and she said it's a gene that doesn't turn off so the muscles keep growing and they have an overbite and horrible muscle cramps. Poor dog. Shorter lifespan too which in this case is probably a blessing...hard for them to get around.

[cheryl186]

Wow...I saw the comment from another gentleman who had a Whippet with the same condition.  I have never seen anything like this before.  Could that happen with any breed or I guess it is more prone to certain breeds?  I can't imagine a dachsie with double muscles....

[Dee Dee and Hallie]

That's a good question, I have never heard of it at all so am not sure if it happens in other breeds too? I sure hope not!

[Dee Dee and Hallie]

My whippet friend said she knows it happens in people but doesn't think it happens in other breeds at least she has not heard of it in any other breed.