Is this dog skinny?

I agree the dog in the original post is too skinny. I wouldn't call that good muscle tone at all... just because you can see every muscle doesn't = toned. Also, 0% body fat is not normal - most animals need some fat. There is loose skin on that dog, and the head looks disproportionately large because the body is so wasted, a la Lara Flynn Boyle circa 2004. The pic posted by "Pit Bull" is a nice contrast - a dog that is fit and toned but not overly skinny.

Skinny is definally not the word!!!

Geez, how can that dog even stand! But, from a computer gal (i'm not a expert or anything) point of view, i would say it looks fake. The frame itself is far too small, too computergentic (if that's even a word, lol). I have seen dogs very skinny (even worse off than that) but it just looks too small framed to be real, especially for a pit!!!

I mean come on guys, now that i bring it up, don't you see? Maybe I'm worng, but, Idk

I don't think it's fake, but maybe it's because I've seen dogs that looked like that in person. 

The dog is too thin, most likely because he's been put on a "prize fighter" type of diet to lose weight.  It's not healthy for the long term and as long as he hasn't been on diuretics I don't think it's completely unhealthy: although the purposes for which it has been done are quite inhumane.

That seems a little thin to me, but it's not horrible.  The people who condition their dogs to that level usually don't keep them like that all year round.  It's called a keep or something like that and it's top condition to go into a show ring (or another type of ring, but we can't assume that without evidence).  They only stay at that size for a week or less.  Once people get used to seeing APBTs that are not used for show or any sort of work, they are surprised to see what one looks like at the highest possible point of conditioning.  Look at the size of that muscle in the hind-quarters.  I personally would rather see the dog a bit thicker, but it could not perform if it were. 

If a dog like that was ever shown, the judge would likely DQ them.  At least in AKC shows.  I don't know about ADBA, which I will never have anything to do with.  That is not a healthy dog.  Even if it is just for a short time, its detrimental to the dog's health.

He doesn't appear to have any muscle in the upper body, which is unusual.  I would say he is either a fighting or hunting dog.  Looking at his lack of chest muscle,  I don't think he has the upper body strength for weight pull.  And he wouldn't make it in a UKC conformation ring, at least not compared to what I've seen in the ring.  Like someone else said, I can't speak for other venues.

when someone refers to a "game" pit, it means he'll fight NO MATTER WHAT.  (i once heard a terrible story about a guy cutting the toes off his female and thowing her in the ring to prove she was so "game" that she'd fight even in that condition).  that tells me that the picture came from a dog fighting website.  i personally do not believe in fighting dogs, but as an owner of pits i would be a fool to deny the history of the breed.
 
having said that, if the dog is a fighting dog, he's probably just right.  no body fat, lanky, with tight jowels.  only his neck looks like it lacks power.  i would guess he weighs 30 pounds. 
 
my staffie and apbt weigh 65 a piece and they're still ripped.
 
a good working dog, like the kind used to hunt pigs or fell bulls, should have a much greater body mass and heavier weight to throw around.
 
people who post pictures like that are losers.  if you need a dog to show me how tough you are, i'm not impressed.

I agree with brookcove that the dog in the photo is too thin.  This is a dog that has already used up some muscle mass, and even "fighting trim" should not mean "emaciated", which most vets would probably agree this dog is.  BTW, nothing says your average marathon runner is a healthy specimen - some of them are too thin as well.  It isn't *normal* for women to stop having menses, but we often hear of athletes having that issue as a consequence of the regimens they pursue in the name of a "personal best" or to win a prestigious event.  Still doesn't equate to healthy.

The dog is flesh and bones!!!

 
The dog looks flat out unhealthy, malnutrition & emaciated. That dog is STRAVING!

Dogs like that are considered to be "game bred".  It is what pit bulls looked years ago.  Thats before they became bigger, before some of them became hippos.
 
A lot of people breed game bred dogs for the breed standard, not for fighting.
 
Whether that particular dog is too skinny, im not sure, but that is definitely a game bred pit bull.

ORIGINAL: alieliza

Dogs like that are considered to be "game bred". It is what pit bulls looked years ago. Thats before they became bigger, before some of them became hippos.

A lot of people breed game bred dogs for the breed standard, not for fighting.

Whether that particular dog is too skinny, im not sure, but that is definitely a game bred pit bull.

I second this.
That is probably a competing APBT of sorts.
I think the dog looks healthy and great.
The veins and muscles make it pretty obvious that this is NOT an emaciated dog.

The dog in the pic, Machobuck, is not skinny or malnurished..he looks amazing!..definatly in tip top shape, just look at those muscles...absoulty gorgeous ! 

There is a diffrence between skinny, and in shape! THIS is a skinny dog

agreed, however the first dog they were talking about is a game dog and perfectly healthy for a match just not everyday life