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Ranger will still look like a puppy, although he is an adult dog. The fault of a genetic anomaly. However, that did not stop him from leading a happy life with his family.

Even though he is 3 years old, Ranger, a German Shepherd, weighs less than 8 kg and looks like a puppy. Well below the 30 kg that an adult dog of this breed should weigh. The cause of this peculiarity is a rare genetic disease linked to a hypoplasia of the pituitary gland; it is called congenital pituitary dwarfism or hyposomatotropism.

Shelby Mayo, her owner, knew he was smaller than her siblings when she chose him for the litter, but she had no idea that he was a dwarf puppy. She discovered it when he started to suffer from health problems, including intestinal parasitosis: coccidiosis, then giardiasis.

Thanks to the appropriate treatments, the young quadruped got out of it. However, noting that he was not growing up, Shelby Mayo again took him to the vet, who told him about the hereditary disease he suffered from, reports The Dodo.

After sterilization, Ranger started to have dry skin and shed hair. Again, he had to be given specific care. A thyroid treatment and hydrating baths with goat milk soap, provided by one of his followers on Instagram, made him feel much better.

Even if he is much smaller than the other dogs of Shelby Mayo, 2 females Labrador-Retriever and German Shepherd, he gets along perfectly with these and the trio spends their time playing together. Ranger does not lack character and also knows how to be respected.