underweight german shepherd

Question
i have just got a 13 mounth german shepherd dog a week ago the problem is in his last home he lived outside with no shelter in all wethers and fed on a rubbish diet of just about anything the main problem is his coat is harsh to touch and he is underweight you can feel his ribs more than my other dogs he has a good appertite but the diet i feed my other dogs witch is weebox meat and mixer with a kelp supplement seems to give him the runs can you please help with any sugestions on building his weight up gradually and coat care? also any help gratelly appreciated on feeding herbs to dogs?

Answer
Hello, Thank goodness you have rescued this poor pupppy!  I reccomend bulking him up on large breed adult Nutro dog food it is very high quailtiy and is avalible in holistic if you wanted to feed that it is very dijestable and I reccomend it to just about anyone. Or I feed all my dogs  Authority from petsmart...its made for petsmart and petsmart only so if tehre isnt a store of that sort near you it wont do much good. Authoirty is high quailtiy like Nutro but less expensive and my dogs got sick of eating nutro within 2 weeks they all love Authoirty, I have never feed organic or homemade diets so cant help with such questions and I have never personly fed herbs to dogs....unless parsley dog treats count, Best of luck with your new pup if you try the reccomended foods he will bulk up with healthy muscle in no time.