I have a new puppy that is about 9 weeks old. I can see that her pasterns are a bit "loose" or a bit "let down" (not sure how to describe) hope you understand me.
Anything I should be worried about or will she just grow into it? Should I give her Vitamin C at this early age?
TIA
Vitamin C is fine. Keep her on a lower dose and up it later when she's larger. I gave 500 mg daily at 11 weeks and raised it to 500 mg twice daily at 17 weeks.
You might want to check with your vet to be sure they're in agreement especially about the dosage. Mine was.
What kind of protein level is this puppy getting in her diet? You may want to explore that, and possibly supplement the protein a bit if the puppy is not on a good-quality puppy food.
Vitamin C for a 9 week old puppy is fine. My vet recommended me to feed my Labrador vitamin C at 8 weeks actually. I also suggest you visit your dog's vet for a check up. As for my Labrador Retriever care and any other breed care, vets know best.
My vets are great for medical issues, but I find mine know nothing about the benefits of vitamins and supplements as they pertain to issues like weak pasterns etc.
I thought the same thing "Me" when I read that "vets know best", just ask how many breed specific courses on nutrition your vet has taken in medical school. You can't even get very many successful breeders to agree with each other within a single breed on what food is best!
The best advice on food is follow your breeders advice "IF" you like the looks of their dogs.