Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject: How much should pup weigh !!
Hi all Brook is 18 weeks now and is full of beans i was just wondering if anyone knew how much a 41/2 month old bitch pup should weigh i took her to be weighed today and she was 17 kilos is that normal or overweight she is a choc lab i know they can be stockier than the others but OH thinks shes fat i think shes just right but was looking for other opinions any knowledge appreciated Thanks Nina x x xx
From what i can see in that pic Brook looks ok for size, but can`t see her body very well, does she have a waist?, and when you feel along her sides can you feel her ribs without having to press hard?.
If the answer to both of these is yes, then she`s probably ok, I`m assuming you had her weighed at the vets?, I`m sure they`d have said if they thought she was overweight.
Dogs are like us, they come in all shapes and sizes, I don`t think Chocs are any different in size to a yellow or black, except maybe in height, have to say CJ seems taller than most blacks I`ve seen but I wouldn`t say he`s chunkier than them.
Hi there Jesstiggs i can still feel her ribs through loose skin no real fat under there she does have a waist but i think it could be slowly dissapearing i am feeding her the recommended amount by the food label im just worrying a bit as having her spayed in a couple of months and i know the vet likes to keep them slim i did go to the vets but it was the receptionist that weighed her. I will keep a close eye on her and keep her treats to a minimum its hard though because i do like to spoil her
How many meals a day is she on?, should be 3 or maybe 2 now, if you think the amount of food she`s having is too much you can reduce each meal by a handful or two and see how she does with that.
Of course not being able to exercise her to much doesn`t help, but keeping her joints safe is more important, once she can exercise more you`ll see the weight come off to be replaced by muscle, this of course weighs more than fat!, but she`ll look slim or should do
Are you going to the GT this year?, will be able to see how she looks there
Maggie is 18 weeks now and I got her weighed at the vets this morning.
She was 15 kilos which the vet said was just right so it sounds like Brook's weight is fine.
........... at 18 weeks Ruby was 10kg but she is the littlest one that i know of on here so just shows you how different they all are
............. at 21 weeks Ruby was 12kg Carroll
she really is a weenie girl by the looks of it - a strapping 19.2kg now so just shows however slowly/quickly they get there it all evens out in the end
Its so nice to hear all your ideas and views it does sound like they all grow at different rates. Brook is currently on 3 meals a day she has about 450grams a day of dry beta puppy food with the odd markie sometimes . Wheres the GT this year never been to one before what sort of things happen there we live nr salisbury in wiltshire?????????
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i am feeding her the recommended amount by the food label im just worrying a bit as having her spayed in a couple of months and i know the vet likes to keep them slim i did go to the vets but it was the receptionist that weighed her. I will keep a close eye on her and keep her treats to a minimum its hard though because i do like to spoil her 
but shes not fat just a mutant!! lol so i think yuors is fine 
