My mal's height and weight normal? - Page 1

I have an 8-month old male belgian malinois that only weighs 35.3lbs(16kg) and stands at 21.5in at the withers. Is that physically normal considering he's a male and at his adolescence? Will he still grow up and reach the standard height of 24-26 inches?I am worried that he'd be small for his breed. He's a bit on the lean side where other people may see as a skinny dog. He's also a bit of a slow/picky eater but I always make sure he eats the right portion for his age and weight. At what age does a male malinois reach full maturity? Thanks in advance. :)

Different bloodlines grow at different rates and all puppies grow differently. Normally, 12 months they will have reached their max height, sometimes they won't fill out completely til 2 years old. My 9 month old male is 25" at withers and 52-54lbs (he will definitely fill out as he gets older). Also have 4 year old male who is 56lbs and a 3 year old female who is 55lbs. I have seen so many different sizes of malinois but workability trumps size for me.

With those sizes at 8 months he might reach 24 inches, but I'd be surprised if he was any taller, and would not be surpised if he was shorter.  My estimate would be 23 inches and low 50's for final height/weight.  There are definitely different growth rates in different bloodlines though, so you never know, what does the breeder say about the growth rates in their lines?

For comparison here is the growth stats on a dog from my breeding who was the same weight at 8 months, but was a good inch taller.  http://www.dantero.com/stats.php?did=900

Mine is at 5 months, he is 47lbs