WORKING LINE GSD PUPPY OVERWEIGHT OR NOT? - Page 1

Hi All

I am owning my second GSD but forst working line. I want to ensure that my current pup ( a female ) grows correctly.  I would like to know from the experts on here if she may be currently overweight?    She is  1 week from being 4 months old,  stands 15.5 inches at the withers, but weigh 40 lbs.  She is large boned but  does not appear to be fat ( by feel or looking at her ). She eats Origen ( large breed puppy  dry kibble ) twice a day ( shes is not willing to eat more thaan two times in a day ). Each day she gets about an  45 minutes to an hour exercise  ( mostly walking the perimeter of a park ) , and some drive building exercises with a soft tug.  Can anyone tell if a puppy this young should be 40 lbs in body weight? Thje breeder mentioned that her mother is about 75 lbs, and her father  95-100 lbs.

Thanks for the responses.

My pup just turned 4 months, and I had her weighed at the vet. I was curious to see how her weght compared to the average for this age. (She's 30 lbs.)

The average weight for a 4 month GSD female is 36 lbs., so I'd say your female is just about where she should be, if she's large boned!

You might want to bookmark this link for future reference!  :)

http://www.german-shepherd-lore.com/german-shepherd-growth-chart.html

I think it's a very difficult job to say this dog or that dog should be this or that weight...I think the best you can do is to look at your puppy/dog and see if they look good...Not being over weight...so on...

The best predictor of what a puppy should be is to know what the parents were that that age...Then you have something to gauge it by...

I only worry about puppy's weight at birth and for the first few weeks...If they're eating well then I let nature take it's course...In nature dogs are not fat or overweight...So take a good...honest look at your puppy/dog and feed accordingly...

~Bob~

I'm curious as to why you prefix the dog as working Line?....does that affect the weight in any way? Just curious?