Is it normal for her to be this big?

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by Franquie on 01 July 2009 - 00:07

Is it normal for my almost 5 month old female puppy to already be 50 LBS? The breeder expected her to get up to 65 - 75 LBS at most. Well, she has been putting on 10+ LBS every month, so it won't be long until she reaches and surpasses that weight. Is this normal?

BTW, she eats "Pinnacle" dog food.

by salinasam22 on 01 July 2009 - 01:07

I dont know if it helps but my dog is a male and surpassed both of his parents now weighing in at 100 lbs + He was about 80 at 9 months.

by Princess on 01 July 2009 - 03:07

she is going to get bigger, so just relax you will know if she is getting fat, look at her gentics that will give you an idea.She looks great right now, gsd are big and strong enjoy it. Its not the food and she looks great Now get her to work she will do great,she is built for it and the photo she had the attude. So enjoy and do your work as she is not going to be a couch potate.PM me if you need some ideas as she looks ready to go and your furniture may pay the price Ha

by Franquie on 01 July 2009 - 04:07

Sam: At this rate she is definitely going to surpass her mother, who I believe only weighed about 65 LBS. Her father on the other hand was I believe 85 LBS. So she is apparently taking after him.

Princess: Oh I know she's going to get bigger. That's what my question was about actually... I am just wanting to find out if it's normal for a female GSD to be so big at this age, and to be putting on weight/growing at this rate.

This is my first GSD. 10+ LBS every single month just seems like so much! How much longer do you guys think she will keep up this growth rate?

by malshep on 01 July 2009 - 09:07

She does not look fat, if you think about it, she is only putting on maybe 1-2 lbs per week, this is a good slow growth. She is getting exercise, no pain in the joints, I would not worry.
Always,
Cee

by bea teifke on 01 July 2009 - 15:07

she looks good.
most puppies do there fast growing till 6-7 months , then they slow down.
so she will not be putting on her weight as fast, the closer she gets to a year.
you will notice not as much growing.
hope this helps.
bea

by GSD Justice on 01 July 2009 - 23:07

You might want to feed her less protein. Puppy mixes often contain high growth protein. I had the same issue with my 18 month old dog and went to a mixture of puppy/adult food. You can also go to an adult/BARF diet to slow down the protein surge. Short terms issues that can emerge include Pano, sore paws, and irritation.

She is a beautiful dog. Where did you get her?

by Franquie on 01 July 2009 - 23:07

GSD Justice: That's very good to know, thank you (:

And I got her in Idaho out of a litter bred by a dog trainer/breeder I knew there.

You can see her pedigree here: http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/pedigree/602282.html

Thanks for the compliment on her (: I love hearing that from people... And I seem to a lot! She definitely is a looker ^^

by GSDPACK on 02 July 2009 - 00:07

Dogs went to Graims Creek. They both look like the Sire!

by Franquie on 02 July 2009 - 00:07

Is that Alenka??? She's HUGE and GORGEOUS! How much does she weigh now?

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