Worried about female weight. Almost 10 months - Page 2

you dont want them too big my female is 82 lbs and she is over the height in the standard. i like a good 60-70 lb female is perfict the heavyer and bigger the dog the more prone to getting hurt in protection work or agility.

My female is 6 months and weighs 52 pounds. doesn't look like she is going to be a massive and does not carry any extra weight. what is the normal weight and height for a female once she is fully grown?

I wouldn't worry about the weight she appears to be at a very good weight right now, she may get a little bit taller, she may fill out a little bit more but she is beautiful as she is, enjoy her and remember to tell her how pretty she is, you know us women flattery will get you everywhere!

Ryder looks fine,
If you feed her a good diet and give her that exercise that keeps her athletic she will mature around age two and will reach her genetic potential.

No crystal ball will tell you what that may be at ten months.

Look to her bloodlines, perhaps older siblings for some guidance to compare her with.

You could stunt her with poor care, but nothing's going to make her any larger or smaller than her breeding and genetics have already decided.

Be less concerned with what a scale reads and look at her form, structure, muscle tone, amount of fat under her skin.


Don't worry so much.

Moons.

 

I have a small 1 year old female that is only 50lbs. She's a little firecracker, tough, very agile and a ton of drive. Enjoy her there are many benifits owning a smaller GSD.

I would not worry about weight and size......worry about nutrition, excercise, training and just being healthy. She looks a medium sized bitch, which is perfect...people say " I have a dog which is 80lb in weight", like if its a good thing !! Medium sized GSD are perfered over oversized, so do not worry !!

I agree with what everyone says, she looks great. She is a good weight.

My female, the one in my avitar, is on the upper end of weight for a female GSD.. well at least how I feel. My female is about 23.5 inches tall and weights 72 pounds. She is very fit and has endless energy.

your girl is perfectly fine .... top weight of a femal is only 72 lbs per the breed standard...... don't worry.

She looks great but she will not get to 65 lbs until her middle age, and only if she becomes matronly.  Some females are close to final weight at 10 months and others gain a little.  She will be 55-60 and that's fine.

Six: 52 lbs at 6 months is fine.   She will grow another 5cm (2 inches) at the withers (one between 6 and 7m, and then one inch after 7m).  She will gain considerable weight after 6m, however.  Typically, females gain 20% (males, 25%) between 6m and a year, and then a little more after that.  So your girl may be 60-64 at 1y and in the high 60s at maturity.  If she has been starved until now, and is fed well later, of course she will grow more.  If she is fat now, less.