Doberman puppy owners - track your weight gain here

[WiglWerm]

@rohinipais, my boy tends to lose weight in the summer due to all the running he does, could this be the case? I up his food during this time as well; lower it in the winter. There is a recipe called Satin Balls on here or the web that will also help with weight gain. hope this helps.

 

[WiglWerm]

Realized ALL my dates were wrong with Ruby's age (bad momma)
12 wks -27.2 lbs
13 wks -31lbs
14 wks -33.6
growin like a WEED.

 

[JanS]

I'm guessing he's just leveling off in his growing and if he looks in good condition I wouldn't worry too much about it. Do you have any pics?

 

[rohinipais]

does anybody have the satin balls recipe that they can provide me with please

 

[JanS]

does anybody have the satin balls recipe that they can provide me with please

Here is a thread with some recipes
Satin Ball Recipe

 

[rohinipais]

thanks Jan...will make this recipe...what happens if he turns out to be fussy with the satin balls? do you have any options

 

[PandoraB]

Hallelujah!!! We finally have some weight gain going again! Just weighed Luna and she is now 58 lbs! She turned 9 months on May 19th. Everyone keeps commenting on how "huge" she looks and I can see that she is finally starting to fill into that tall lanky body (and frankly I'm getting a little tired of some people who don't have a clue acting like I have a dire wolf on the end of my leash! lol). Her chest is starting to look heavy set. Hopefully those Euro roots are starting to show.

Born: August 19, 2015
13 weeks - 22 lbs
14 weeks - 23.5 lbs
16 weeks - 28 lbs
17 weeks - 32.5 lb 20.5 inches
18 weeks - 34 lbs - 21.5 inches
20 weeks - 38 lbs
21 weeks - 40 lbs
5 months - 47 lbs
6 months - 48 lbs - 25 inches
6 mths, 2 weeks - 50 lbs
7 mths, 6 days - 49.5 lbs - 26 inches
8 mths - 50.5 lbs
9 mths, 2.5 weeks - 58 lbs

 

[Prushanks]

Hallelujah!!! We finally have some weight gain going again! Just weighed Luna and she is now 58 lbs! She turned 9 months on May 19th. Everyone keeps commenting on how "huge" she looks and I can see that she is finally starting to fill into that tall lanky body (and frankly I'm getting a little tired of some people who don't have a clue acting like I have a dire wolf on the end of my leash! lol). Her chest is starting to look heavy set. Hopefully those Euro roots are starting to show.

Born: August 19, 2015
13 weeks - 22 lbs
14 weeks - 23.5 lbs
16 weeks - 28 lbs
17 weeks - 32.5 lb 20.5 inches
18 weeks - 34 lbs - 21.5 inches
20 weeks - 38 lbs
21 weeks - 40 lbs
5 months - 47 lbs
6 months - 48 lbs - 25 inches
6 mths, 2 weeks - 50 lbs
7 mths, 6 days - 49.5 lbs - 26 inches
8 mths - 50.5 lbs
9 mths, 2.5 weeks - 58 lbs

WOOOHOOO!!

That's awesome! !!

 

[rohinipais]

Hi Jan...some images of Rocky...please review and let me know if I need to be concerned about his weight - it is at 67 lbs (9 months) yesterday...lover the new website by the way...looks great

 

[JanS]

ome images of Rocky...please review and let me know if I need to be concerned about his weight - it is at 67 lbs (9 months) yesterday...

He looks perfect to me. Handsome dude!

 

[Tropicalbri's]

Hallelujah!!! We finally have some weight gain going again! Just weighed Luna and she is now 58 lbs! She turned 9 months on May 19th. Everyone keeps commenting on how "huge" she looks and I can see that she is finally starting to fill into that tall lanky body (and frankly I'm getting a little tired of some people who don't have a clue acting like I have a dire wolf on the end of my leash! lol). Her chest is starting to look heavy set. Hopefully those Euro roots are starting to show.

Born: August 19, 2015
13 weeks - 22 lbs
14 weeks - 23.5 lbs
16 weeks - 28 lbs
17 weeks - 32.5 lb 20.5 inches
18 weeks - 34 lbs - 21.5 inches
20 weeks - 38 lbs
21 weeks - 40 lbs
5 months - 47 lbs
6 months - 48 lbs - 25 inches
6 mths, 2 weeks - 50 lbs
7 mths, 6 days - 49.5 lbs - 26 inches
8 mths - 50.5 lbs
9 mths, 2.5 weeks - 58 lbs

Yay for Luna!!!

 

[Tropicalbri's]

Hi Jan...some images of Rocky...please review and let me know if I need to be concerned about his weight - it is at 67 lbs (9 months) yesterday...lover the new website by the way...looks great

I think Rocky looks good!!
His hips are not protruding and his ribs don't show. Beautiful face and dog.

 

[Tropicalbri's]

Bogie: 11wks 3days 28lbs
Bacall 11wks 3days 25.8lbs

They seem to be on a vertical growth period. I upped Bacall's food to 1 and 1/2 cups TID and she will still leave a little in the bowl at least once a day.

Bogie gets 1 and 3/4 cups TID and he eats it all.
They both look slender to me but I don't want them gaining too much too quick.

 

[TheDoctor'sMom]

Taking Doctor in on Friday to get officially weighed for his 1 year weight. Can't believe that is happening in Saturday

 

[rohinipais]

Thanks guys…what I am still breaking my head with is how to get him to eat beef and other higher proteins – he just refuses to touch beef and I tried giving him some lamb yesterday but he just sniffed it and walked away…what fish do you guys give the dogs? Is it the canned one and if so which ones?


Is there a better way of concealing the beef and making sure that he eats it…he loves rice and everything frozen…any help that you guys can provide would be awesome…

 

[PandoraB]

@rohinipais, Rocky looks great - I don't see any ribs and he looks solid. Luna has looked pretty ribby a few times and it's been a struggle for us so I know what skinny looks like.

Luna has in recent months not been terribly interested in eating. I started adding toppers to her kibble which has helped. She does get a lot of beef because we ended up with the Fromm Gold grain free beef large breed puppy food with probiotics. We tried a lot of different kinds of kibble before we finally found the Fromm Gold. She seems to like it better than most. The Gold grain free also comes in different types. I think one is duck but can't remember the rest.

 

[AresMyDobie]

Thanks guys…what I am still breaking my head with is how to get him to eat beef and other higher proteins – he just refuses to touch beef and I tried giving him some lamb yesterday but he just sniffed it and walked away…what fish do you guys give the dogs? Is it the canned one and if so which ones?


Is there a better way of concealing the beef and making sure that he eats it…he loves rice and everything frozen…any help that you guys can provide would be awesome…

Like I have said Ares isn't the biggest beef fan and will only eat it willingly if it's frozen or semi frozen, I think it's a texture thing. Lamb he absolutely loves. Have you increased his exercise ? You could always starve him out for a day. You could also make him work for his food as well.
Fish I feed is sardines the cans I usually get the sardines in water sometimes I give sardines in olive oil ( do not get soybean oil) they love those, they get salmon, they also get thread herring and trout. I like the smaller fish though because less Mercury. I don't feed fish anymore then about twice a week.

 

[rohinipais]

Yea I have increased his exercise…he does starve every Sunday but since his weight was a bit down we have started feeding him on Sundays – sometimes I do not give him one of his meals during the week as well so that balances out the two meals that he does not get on a Sunday


He does go for an hour walk in the morning and an hour walk every evening – he makes sure that we are on top of that by going to the door and sitting there until he is taken out>>>LOL

 

[AresMyDobie]

Yea I have increased his exercise…he does starve every Sunday but since his weight was a bit down we have started feeding him on Sundays – sometimes I do not give him one of his meals during the week as well so that balances out the two meals that he does not get on a Sunday


He does go for an hour walk in the morning and an hour walk every evening – he makes sure that we are on top of that by going to the door and sitting there until he is taken out>>>LOL

Then my best guess is it's either hormonal thing or he's just picky. Try the beef frozen, I would also try bone broth.

 

[AresMyDobie]

Hi Jan...some images of Rocky...please review and let me know if I need to be concerned about his weight - it is at 67 lbs (9 months) yesterday...lover the new website by the way...looks great

Best way to tell if the dog is underweight is to have a pic of him standing and take a over view pic and a side pic. But he looks fine to me.