My pups would totally shrink when I brought out the tape measure. They were pretty sure it was evil and wanted no part of it. I wound up using my cloth tape and taped it to the door frame and walked them to the door to stand and got a closer guesstimate.
Kaiser is scared of the tape measure too! I tried a soft one and he kept wiggling around so then I used the metal one thinking it would be less spooky for him but nope.My pups would totally shrink when I brought out the tape measure. They were pretty sure it was evil and wanted no part of it. I wound up using my cloth tape and taped it to the door frame and walked them to the door to stand and got a closer guesstimate.
Which reminds me...we have our annual check up too! K's paws are big as well but he has not grown in height for 7 months now. I was told the knobby thing above each front paw needs to flatten out and then they're done growing.
I think she may be referencing the wrist above the forepaw.
Thank you. Now I know what thing you’re talking about.
Ppl see Kaiser and immediately say he will still grow because his paws are so big. Maybe he will but I'm thinking he's done with the height. I expect his chest muscles to fill out some more but I think that can last until 3 hrs old...at least for boys.
LOL, that's a really fast grower.
If only they took 3 hrs to grow up haha!Yes, all of our Doberman's stopped growing in height before they were a year but kept filling out until they were 3 or 4.
LOL, that's a really fast grower.
We have sort of done that with our Dobermans but it doesn't always seem accurate with the breed. Our first male was pretty small when we first got him compared to others of that age but he did mature to about 93# (not fat) so it seems that this breed will grow at different rates, at different times.
