Physique

[98kirans]

Can somebody tell me if my dobie’s chest is smaller than usual for 6months ?
A few people say that he has a very small chest. Apart from that please feel free to comment on his other physical features like head shape or paws

 

[Joe]

He looks fine to me. It takes about two years for them to completely fill out.

 

[GennyB]

A few people say that he has a very small chest

Who cares? First, he's not done growing so no way to know. Do you know his pedigree? Looking at those dogs might give an idea of how he could finish. Males take their sweet time maturing. My boy was about 4.
Unless you purchased him to show, I would just love and train him so he can be the best the he can be.

 

[Panama]

He's a baby, so it's really hard to tell how much forechest he will have. Also hard to tell from your photos. Some develop quicker then others also. When looking at him standing, does the depth of his chest reach his elbow?

 

[98kirans]

He's a baby, so it's really hard to tell how much forechest he will have. Also hard to tell from your photos. Some develop quicker then others also. When looking at him standing, does the depth of his chest reach his elbow?

Not really

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Hi there!

I bet he will turn out quite nicely. Yes, the males mature slowly.

@Panama 's question above is a good one. It's called out in the breed standard. The depth of chest (in a relatively mature dog) should reach the elbow.

Take a look at my post from today in "Random Photo of the Day." It shows my male who is about to turn 4 years old, so pretty much all the way filled out. You will see that his chest barely reaches the elbow. He also has a narrow chest and shoulders. So my boy does not look how I want him to, but he is actually very strong physically owing to the dogs in his pedigree.

I just bet your boy looks better than mine once he is matured more. You have nothing to worry about.

 

[LifeofRubie]

Here's my petit lady at 6 mos. so maybe not the best comparison...

And then this was 20 months.

No very good profile pictures of her recently but she's 2.5yrs old now and has definitely filled out some more. The boys take a LONG time but slow growth is also the best to don't worry about beefing him up too fast. He'll get there

 

[98kirans]

Here's my petit lady at 6 mos. so maybe not the best comparison...

And then this was 20 months.

No very good profile pictures of her recently but she's 2.5yrs old now and has definitely filled out some more. The boys take a LONG time but slow growth is also the best to don't worry about beefing him up too fast. He'll get there

Thank you so much for your kind words. Ruby is truly a beautiful dog . My boy clearly doesn’t like to stack at all and his back is slightly curved. I’ll try to post some pictures of the closest I could get him to stack.
The first pic was at 5months and the rest are at 5 and a half months and the pics from my previous post is of 6 months.
He is a thick boned puppy. My vet says he should turn out to have much longer and stronger bones than an average Doberman but I hope they grow out in the right way.

 

[My2Girls]

I’m not sure if it was mentioned but it is best to keep him intact at least for 2 yrs so that he has all his hormones to grow properly.

 

[98kirans]

I’m not sure if it was mentioned but it is best to keep him intact at least for 2 yrs so that he has all his hormones to grow properly.

I don’t plan on neutering him until he’s 3

 

[Oh Little Oji]

His chest looks to be a good depth for his age.

 

[98kirans]

His chest looks to be a good depth for his age.

Thank you for letting me know