Doberman puppy owners - track your weight gain here

[Oh Little Oji]

I had to have hubby start lifting Albert once he hit about 60# and when he reached about 80 it had to be at the vet since it's tough to lift something that heavy if they aren't perfectly still. The vet has a nice walk on scale in the waiting room so I could technically do it as often as I want, but they don't change much at this age.

That reminds me: My nearby vet staff has told me I'm welcome to stop in anytime and let Oji use the scale. I should remember that and walk him over there on one of our daytime walks.

Oji, last time I weighed him, was back up to 67 lbs. When he was that 65.5 lbs. maybe he had pooped a couple times already and not eaten yet. Or maybe my scale is unreliable.

 

[Prushanks]

Born 9/18/15
9wks 3days: 22.8lbs
11wks [12/4/15]: 27.2lbs
12 wks [12/11/15] 30.5 lbs
13 wks [12/18/15] 34.4 lbs & 19 in
14 wks [12/25/15] 36.0 lbs & 19.5 in
15 wks [1/1/16] 37.6lbs & 20 in
16 wks [1/8/16] 41lbs & 20.75 in
17 wks [1/15/16] 43.2 lbs & 21"
18 wks [1/22/16] 44.4 lbs & 21.75"
19 wks [1/29/16] 45.4 lbs & 22"
20 wks [2/5/16] 45 lbs & 22.75"

21 wks [2/12/16] 46 lbs & 23.25"

Slow week... again! Got hit with a bout of pudding diarrhea two days ago, only changes was that i added an additional half cup non-soaked to her breakfast. I don't know if she got into something, or if it was adding that half cup but hopefully this will be a quick acute case because i cannot deal with this nonsense again!! She has been fully on the food and doing great since Feb 4th and all of a sudden the day before yesterday was half solid and the other half pudding and has been pudding ever since! ARRRRGH!! So she's back on rice mix... [can't afford to get i/d right now].. i am seriously gonna go bonkers!!

 

[JanS]

I don't know if she got into something, or if it was adding that half cup but hopefully this will be a quick acute case because i cannot deal with this nonsense again!! She has been fully on the food and doing great since Feb 4th and all of a sudden the day before yesterday was half solid and the other half pudding and has been pudding ever since! ARRRRGH!! So she's back on rice mix... [can't afford to get i/d right now].. i am seriously gonna go bonkers!!

Young dog or pup sensitive tummy's are very normal and it does get better after they mature. If the new food was working, I wouldn't bother with the i/d at all since it could upset the routine even more.

 

[bomary]

Jax...5 mos and 1 wk exactly...52 pounds. I'll be sad when I can't pick him up! "Come to Mama" is one of the first things he learned! I get made fun of because I sometimes carry him around like a baby.
Here is a picture from yesterday.
I love that he's a hand holder!
I hate Mondays...A week of not spending all day long with my baby. But...my Mom gets to bond with him! She texts me pics and updates on his little activities every day.

 

[Prushanks]

Jax...5 mos and 1 wk exactly...52 pounds. I'll be sad when I can't pick him up! "Come to Mama" is one of the first things he learned! I get made fun of because I sometimes carry him around like a baby.
Here is a picture from yesterday.
I love that he's a hand holder!
I hate Mondays...A week of not spending all day long with my baby. But...my Mom gets to bond with him! She texts me pics and updates on his little activities every day.

Girl.. i am in LOVE with your boy!!! He is just a perfect little boy!! When was his B-day?? Miesha is same age!![21 weeks] born 9/18/15...
How tall is he now??

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Jax...5 mos and 1 wk exactly...52 pounds. I'll be sad when I can't pick him up! "Come to Mama" is one of the first things he learned! I get made fun of because I sometimes carry him around like a baby.
Here is a picture from yesterday.
I love that he's a hand holder!
I hate Mondays...A week of not spending all day long with my baby. But...my Mom gets to bond with him! She texts me pics and updates on his little activities every day.

Oh, that pic is precious!

 

[bomary]

Girl.. i am in LOVE with your boy!!! He is just a perfect little boy!! When was his B-day?? Miesha is same age!![21 weeks] born 9/18/15...
How tall is he now??

Thank you so much!! I love hearing that people think that my boy is beautiful! I certainly think he is, but I figure I might be a tiny bit biased! Our kids are just three days apart. Jax was born on September 21. I haven't measured his height in a while. I will do that today...when he gets home from the dang vet...

 

[Prushanks]

Thank you so much!! I love hearing that people think that my boy is beautiful! I certainly think he is, but I figure I might be a tiny bit biased! Our kids are just three days apart. Jax was born on September 21. I haven't measured his height in a while. I will do that today...when he gets home from the dang vet...

Wow!! Thats so cool!! Well if you ever are in NY we have to have a playdate for the puppers! I have a big [well for NY, ] fenced yard they can run around in!! @PandoraB 's Luna is exactly a month older too so it's been fun watching them grow up here!! We've been posting their progress each week and have been talking about our similar puppy issues!! Oh if you have his geneology info or pedigree chart there was also a thread that we all compared and found that a handful of our dogs were all related!
Common Ancestry

 

[bomary]

Wow!! Thats so cool!! Well if you ever are in NY we have to have a playdate for the puppers! I have a big [well for NY, ] fenced yard they can run around in!! @PandoraB 's Luna is exactly a month older too so it's been fun watching them grow up here!! We've been posting their progress each week and have been talking about our similar puppy issues!! Oh if you have his geneology info or pedigree chart there was also a thread that we all compared and found that a handful of our dogs were all related!
Common Ancestry

I have only been on here for a short time, so I'm not a pro at navigating...how can I see some pics of your baby? I would so love for Jax to have a Doberman friend! Maybe I need to take advantage of some of my friends who are still flight attendants (I was one in my former life before teaching) and get to NY this summer! I am so happy I found this forum to talk with fellow Doberman owners and people who have been (or are going) through the struggles of puppyhood with one of these amazing dogs.

 

[Prushanks]

I have only been on here for a short time, so I'm not a pro at navigating...how can I see some pics of your baby? I would so love for Jax to have a Doberman friend! Maybe I need to take advantage of some of my friends who are still flight attendants (I was one in my former life before teaching) and get to NY this summer! I am so happy I found this forum to talk with fellow Doberman owners and people who have been (or are going) through the struggles of puppyhood with one of these amazing dogs.

Oh def!! That would be fun! Isn't it great here?! The people are amazing, so supportive and family-like!!
Hmm... i've posted some on my neurotic diary-like threads below. I think the most recent is in the First Posting thread, but i have some great older ones in the other. Been trying [like others here suggested] to get pics at different ages in the same place/position to show the changes. Lately havent been able because of -y weather.
First Posting
Crazy Photo-happy DoberMom

 

[bomary]

OH MY LORD!! What an expressive little face! She looks similar to Jax especially when they sit...probably because they are so close in age. Except for the difference in ear crop length they kind of resemble one another. She is gorgeous. That is a good idea about taking pics in the same place. I wish I had thought about that when he was little bitty. I have tons of him in "his" chair, but he kind of blends in with "his" leopard print blanket! How much does your girl weigh? I forgot to measure Jax's height yesterday with all the worry about his ears. I will try to do that this afternoon. I'm very curious.

 

[Prushanks]

Oh thank you!!!!!!!! She's a little TART this girl. What a brat she is!!! But she has her cute and snuggly moments too. I have no doubt if i had gotten a little boy instead [her brother was pure perfection!!] i would have a sweet momma's boy like you have!! She's a little nugget. She had been having some GI issues the last month and a half so her gain slowed down a bit but i think she's getting back on track! Just weighed her and on my questionable scale she just came in at 47.8lbs.
OMG... i have to see the leopard print pics!!!

 

[rohinipais]

How do we measure the dobe height...he is almost 6 months now and we want to make sure his height and weight correspond to one another...he is on raw food

Father is 110 lbs and Ma is about 95 lbs

 

[bomary]

I have a rudimentary understanding of how to do it, but would love to hear the answer from experienced owners as well.

 

[AresMyDobie]

You measure for the top of the shoulder weight is based on months from my understanding.
5 months -50 pounds
6 months- 60 pounds etc. this is usually with males but every pup is different

 

[bomary]

Jax has pretty much held to that weight gain every month. (10 lb./mo.) Do you measure from right behind the front paw to the shoulder (is that the same as the "withers" or is it just basically in the same spot?

 

[AresMyDobie]

Jax has pretty much held to that weight gain every month. (10 lb./mo.) Do you measure from right behind the front paw to the shoulder (is that the same as the "withers" or is it just basically in the same spot?

 

[bomary]

Perfect! Thank you....again!!

 

[rohinipais]

Oops...we measured only height which is about 2.8 feet...is this the right height for an almost 6 month dobe...we are a bit concerned at this time since we would really like to see him grow into a big tall boy

 

[TheDoctor'sMom]

Oops...we measured only height which is about 2.8 feet...is this the right height for an almost 6 month dobe...we are a bit concerned at this time since we would really like to see him grow into a big tall boy

Did you measure to the top of his shoulders or head? At 6 months he should be 24-25" at the shoulders.


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