Doberman puppy owners - track your weight gain here

At 9&1/2 months, Jax is at 85 pounds. I wish we could all combine our worries (those worried because their boys/girls seem to be at a standstill around 60-70 and me with my worry about Jaxie being too big) and have the "perfect," mind-easing weight!!
What really kind of stinks is that he is not too crazy about food with the 100+ temperatures, so he actually looks a bit thin to me. I'm pretty sure it's that he has gotten taller that is giving the illusion that he is thinner. I will take an overhead and full-body from-the-side shot in a bit and post it on here. I honestly thought he had lost a few pounds since I last weighed him (he was 81 lbs. then....maybe a month ago, but probably a little less as I am a "frequent flyer" at my vet!)
 
I weighed Levi on Saturday, the day I got him. It was clear he was way to skinny but that is all fit another post another time. He was 6.1kgs (12.8lbs) weighed him in Monday he had already put on a kilo! He weighed 7.1kg (15.4) Will weigh him again tomorrow. Little bugger is starving so feeding him small meals frequently. His dad's a very big guy ( in standard but on the large side) so do expect him to grow nicely, moms very young ( too young to have pups of you ask me) so hard to tell what she will be / should be when fully nature but she looks good now so guessing she will improve too. He's 11 weeks tomorrow by the way
 

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Bogie 16wks 42.3
Bacall 16wks 36.4

The vet kept commenting on how big Bogie's paws are, predicting he will be a big boy.

Do you think they are putting on too much weight? You can still see the last rib and palpate the others easily. They have a waist line. I just don't want too much weight to quick. Dr. said they looked perfect weights. Just curious of what you guys think.
 
Sounds good to me...@Tropicalbri's This is the time when they put on weight like maniacs!! lol But pictures always help:whistle:
 
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"
22 wks -or- 5 Calendar Months [2/19/16] 49 lbs & 23.5"
23 wks [2/26/16] 50.2 lbs & 23.5"
24 wks -or- 5.5 Calendar Months [3/4/16] 52.8 lbs & 24"
25 wks [3/11/16] 53.8 lbs & ~ 24"
26 wks -or- 6 Calendar Months [3/18/16] 54.6lbs & ~24.5"
7 Months [4/18/16] 59lbs & ~25.75"
7 Months 1wk [4/23/16] 63lbs
7 Months ~2wks [5/1/16] 64lbs & 26"
8 Months [5/18/16] 61.8lbs & ~26"
~8.5 Months [5/30/16] 59lbs
9 Months [6/18/16] 62lbs & ~26"

10 months [7/18/16] 67lbs & ~26.25"

Tomorrow the Mieshster-Monster will be 10 months!! She has continued to gain well on 6.5 cups [418 kcal/cup] and so i dropped it down to 6 cups this last week. Her stools have been better, particularly first thing [and holy hell she gets me up between 5-5:45 every.damn.morning.] It progressively gets softer during the day but manageable.. But she poops easily 4 times a day. I switched her from Proviable probiotics to Vetriscience Mega Probiotic capsules as it was essentially the same and much less expensive and just this last week started adding Animal Essentials Enzymes. I have noticed slight improvement since starting the enzymes but hope to see more improvement as her body adapts.
She hasn't gained in height much or at all [as i am not adept at height measurements] and am concerned that her GI issues may have stunted her natural growth as her mom was 28 and her dad was 29... [yes, yes, I know.. They're OOS :rolleyes:]
Aaaaanyway, here are some before and after pics!!! :thumbsup:

BEFORE: 6/1/15 [8.5months]

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[this was what she looked like for both inhalation and exhalation:(]
TODAY!! WOOHOO!:thumbsup::yatta:
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10 months [7/18/16] 67lbs & ~26.25"

Tomorrow the Mieshster-Monster will be 10 months!! She has continued to gain well on 6.5 cups [418 kcal/cup] and so i dropped it down to 6 cups this last week. Her stools have been better, particularly first thing [and holy hell she gets me up between 5-5:45 every.damn.morning.] It progressively gets softer during the day but manageable.. But she poops easily 4 times a day. I switched her from Proviable probiotics to Vetriscience Mega Probiotic capsules as it was essentially the same and much less expensive and just this last week started adding Animal Essentials Enzymes. I have noticed slight improvement since starting the enzymes but hope to see more improvement as her body adapts.
She hasn't gained in height much or at all [as i am not adept at height measurements] and am concerned that her GI issues may have stunted her natural growth as her mom was 28 and her dad was 29... [yes, yes, I know.. They're OOS :rolleyes:]
Aaaaanyway, here are some before and after pics!!! :thumbsup:

BEFORE: 6/1/15 [8.5months]

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[this was what she looked like for both inhalation and exhalation:(]
TODAY!! WOOHOO!:thumbsup::yatta:
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That seems like great progress in just 1.5 months
 
Ps those measurements of her parents height are in the very high side of the FCI standard so they aren't over standard, my girl stands at almost 28 in and weighs around 66lbs (30kgs). She is a tall lean built dog
 
10 months [7/18/16] 67lbs & ~26.25"

Tomorrow the Mieshster-Monster will be 10 months!! She has continued to gain well on 6.5 cups [418 kcal/cup] and so i dropped it down to 6 cups this last week. Her stools have been better, particularly first thing [and holy hell she gets me up between 5-5:45 every.damn.morning.] It progressively gets softer during the day but manageable.. But she poops easily 4 times a day. I switched her from Proviable probiotics to Vetriscience Mega Probiotic capsules as it was essentially the same and much less expensive and just this last week started adding Animal Essentials Enzymes. I have noticed slight improvement since starting the enzymes but hope to see more improvement as her body adapts.
She hasn't gained in height much or at all [as i am not adept at height measurements] and am concerned that her GI issues may have stunted her natural growth as her mom was 28 and her dad was 29... [yes, yes, I know.. They're OOS :rolleyes:]
Aaaaanyway, here are some before and after pics!!! :thumbsup:

BEFORE: 6/1/15 [8.5months]

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[this was what she looked like for both inhalation and exhalation:(]
TODAY!! WOOHOO!:thumbsup::yatta:
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She looks great! Very healthy. Good job!
 
10 months [7/18/16] 67lbs & ~26.25"

Tomorrow the Mieshster-Monster will be 10 months!! She has continued to gain well on 6.5 cups [418 kcal/cup] and so i dropped it down to 6 cups this last week. Her stools have been better, particularly first thing [and holy hell she gets me up between 5-5:45 every.damn.morning.] It progressively gets softer during the day but manageable.. But she poops easily 4 times a day. I switched her from Proviable probiotics to Vetriscience Mega Probiotic capsules as it was essentially the same and much less expensive and just this last week started adding Animal Essentials Enzymes. I have noticed slight improvement since starting the enzymes but hope to see more improvement as her body adapts.
She hasn't gained in height much or at all [as i am not adept at height measurements] and am concerned that her GI issues may have stunted her natural growth as her mom was 28 and her dad was 29... [yes, yes, I know.. They're OOS :rolleyes:]
Aaaaanyway, here are some before and after pics!!! :thumbsup:

BEFORE: 6/1/15 [8.5months]

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[this was what she looked like for both inhalation and exhalation:(]
TODAY!! WOOHOO!:thumbsup::yatta:
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Wow! She's look amazing @Prushanks!

You must be delighted!
 
She looks awesome @Prushanks we'll done. If you don't mind me asking why was she so skinny
Thank you!!! :yatta: Its been a long road as the poor DCF community has had to listen to me whine about the gastrointestinal roller coaster she has been on since we got her! Long story short (as if there is such thing for me!:p) She has a sensitive GI system and i believe she became sensitized to certain proteins, partly my fault (i was underfeeding her bc apparently over 5 cups a day wasnt enough!) and partly due to gastrointestinal misadventures (as @DoberMink would say!... or was it un-adventure? ). She's also a fence runner "protecting" the property from any living being from human to dog to bird to squirrel that passes within a 2 block radius.. so she burns a lot of fuel during the day! Its been a long road of trial and error and even though her GI isnt where i want it to be... she's better for now I'll take it!
Ps those measurements of her parents height are in the very high side of the FCI standard so they aren't over standard, my girl stands at almost 28 in and weighs around 66lbs (30kgs). She is a tall lean built dog
Yay! Thats good to hear!!! Thanks again!!
She looks great! Very healthy. Good job!
Awee thank you.. its been (and still is!) A tough road! Her Sock count is up to 8!
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Wow! She's look amazing @Prushanks!

You must be delighted!
Thank you!!! Yes so happy!!!:woot:
I cant tell you how much of a relief it is to be able to pet and love on her and not cringe. Shes lean and solid and it feels so good to give her huggles.:love:
 
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This is Emma. She is a rescue Doberman who was found in a tomato bush and is very under weight! She is about 8 months old and 40lbs. She has a good apitiet and does not care for treats! Any ideas on how to help her gain some of her healthy weight? 1 1/2 cups of Diamond Large Puppy food twice a day.
 

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