Doberman puppy owners - track your weight gain here

River
10 weeks - 14 lbs
12 weeks - 17.1 lbs
13 weeks (but 3 calendar months) - 21.8 lbs
16 weeks - 28 lbs
17 weeks (4 calendar months old in 3 days) - 29.5 lbs
20 weeks - 35.6 lbs
21 weeks - 37.4 lbs and 21 inches tall
22 weeks (5 calendar months last Saturday) - 38.8 lbs
24 weeks - 42.8 lbs and 22 1/2 inches tall.
26 weeks (6 calendar months yesterday) - 45.4 lbs
28 weeks - 48.2 lbs and approx 23 1/4 inches tall
31 weeks (7 calendar months last Friday) - 52.2 lbs and 24 - 24 1/4 inches tall
32 weeks - 54.4lbs
35 weeks (8 calendar months last Saturday) - 55 lbs and 25 inches tall
36 1/2 weeks - 57.3 lbs
39 weeks (9 calendar months) - 61.8 lbs
40 weeks - 59.6 lbs and still 25 1/4 inches tall
43 weeks (10 calendar months) - 60.0 lbs
46 weeks - 64.6 lbs 25 1/2 inches tall
47 weeks - 62.2 lbs (taken last Sunday)

I'll have to try to get one on her in the next couple days. She hasn't been eating well since we left Colorado. Hopefully as she settles that will get better.
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Ozzys weigh in ;)

DOB 9th July 2011
7 weeks - 13 lbs/5.9 kg & 12 inches to top of withers
8 weeks - 15.2 Ibs/6.9 kg & 12.5 inches - Ozzy started with squirty diarrhea
9 weeks - 17.6 Ibs/8 kg & 14 inches - Diarrhea much better
10 weeks - 22.4 Ibs/10.18 kg & 15.25 inches - Nice n firm now :)
11 weeks - 26 lbs/11.8 kg & 16.75 inches
12 weeks - 31.6 Ibs/14.3 kg & 17.75 inches - recently eaten so knock a pound or so off for a more realistic weigh-in.. (2 months & 3 weeks in old money)
13 weeks - 34 Ibs/15.45 kg & 19 inches
14 weeks - 38 Ibs/17.27 kg & 20.25 inches
15 weeks - 44 Ibs/20 kg & 21 inches - Really packing the weight on now...
16 weeks - 50.3 Ibs/22.9 kg & 21.75 inches (3 months 2.5 weeks)
17 weeks - 55 Ibs/25 kg & 22.25 inches - weighed on scales at local Jollys (pet shop)
4 Calender month milestone (17wks 4days) - 57.4 Ibs/26 kg & 23 inches
18 weeks - 60 Ibs/27.27kg & 23 inches
19 weeks - 64.4 Ibs/29.27 kg & 23.5 inches
20 weeks - 70 Ibs/31.82 kg & 24.25 inches
21 weeks - 75 Ibs/34 kg & 25 inches - weighed on scales at local Jollys (pet shop) & my scales and both agree.
5 Calender months 1 day (22 weeks) - 77.6 Ibs/35 Kg & 25.5 inches - Slowing down?
23 weeks - 80 Ibs/36.3 Kg & 26 inches - down from 5 Ibs a week to 2.5 Ibs, definitely slowing down at last...
24 weeks - 84.8 Ibs/ 38.55 Kg & 26.25 inches - oh well back to the 5 Ibs a week weight gain...
25 weeks - 85.8 Ibs / 39 kg & 26.5 inches - he gained just 1 pound this week, is this the real slowdown? time will tell...
6 Calender months (26 weeks) - 91 Ibs/41.5 Kg & 26.75 inches - Hmmph he was just kidding with his 1 pound gain last week, when will it stop... :confused:
27 weeks - 96.8 Ibs/44 Kg & 27 inches - I give up wondering when he will slow down, looks like I've got a small donkey on my hands...
28 weeks - 98.4 Ibs/44.7 kg & 27.5 inches - Less than 2 pounds :fingersx:, first time I weighed him I got 103 Ibs so a re-weighin was called for :D
29 weeks - 100.4 Ibs/45.6 kg & 28 inches - He's still growing and getting too heavy to lift and weigh , doing my back in...
30 weeks - 103.4 Ibs/47 kg & 28.25 inches - Make it stop:eek: he has recently eaten so in reality he's only put a pound or two on...
7 Calender months (31w) - 105 Ibs/47.7 kg & 28.5 inches - Getting too heavy to lift now so going to monthly weigh-ins.
7 Months 2 weeks (33w) - 110 Ibs/50 kg & 28.75 inches - Impromptu weigh-in at pet shop.
8 Months (35w) - 110 Ibs/50 kg & 29 inches - Wow a weight plateau ;)
8 Months 2 weeks (37w) - 111.4 Ibs/50.6 Kg & 29 inches - Slowing right down :)
9 Months (39w) -113.8 Ibs/51.7 Kg & 29 inches - Still putting a little weight on but not growing vertically :D
10 Months (43w) -115 Ibs/52.3 Kg & 29 inches - Just 1Ib ;)
11 Months (47w) - 114 Ibs/51.8 Kg & 28.5 inches (72 cm) - Steady on his weight and nope he's not shrunk in height, I've had him measured plus you can judge for yourself from the photo...

The top of the table is 29 inches... Soo he's not the oversized monster ppl think he is :D
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Ozzy and Lotti, litter mates @ 11 months
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Disclaimer - A squirmy pup does not make for an accurate measure, take height as a rough guide. :scratch:
 
Beautiful head shot Diva!

I need to see if I can coax hubby to hoist Albert up again to weigh him at the one year mark. I certainly know I can't do it myself and the vet said their walk on scale in the lobby isn't very accurate anymore. They do have another one, but I'd have to make an actual appointment just to get in the room to weigh him.
 
JanS said:
Beautiful head shot Diva!

I need to see if I can coax hubby to hoist Albert up again to weigh him at the one year mark. I certainly know I can't do it myself and the vet said their walk on scale in the lobby isn't very accurate anymore. They do have another one, but I'd have to make an actual appointment just to get in the room to weigh him.
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I am betting that Albert is right on Baba's heels here... I think he is taller than Baba and he certainly looks more elegant!
Baba is definitively 'cobby'.... but he gains nothing and is in perpetual motion all the time.
He leaps over the baby gates now silently... you cannot even hear him land on the ground and he is 90 lbs... so light on his feet for such a cobby dude. I really want to get him into some kind of Schutzhund where they jump and climb things. He is so athletic he would probably be a great agility dog. But I need a handler... my knees and hips simply are not up to the work I need to do to get him in this. :( sux when joints just wear out on you when you are not ready for them too be worn out yet!
 
my knees and hips simply are not up to the work I need to do to get him in this. :( sux when joints just wear out on you when you are not ready for them too be worn out yet!
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LOL, sort of comes with age, doesn't it. I hear ya there.... :eek: Thank goodness ours don't jump the gates "yet", but Della (probably both of them) could easily do it I'm thinking. ;)
 
Marko1962 said:
Ozzys weigh in ;)

- Steady on his weight and nope he's not shrunk in height, I've had him measured plus you can judge for yourself from the photo...

The top of the table is 29 inches... Soo he's not the oversized monster ppl think he is :D
ozzysizecopy.jpg


Ozzy and Lotti, litter mates @ 11 months
collar6-XL.jpg

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Disclaimer - A squirmy pup does not make for an accurate measure, take height as a rough guide. :scratch:
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Mark
based on the photo you have here, he is not even 28" tall, He is 27.5" as he is just UNDER the 28" measurement shown here. He is a good 2" shorter at the withers than that table... so no, he is not the monster we thought...
I had the same thing happen with Gemma. I got a 36" ruler and stood her next to it and did not use a tape measure... she is only 25.5" tall and not the 26.5" I thought... same ruler and Baba is just at the 27" mark but not quite, but he is taller than 26.75" so I am saying he is 27"...
It looks like Ozzy is just under 28" from this photo... so he could and probably will reach 28" tall still! and he could lose weight and not gain anymore once his testosterone kicks in if he is intact still? I assume he is not neutered?
Diva :D
 
Well Ozzy was measured using one of those devices they use to measure dogs and he came out at 72cm which is 28.34 inches. I think Rits is correct, it's the highest point of the withers that is measured, where the neck ties into the body. In that pic that would be to the left of the tape as we look at it so 72 cm looks right to me.

As I'm no expert, my mistake it seems was to measure Ozzy after I had 'wound' him up and he was standing as tall as he could get. For the above shot and when he was measured using the device, Ozzy was just reeeelaxed...

Now myself, Ozzy and Mel my wife are off to the Lake District where we will be meeting up with Judith, Bella and Buddy, should be fun ;)
 
Marko1962 said:
Well Ozzy was measured using one of those devices they use to measure dogs and he came out at 72cm which is 28.34 inches. I think Rits is correct, it's the highest point of the withers that is measured, where the neck ties into the body. In that pic that would be to the left of the tape as we look at it so 72 cm looks right to me.

As I'm no expert, my mistake it seems was to measure Ozzy after I had 'wound' him up and he was standing as tall as he could get. For the above shot and when he was measured using the device, Ozzy was just reeeelaxed...

Now myself, Ozzy and Mel my wife are off to the Lake District where we will be meeting up with Judith, Bella and Buddy, should be fun ;)
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You have brought the sun with you Mark;), see you at 3 at the beach:), i'm sure we will have some photos to share
 
Rits said:
Isn't height measured at the highest point of the withers, which is just to the left of the measuring tape? So I do not think he is under 28" but just at 28"?

I like Baba's head and he certainly grew into those ears. They definitely suit him!
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Thanx Rits: he has grown into his ears and I simply cannot bring myself to straightening the one ear because it so suits his dorkiness..
what I am seeing here is that the TOP of the table is 29" and he is just UNDER the 28" mark there which is at the bottom of the table top... therefore I see that he is under 28" unless he is shrinking down and could stand a bit taller then he would be just AT the 28" mark...
the highest point of the withers is the correct measurement and if we had a ruler on top of his shoulders here (the correct way to measure) we would put him a skosh shy of 28"... but he is black against a black background and its hard to see where the withers end and the neck begins from this shot...
http://www.lgd.org/library/measure.htm

unless I need better glasses? perish the thought... stronger glasses? eek... :eek:
 
Mark: was ozzy measured with a wicket?
the correct position on the withers as this link shows can make the difference between a measurement that is overly tall. Often that is the case with dogs who are touted as being oversized... they are simply measured too high on the shoulder into the neck and not the top of the shoulder blades/withers themselves. Easy to do...
but if he was measured by someone who shows/exhibits then it is possible that he was measured correctly at 72 cm... but if he is measured 1" too high on the neck/shoulder than he could be a half to a full inch taller than what is correct if he were measured right at the shoulder/withers.
a wicket is the most correct measurement but not always possible! so we wing it! :)
 
Denissov43 said:
Mark
based on the photo you have here, he is not even 28" tall, He is 27.5" as he is just UNDER the 28" measurement shown here. He is a good 2" shorter at the withers than that table... so no, he is not the monster we thought...
I had the same thing happen with Gemma. I got a 36" ruler and stood her next to it and did not use a tape measure... she is only 25.5" tall and not the 26.5" I thought... same ruler and Baba is just at the 27" mark but not quite, but he is taller than 26.75" so I am saying he is 27"...
It looks like Ozzy is just under 28" from this photo... so he could and probably will reach 28" tall still! and he could lose weight and not gain anymore once his testosterone kicks in if he is intact still? I assume he is not neutered?
Diva :D
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Well he's definitely not the 29 inches I had him measured at, silly me not doing it right doh!!

Denissov43 said:
Mark: was ozzy measured with a wicket?
the correct position on the withers as this link shows can make the difference between a measurement that is overly tall. Often that is the case with dogs who are touted as being oversized... they are simply measured too high on the shoulder into the neck and not the top of the shoulder blades/withers themselves. Easy to do...
but if he was measured by someone who shows/exhibits then it is possible that he was measured correctly at 72 cm... but if he is measured 1" too high on the neck/shoulder than he could be a half to a full inch taller than what is correct if he were measured right at the shoulder/withers.
a wicket is the most correct measurement but not always possible! so we wing it! :)
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He was measured with one of those devices they use at the Scutz club, a base with a vertical frame and horizontal bar (a wicket?) at 72 cm, it's all very confusing, do I measure where the withers meet the neck or further back hmm? but whatever height he is is great that he's within the standard and as regards his weight he's just large boned, not fat just large boned :)
 
Rits said:
If you take your fingers and kind of push into his shoulders to feel around, you should feel two points with a gap in between that mark the top of his withers. Measure there. :)
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Thats correct Rits.. the highest point of the withers is the shoulder blade bone, not nearer the base of the neck... right at that shoulder bone position and the top of it.
Mark: the wicket is the correct measuring apparatus, but the position of it can be moved too high up on the neck/shoulder and then the dog can measure quite a bit taller than teh shoulder/withers.
thats why I posted that diagram as it shows the vertical line from the leg to the shoulder top... regardless he is around 28" tall and not overly tall... he is just perfect as he is regardless of how tall he is! :)
 
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