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Doberman puppy owners - track your weight gain here
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Measured Oji's height last night. 28". Took this shot of him walking toward me. Just shows how narrow he is.
14 1/2 month old Oji. He's been 70 lbs. for months. Dropped below at one point, and then hit 70 again. I won't bother weighing him at this time. I think cel phone cameras distort things a bit. His head isn't proportionately this large, and his snout looks a bit longer in this pic. He is almost always mistaken for a female. Love ya', though, pup! (he said obligatorily). Whoa. Autocorrect thinks that's a word.
He's still grogeous! What a cutie 
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I understand what you are saying about the camera distorting. The Doctor looks different in pics versus real life.
Oji is still a handsome fella. Maybe he wants to be a late bloomer and he will fill out his chest in his second year. I've read that some do that.
I have a feeling that this is how my pup will be though, be tends to stay very lean no matter how much kibble he eats.
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I've heard some people say their pups didn't fully fill out until as late as 4 years! Not sure how much truth is to that but just a tidbit I heard or read somewhere. He's still got time!
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Thanks, Jan, it's good to see a shot at the same age. You can definitely see the chest in both of them had not filled out yet vertically, though Oji's doesn't seem to reach his elbows in that pic.
One thing I see in Oji and that I saw in my last working Dobe is that the back has an upward arch – almost roach-backed, but not really. I see a lot of this in Dobes from breeding that is heavily focused on sport. I wonder if it lends to their athleticism. One thing Oji seems to be is an athlete. A model, no.
That said, he's not as fast at all-out straight-line speed as some other dogs. Heck, there was a Bouvier at the dog park that was larger than Oji and he was just as fast.
Yes. I do expect him to fill out, that's for sure. I know male Dobermans are slow-maturing, and I've heard European ones can be even slower. I had thought he'd reach a top weight of about 80, but given how long he has hovered at 70, I wonder if it will be 75.
I don't mean to be so obsessed with weight, but I really prefer a Dobe at about 90 lbs. If one of their key jobs is deterrent, size and appearance matters. I do feel gipped by me breeder in that I got such a small Doberman. The sire is reportedly 92 lbs., and the dam is 65. I am just lucky I didn't get his brother who I recently found out is only 25.5", and I think probably about 65 lbs.
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I get that. While, I don't want a Doberman that is outside of the standard, I do want my boy to be a "big" boy. I want people to be intimidated by him if they try to break into my house or mess with my children!
The Doctor's brother was a tiny fella too. He was about 3" shorter and couldn't have weighed more than 10lbs at 10 weeks.
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Lol I understand all that but the dog isn't supposed to be this giant dog. If you wanted something that was a bull mastiff or Dane would have been the way to go. Dobes shouldn't be on the heavy side. I like tone and nice tucks in the stomach. I also wanted to say for the deterrent factor a pitt isn't tall but they can scare the crap out of most people same with the rottie.
It's not just about height. I'll ask this: Given that Oji and Albert in the two pics are about the same height, which one is a better visual deterrent?
Thanks. I am fairly zen about it. I just use this forum to vent a bit.Lol he needs time to fill out they all grow differently try not to stress to much
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I'm not saying I want a giant dog, but that I don't want my male doberman to be full grown and be 60 lbs and 25". I want him to be 28" and 85-90lbs of toned muscle.
Pitts might not be tall, but most of the ones I know are pushing 100lbs of pure muscle!
Right crazy !!!! The rottie in our club is a German import 135 pounds of muscle he's a scary two year old !
@TheDoctor'sMom wrote: "I'm not saying I want a giant dog, but that I don't want my male doberman to be full grown and be 60 lbs and 25". I want him to be 28" and 85-90lbs of toned muscle."
Precisely.
Precisely.
Now, in little Oji's defense: I don't think it's possible to have a more alert carriage and demeanor. He can stare a hole right through you. And when he turns it on, it's quite at thing – like at the front door (or, you know, going after that squirrel or cat) he's right up there with your wildest Malinos and Chihuahuas.
The muscle and bulk doesn't come until they're more mature and it all depends on their bloodlines and structure. I'm sure some of you remember a member we had who was so obsessed with bulking his puppy up that he was wanting to overfeed, over exercise and give it supplements to beef it up, but that's just something you have to let come naturally.
Not saying that any of you are thinking that way or doing those things, but as long as the dog is in good physical condition they will blossom in their own time.
@Tad, any difference you might see in the photos is just the stance of the dog and being that I always have a camera in hand, I'm always watching for those opportunities to snap a photo when they're standing about right.
Not saying that any of you are thinking that way or doing those things, but as long as the dog is in good physical condition they will blossom in their own time.
@Tad, any difference you might see in the photos is just the stance of the dog and being that I always have a camera in hand, I'm always watching for those opportunities to snap a photo when they're standing about right.
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I can recall reading through this thread and seeing a member that had a pup from Kimbertal, I believe, that was talking about doing that and I was half expecting to read a post that the poor dog had burst! That kennel is just bad news, IMO, and they push for their dogs to be these massive oversized dobermans. I hate that when you do a search in my area they are the first ones that pop up.
The Doctor gets around 4.5 cups of TOTW a day, anymore than that and he doesn't eat it all, plus coconut oil. He gets plenty of exercise so I tend to let him have a chew stick in the afternoon after his nap and he always has his Kong brand rawhide chews to help with his teething. Those bad boys were worth every penny!!
@JanS You always have the best pictures! I need to be better about keeping my phone on me to take pictures.
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