Doberman puppy owners - track your weight gain here

[alphafemale]

Nero is only a little taller!

And heavier. Mila's starting to get muscle tone in her backside to that frankly makes me envious, lol.

 

[My2Girls]

Tomorrow, Shadow will be 8 months. Weighed her today at the pet salon 74lbs. How do you measure the chest and height? Is it when they are standing? And is the height measured to the top of their head?

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Tomorrow, Shadow will be 8 months. Weighed her today at the pet salon 74lbs. How do you measure the chest and height? Is it when they are standing? And is the height measured to the top of their head?

You know? I have not measured a chest that I recall; but I imagine you'd just measure around the largest part of it.

As for height: Measure to the withers, which is the highest point of the shoulders where it joins the neck. You can stand them alongside a wall, mark the wall by holding something to it like a straightedge or the like, then let the dog walk a way and you measure to that point on the wall.

 

[My2Girls]

You know? I have not measured a chest that I recall; but I imagine you'd just measure around the largest part of it.

As for height: Measure to the withers, which is the highest point of the shoulders where it joins the neck. You can stand them alongside a wall, mark the wall by holding something to it like a straightedge or the like, then let the dog walk a way and you measure to that point on the wall.

Sometimes I see people's posts on here with a chest measurement so I just didn't know how that was measured - like you would for a harness or just the width.

 

[Viemarangelrock]

To measure the girth (chest) the measurement is taken all the way around the biggest part of your dog's ribcage, generally just behind the withers down and around just behind the front legs.

 

[My2Girls]

To measure the girth (chest) the measurement is taken all the way around the biggest part of your dog's ribcage, generally just behind the withers down and around just behind the front legs.

Thank you.

 

[Tropicalbri's]

Bogie is 86lbs 28"

Bacall is 79lbs 26.6"so much for her being the runt of the litter. Hahahaha

 

[bomary]

Bogie is 86lbs 28"

Bacall is 79lbs 26.6"so much for her being the runt of the litter. Hahahaha

Jax and Bogie are the exact same weight and height!

 

[NikiL02]

I am happy that the vet said his weight was excellent. So as much as I worry about him not eating sometimes, he isnt fat or skinny either!

 

[Tropicalbri's]

Jax and Bogie are the exact same weight and height!

That's pretty cool. Bogie is at a good weight, sure hope he doesn't get much bigger. He is really starting to get some muscle on him.
Jax looks like he is at a perfect weight as well.

 

[bomary]

That's pretty cool. Bogie is at a good weight, sure hope he doesn't get much bigger. He is really starting to get some muscle on him.
Jax looks like he is at a perfect weight as well.

I am with you...I don't really want him to gain much more. He has held steady (or within a pound or two) for several months, though...just starting to look like a "big boy" more...not so much puppy...well, except his eyes. I don't know what it is about his eyes, but for some reason I think they might always have a puppy look. (or maybe it's just because I'll always see him as "my baby!)

 

[Oh Little Oji]

To measure the girth (chest) the measurement is taken all the way around the biggest part of your dog's ribcage, generally just behind the withers down and around just behind the front legs.

Now I want to measure Oji's chest.

 

[My2Girls]

You know? I have not measured a chest that I recall; but I imagine you'd just measure around the largest part of it.

As for height: Measure to the withers, which is the highest point of the shoulders where it joins the neck. You can stand them alongside a wall, mark the wall by holding something to it like a straightedge or the like, then let the dog walk a way and you measure to that point on the wall.

Thank you.

 

[NikiL02]

Now I want to measure Oji's chest.

Do it!

 

[Tdaniels01]

Hello all,

I've had Creed since December and he was born September 2, 2016. He is now a few days shy of 6 months (25 weeks and 5 days) and weighs 55.4 lbs. I'm looking forward to see just how big he's going to get.

 

[Viemarangelrock]

Hello all,

I've had Creed since December and he was born September 2, 2016. He is now a few days shy of 6 months (25 weeks and 5 days) and weighs 55.4 lbs. I'm looking forward to see just how big he's going to get.

Hi, and a warm welcome to DCF from the UK.

Is that an app? Looks pretty neat!

You should start a thread in the welcome section and tell us all about Creed

 

[Tdaniels01]

How much does Vader weigh-in at now? He's a few days younger than Creed.

Vader, born 11SEP2016

31OCT16 7 weeks 11.25lbs
07NOV16 8 weeks 13.2
16NOV16 9 weeks 16.8
23NOV16 10 weeks 21.3
28NOV16 11 weeks 23.5
12DEC16 13 weeks 31.4
02JAN17 16weeks 38.4

 

[Tdaniels01]

Hi, and a warm welcome to DCF from the UK.

Is that an app? Looks pretty neat!

You should start a thread in the welcome section and tell us all about Creed

Thanks for the warm welcome and yes it is an app from his vet..it updates after every visit with weight, shot record, and medications (if any were prescribed).

 

[Tropicalbri's]

To DCF from Florida @Tdaniels01

 

[JanS]

Welcome from Minnesota! Handsome boy you have there.