New Doberman owner from Sri Lanka

Hello, My 19 weeks old male Doberman puppy weighs 44 lbs and 23 inches height at withers . Is the weight and height is good. As I am a new Doberman owner I want to clarify. Anybody please help.

 

His weight sounds about right. Hard to tell because puppies all grow so differently. You should check out the puppy weight page here.

 

Welcome from Louisiana!!!

Good looking Doberman you have there. Have fun with them now. They grow very big, very fast. You won’t recognize him at 8 months.

 

Ok. Thank you then I will feed him as I am feeding now

 

Thank you very much for a new person like me

 

As far as his weight goes, I believe the golden rule from the experts is there is no set amount to feed. It all depends on how your pup is holding his weight. Generally, at puppy age, I fed 3 to 3-1/2 cups of kibble a day give or take extra food/treats given during training.

I always made/make sure I can see a glimmer shape of his last rib to tell if I was feeding too much. If it got to the point that I could not see this glimmer of his last rib, I just cut his food back by 1/2 cup or increased his training to work it off.

I never really had an issue of him holding too much weight, Ragnar is an ever moving machine that never stops. He is always on the go and always looking for something to eat.

 

Thank you

 

Welcome!