Is It Possible?

[Asgardfox]

I spoke with a GSD breeder and she was telling me that her puppies are 25-30lbs at 6 weeks. Is this even possible?

Thanks,

Jon

[Emoore]

And if so, why would you want one? I'd be worried about structural integrity.

[Asgardfox]

Ah, so you don't think they would be healthy if it were possible?

[Asgardfox]

My boy GSD puppy was 13lb at 6 weeks and 20lbs at 9 weeks. This is more the norm right?

Thanks,
Jon

[Emoore]

Originally Posted by Asgardfox

Ah, so you don't think they would be healthy if it were possible?

I know dogs aren't humans, but what would you call a kid that was 100lb at 3 years old?

[Asgardfox]

Def not healthy, so you mean to say 25 to 30lbs is away more than they should weight at 6 weeks so basically they are wayyy overweight. Avg 8 week pup should be?

[Emoore]

Originally Posted by Asgardfox

My boy GSD puppy was 13lb at 6 weeks and 20lbs at 9 weeks. This is more the norm right?

Thanks,
Jon

From what I've seen that's more normal. There seems to be a wide range of healthy weights among young pups, and a puppy's weight at that age can be effected by things like litter size, what the mom was fed, and what the pups were fed after weaning. Kopper was 10lb at 8 weeks but he came from a litter of 11. From the little I've seen, a puppy's size at 6 or 8 weeks does not really indicate their size at maturity. Puppy A might be smaller because they came from a bigger litter and then still grow to be quite large, while puppy B might be big because there were only 2 pups in their litter but still grow to be on the smaller side.

That said, 30lb at 6 weeks is really big. I'd be worried about the young bones and joints carrying around that much weight. I'd also be worried that the pups were just plain fat.

[Cassidy's Mom]

Holy crap! Dena and Keefer were big boned pups and they were in the 18/19 pound range at 9 weeks old. I can't even imagine 25-30 pounds at 6 weeks old.

[Dainerra]

Singe weighed 15.7 lbs yesterday and he is 10 weeks old. So I can't imagine one half his age weighing twice as much!

Maybe there is a typo and they mean 16 weeks??

[CaseysGSD]

My boy was 15lbs at 6 weeks and almost 20lbs at 8 weeks... He was the largest in his litter and called a very large puppy by everyone, yet he was no where near that!! They seem way to big!