[koopa4]

Hi folks, we recently hit 8 months with Pepper and I met a couple today with a gorgeous black shepherd/bear. He was enormous and totally dwarfed pepper! When I got home I measured her to check her proportions and she’s 25 inches at the withers, which from charts I have looked at she should be between 18 and 20? Should I get her checked at the vets? She’s very healthy and active, perhaps looks a bit skinny and gangly though! Any suggestions or will she just be a big girl when she stops? She’s bending forward a little in the picture but she won’t stay still ?
Thanks!

 

[Fodder]

What source are you pulling those numbers? Standard GSD height is 22-24 females, 24-25 males.

 

[Beau's Mom]

24”-26” for males, AKC standard for height.

 

[Pytheis]

If she's healthy, don't worry about it. She may just be a tall dog.

Was she spayed early? Before 1 year?

 

[McGloomy]

Yes the standard is 22-24" for females, 24-26" for males. But a lot of them are a lot taller OR shorter than the standard. I know one 18 months old who has super tall legs, and yes he was neutered way before he was 1 year. Research says that neutering early can result in abnormal bone growth, resulting in tall lanky legs. I don't know if it's the same for females. But if she's healthy and all I don't see why it's a problem that she's taller than the standards.

 

[Venus694]

Pretty girl! I think she won’t grow a lot more than that. When my girl hit about a year she didn’t get much bigger and yours is already at 8 months. I doubt she’ll grow much more. She will “fill in” though.. my girl was skinny like that until about 1 1/2 -2 years.


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