My girl is 7 months old and 70#. her mother is average sized & the father is very large.

 

Leo went from 48lbs. at his 5 1/2 month check up to 59 (I say 60 lbs) when he was microchipped this past week (7 months on Dec. 22)...and we thought he would be on the lean side but he continues to grow

(he does have a pinch of collie in him along the old history lines)

 

Worried about my pup

My puppy, Hyperion, is a male nearly 7 months and only 35 lbs. He gets exercise, fed roughly 2+ cups of Iams ProActive Health Smart for Large Breed puppies (plus a mix of a salmon/rice food because he has bad dandruff and it has done wonders).

Regardless, he gains an average of 4lbs per two weeks. Friends/family don't think he looks small, but the vet technician asked if I expect him to get over 50 (more in a condescending manner than anything).

Now the breeder did tell me he was underdeveloped, so I knew he would be a smaller male to begin with. He has had a few bumps along the way (ear infection, skin issues, etc.), but I feel like he might be too underdeveloped. He is always happy and playful, running around, has a good temperament, even talks back to me and can pull stuff off my counters (he is very long, just skinny I think). It was discussed, as she has been in the business for 20 years and I did my research prior to the purchase/adoption, that he should get a good spurt about a month in from owning him (I got him at 3 months), which he did, and end up at about 85-90lbs. But at nearly 7 months I feel like he might miss that mark.

Any suggestions would be great. He has a follow up appointment for his ear infection at the vet in two weeks, which they weigh him every visit.

 

My puppy, Hyperion, is a male nearly 7 months and only 35 lbs. He gets exercise, fed roughly 2+ cups of Iams ProActive Health Smart for Large Breed puppies (plus a mix of a salmon/rice food because he has bad dandruff and it has done wonders).

Regardless, he gains an average of 4lbs per two weeks. Friends/family don't think he looks small, but the vet technician asked if I expect him to get over 50 (more in a condescending manner than anything).

Now the breeder did tell me he was underdeveloped, so I knew he would be a smaller male to begin with. He has had a few bumps along the way (ear infection, skin issues, etc.), but I feel like he might be too underdeveloped. He is always happy and playful, running around, has a good temperament, even talks back to me and can pull stuff off my counters (he is very long, just skinny I think). It was discussed, as she has been in the business for 20 years and I did my research prior to the purchase/adoption, that he should get a good spurt about a month in from owning him (I got him at 3 months), which he did, and end up at about 85-90lbs. But at nearly 7 months I feel like he might miss that mark.

Any suggestions would be great. He has a follow up appointment for his ear infection at the vet in two weeks, which they weigh him every visit.

Maybe change the food? Is it possible he had allergies and the food he is on is causing ear infections? Two cups of food per day or feeding?

 

Fritz was 65+lbs at 6 months..his butt was not quite in the scale...

JDKerner, didn't anyone tell you good things come in small packages? . I wouldn't fret, your dog may surprise you one day. My boy WAS the runt of the litter, he was 1/2 the size of his sister, he was given an extra bottle at night. The breeder came for a visit, he is larger than his sister!

 

Oh I hope so. I knew what I was getting into when I picked him, he was also 1/2 if not smaller than any of his siblings, but I when the vets start saying stuff about his weight it make me paranoid!

 

6 months...she was 12 stones....

SuperG

 

Got to google 'online conversion weight..stones to pounds'.

 

Athena was 40lbs at 6 months, she is 7 months now and 45lbs.

 

The wonderful reality about dogs is....they all are going to grow into what they are supposed to be.....setting aside human augmentation.

So enjoy the ride.


SuperG

 

Ace was 62 lbs at 6 months now he is 9 months old and weigh 67.4 lbs . Only 5 lbs gain in 3 months

 

Also, here is Hyperion:

 

Ryker was about 50 pounds at 6 months and all bone!

 

and muscle.


SuperG

 

And hunky handsomeness

 

Thank you! He is quite the looker.. But I am a little bias

 

Hyperion has returned for his follow up. His ears are good now, no infection left, but I asked about his growth. The vet doesn't believe he will likely pass 60lbs. Basically he will be a small shepherd, and probably look like a puppy forever.

 

Glad to hear the ears are good. Hyperion is handsome! Enjoy!

 

Honestly, he may just be a late (late) bloomer... He will continue to fill out and grow (although not height as much) until 2-3yrs... While he may be smaller, I bet he has (or will have) a lions heart.. He is handsome

 

Right at 6 months Roxie was 72lbs and just weighed 80lbs last week! She is 7 months next week!

 

Wow Ace was only 64 lbs at 6 months and 68 lbs at 10 months

 

My GSD is 7 months and we weighed her 3 weeks ago and she was only 45 lbs. The vet is not worried, the breeder is not worried. Should we be worried?! I will re-weigh her today to see what she weighs now.

 

Male 55 lbs

 

Mine is half GSD and half Aussie Shep, and at 6 months he was already 65 pounds. He is 8 months today and at 69.4.

 

Male, just shy of six months and just shy of 50 lbs.

 

At 8 months Nitro was 34.2kilos = 75.25 pounds. I keep a record of his weight on my phone, I find it interesting to track his progress. His average monthly weight gain was approx 1.2-1.6kilos = 3.52 pounds. This morning at 16 months he weighed 39kilos = 85.8 pounds. Didn't track my kids' weights, oops.

 

Rommel was 72 lbs at 6 months, but he was also 25-26 inches tall, so pretty lanky.

 

Ruger was around 52lb at 6 months. I need to try & get his height, my little shorty-pants (or so he looks to us since we see him everyday and it never seems like he grows lately!)

Really have to go get him weighed again soon, he'll be 7 months on Thursday and I haven't been keeping up with tracking his weight as well as I used to.

 

Bella at 6 months is 53 pounds but I'm pretty sure she suppose to be bigger as her mother is 92 and dad is 130 but Im controlling her weight

 

gambit is 6 months old today and 50#

 

ah, too late to edit...we just returned from his weekly weigh in and I am surprised to say that Gambit gained 4 pounds in the past week. Probably because his teething is ending. Gambit maintained weight for 3 weeks, so a growth spurt is a given. He's 54.7lbs today on his 6 month mark.
I do a weekly photo of him perching on a stool...here is todays balancing act: