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scmeg72
Adult Weim
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
Posts: 427
Location: Murrells Inlet, SC
Fur Kids: Butler- weimeraner |
 Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: I'm sure she is wrong but... |
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| So Bonnie and Butler are almost 8 months old and they are both hoovering around 25" at withers and 70ish lbs. My mom is convinced they are almost done growing, but they both (esp Butler) have quite a lot of loose skin. I have noticed he has only gained about 2 lbs in the past 3 weeks and he was growing like CRAZY before that. I have heard they grow until 14 months, I'm just wondering how MUCH more we can expect them to grow, because I told my mom how many people tell me that Butler is going to be 85+ lbs based on his size now, but is there really any way to tell? Can he possibly put on 15 lbs of healthy weight at this point? |
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kamfam
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 29 Aug 2007
Posts: 2260
Location: Cleveland, OH
Fur Kids: Glacier, Samoyed
Darby, Weimaraner
Kam, Weimaraner
9/20/06 - 6/05/08 |
| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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Well, Kam is almost 1 1/2 and he still has a TON of loose skin! We got him when he was about 10mos, and he has definitely NOT grown in height, but he has put on weight. I'm thinking by around 2 he should've grown out of his lanky stage that he's in right now.
I don't think there's really a way to tell how big they will eventually be, especially when they're pups. 70ish pounds sounds like a decent size. |
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weimdawgs
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Posts: 6443
Location: East Norriton, PA
Fur Kids: Scout, Silkie, Gunnar and Jake
all Weimaraners |
| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Bonnie is probably very close to her adult size but Butler could certainly continue with skeletal growth up until he is 14 months old and after that he will continue to fill out and gain muscle. |
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weim2mom
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 16 Jan 2008
Posts: 1326
Location: Severn, MD
Fur Kids: Chevy, Hemi and Harley - all weimaraners |
| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Chevy gained about 10 pounds from 8 months to just over a year. But that's her. They are all different. I would say a few more pounds. |
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luana80it
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Posts: 1999
Location: CATANIA, SICILY, ITALY
Fur Kids: TOMMY, WEIMARANER
TYRA, WERIMARANER |
| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:12 am Post subject: |
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| tommy gained punds until now. and he is 3 years old! he doesn't have any fat on him, the vet said that he grew a little more...hopefully that is it! |
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anne
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 2690
Location: Los Angeles, California
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: I'm sure she is wrong but... |
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| One way to kind of tell is to look at the parents as its inherited. The more generations they have of a particular size and the closer bred the more consistency you get. The more outcrossed, the less you can predict. |
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Cathy
Champion Weim
Joined: 14 Aug 2007
Posts: 844
Location: Pickerington, Ohio
Fur Kids: Marley-Moonshine, Weimaraner
Trance, Tuxedo Kitty
Echo and Pulse, Kitties |
| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Marley hasn't gained more than a few pounds from 9 months until now (1 year). She's at 65 pounds now and 27" tall. She has a lot of loose skin too and her parents were larger, but she looks great.
I have also heard that they stop getting taller, but fill out more between 1 and 2 years. |
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