Weight question

WinstonTheWeim · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject: Weight question

My dog, winston is 11 months today and 85 pounds. I was wondering if anyone could supply me with a good guestimate of his final weight? I am concerned that he will be too big and loose his athleticism. He is very fit and athletic now but with 10-15 more pounds I see him being very bulky, which is not my goal.

ICARUS · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject:

I would say he'll put on some more weight but probably not get much taller. As to how much weight you never know. How has his growth patterns been so far and what is he fed?

WinstonTheWeim · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject:

I dont really follow the growth pattern...hes slowed down a few months ago in height but weight he only slowed slightly. He is fed a mix of california natural and proplan, both puppy foods.

ICARUS · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject:

you can try switching him half puppy half adult because the puppy foods will definitely make him gain more

momofZaneandWyatt · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject:

We pulled Wyatt off of puppy food completely and he was just turning 7 months when we did this, he is now 8 months and has been on the adult food now for a month and has toned down alot but still is a chunk, he weighs 67pounds as of last week. He is starting to get alot of length to him. We are watching weight here, Wyatts father was 140 pounds and his mother was around 80 pounds. We do like to add veggies and other stuff to his food also. We feed twice a day and around 1 1/2 cups per feed.

Somewhere on this board there is a thread that mentions about weight and suggestion of food...that is why we took Wyatt off the puppy food.

Shannon, Bill, and Wyatt

versatilek9s · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject:

I'd switch him off puppy food, too. There's no way to estimate the size of the pup other than looking at the parents...and even then it's kinda a toss up!

ZaneTheBrain · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject:

Imaweimlover · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject:

Georgia is 72 lbs at 1 yr old. Her father was 100 lbs & mother 80 lbs. She slowed down in her growth the last couple of months. We switched her to adult food at 1 yr. Feed her twice a day, about 2 cups per feeding.

Imaweimlover · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject:

Aren't males generally larger than females?

ZaneTheBrain · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject:

Today at the vet Zane was 90.6 lbs. He's 28" tall. He turned 1 on 7/5/08. Shocked

I think he may be getting too many treats lately. I'll post a good picture of him later this week to get your opinions and see if I need to dial down the food intake!

PamK · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:15 am Post subject:

Derek is 17 months and weighs 73 pounds. He really stopped the huge weight increases around 10 - 11 months and has been holding pretty steady. I free feed so I don't know how much he really eats. I just always make sure there is some food in the bowl.

kamfam · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:16 am Post subject:

ZaneTheBrain · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:

ChuckDC · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:37 am Post subject:

he looks pretty OK weight wise in those pics, though it's hard to tell from that angle. You really need a side-on shot to be able to tell.

90lbs is not bad for a 28" dog, depending on if he's big-framed or not. I had a 27" dog that was in show-shape at 95 lbs, but he had all the frame one could ever want in a Weim. Some more slightly-built Weims would have been overweight at that weight, though.