Comments on: Puppy Development Stages with Growth Charts and Week by Week Guide

By: Sarry Nawal

Sarry Nawal — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 22:33:23 +0000

I have a rescued 6 months old dog which stands 18 inches at the withers . Can you help me figure out whether it is a large breed or a small breed dog.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:20:51 +0000

In reply to Mandy. How big did your cavapoo get? Mine is 13 weeks and weighs Almost 7 pounds. I was told both parents were around 15 pounds and he should weigh between. 15 to 20 pounds. Thanks.

By: L e e

L e e — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:25:39 +0000

Thank you so much for the information. Very helpful I’d like to get a puppy and like for her to stay small because I’m older. You sure gave me a lot of things to think about thanks again!

By: Amber

Amber — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:57:35 +0000

In reply to Kofs. Without a height given, she could have easily had a SERIOUSLY OVERWEIGHT DOG! Or a Caucasian Ovcharka=Russian Bear Dog. The males weight at adulthood range between 110-220lbs. Females between 80-160lbs. Height easily almost 3' at the shoulder. These are MASSIVE dogs. NOT for the faint of heart. Perhaps we haven't had an answer, because she's had to Rehome the poor thing simply due to it's being too large?

By: John

John — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:05:59 +0000

In reply to Kofs. May not be a puppy. May be a horse.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 11:48:45 +0000

I have a jack russell (mother) & pitbull (father) mixed puppy. Mother gave birth to 3 stillborn puppies & 1 survived. Puppy is now 4 weeks old today yet her hind legs are weak & she is trying to use them however I’m worried as she constantly looking like she is battling with them. Please help

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:13:28 +0000

In reply to Tamie. Hello! Curious to know how big your Cavapoo got? My Cavapoo is over 9 lbs at 15 weeks and the vet thinks he will be around 30 lbs. I was told the poodle dad was only 9.5 lbs, and the mom Cavalier King Charles weighed 19 1/2 lbs. I was hoping he would stay 20 lbs or less.

By: Mia

Mia — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:15:04 +0000

Hi,

We recently put a despoit on two beautiful black labradors puppies and were told they were 6 weeks when we saw them and could pick them up when they were 8 weeks (which was apparently today).

The lady giving us the puppies has said she needs to wait a bit longer before we can get them. We’re just wondering if there’s any chance she could be lying about their age? Looking at photos we took on the day we met them two weeks ago and comparing them to photos of puppies at different ages they look like they might be younger than she has had.

When we met them they could walk but were still unsteady and eyes were open they just looked sleepy.

I have photos if that helps.

Is there anyway to tell the age? As we only had about 30 minutes with them we couldn’t really tell by their behavior.

Thanks, Mia

By: LEE FADA

LEE FADA — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 17:31:02 +0000

Thank you for the artice. Our miniature Poodle will be 4 months old in January, we are coastal and would love him to enjoy playing in the sea..obvously January is super cold so we are considering taking him to a dog swimming pool from Jan until the warmer months. Do you think this is a good solution and if so will the chlorine/chemicals in the pool be okay for his coat?

By: Mercy

Mercy — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 05:39:29 +0000

We adopted a mixed breed dog at 14 weeks. At the shelter they said German Shepherd mix, but we’ve thought she might be part Belgian Malinois instead (either way, she’s definitely mixed, and while her parents were apparently fairly large, I realize “mixed” means it’s much harder to predict her adult size). That said, for the past few months she’s been hardly growing at all and I’m not sure if we should worry. At 4 months she was about 35lbs (proportionate to her expected growth in the first month we had her). She just turned six months old and… she still weighs 36lbs. I know growth slows, but this seems weird. She did have whipworms at one point (we did two rounds of treatment), but she doesn’t look otherwise malnourished. She’s very thin and gangly but her coat is healthy and you can’t see her ribs or spine. Other development like teething has been right on schedule, so there’s no reason to suspect she was a smaller dog who had been misaged. Does this lack of growth seem like cause for concern??