Puppy weight.

[Devo7]

Hello, just curious about approximate puppy weights. My little guy is 12.5lbs at 9 weeks (as of today at the vet) just wondering if that is normal. I just want to get an idea.

[karenz]

I'm no expert by any means but Xander was 10 pounds at 7-8 weeks and 16-17 pounds at 10-11 weeks. He is getting ready to have his 1st birthday and is just shy of 70 pounds.

[johninny]

i think that was about Tracer's weight at 9 weeks - when he arrived and quickly had his 1st vet visit. might have been 11 lbs. memory vague and i did not start writing it down at every vet visit til the 2nd visit - which was at 12 1/2 weeks when he weighed 24 lbs.! they grow like weeds.

[Devo7]

Oh ok. It is fun watching them grow up. He has gained a pound and a half since we have had him. It doesn't seem like much but he has gotten bigger.

[zephyrus23]

Hi,

I have a concern too. I just purchased a Dutch shepherd (first time owner) and I am worried she might be too small. she turns 10 weeks tomorrow and weighs in at only 8.2lbs. I'm thinking she might have been neglected. Anyone have a puppy similar to the size and maybe a recommendation on diet to help her out? I'm thinking she might not be as old as I was told. Thought?

[Owned-By-Hendrix]

Where did you get her from? Do you know anything about her parents? She looks really tiny (could be the photo). I think my guy was on the smaller side as a pup - at 3 months he was like 15-20 lbs - and though I didn't get weight on him at 8 weeks I would hazard a guess he was 10ish pounds. Now he's 66 lbs and all muscle. What are you feeding her now and how much is she eating? She could just be from a smaller line, or the runt of the litter. I wouldn't be too worried unless she seems either really skinny, stopped growing, very lethargic/sickly, or dropping weight fast. Even the smaller ones will catch up eventually, they just go at their own speed.

[Mobil]

I would also be interested to find out from whom she was purchased. I have a male and a female, and at that age, my girl was about twelve pounds. She's a year old now and weighs 49 pounds, so she's not huge.

Are you sure she's a DSD? or isn't a cross with another breed? Her face looks tiny.

[zephyrus23]

Thank you both repling so quickly. Her face does look smaller than what I've seen in the breed. I'm going to try to upload some more photos. I took her to the vet today and everything checked out with her health wise. I have been feeding her wellness and Decided to add some puppy can food as well. I'm going to keep track of her weight gain for the next couple weeks. She had gained .6lbs since yesterday and is now at 8.8lbs. I'm thinking she is a mix or the runt of the litter. I hope if she is a mix, that those herding traits carried over. We have a farm with goats and cattle and we are wanting to train her.

[Raven]

There are some threads on DS herding on here. Some are under Photos, but all are older threads, so I'd do an advanced search to catch them all. As you'll read, some DSs can successfully herd (more apt to line herd, I guess), but not all/most anymore. And from what I remember of the threads, there were some "casualties" along the way even with the DSs who had the temperament for it.

I could never, ever attempt herding with mine.

Your baby is super-cute. That face. The expression. Adorable.

[Mobil]

I'm going to try to upload some more photos.

Yesyesyes. We definitely need more photos.

Um, for science.

[zephyrus23]

Here are a couple more photos. Her face does look more pointed. Could be she just needs to gain weight

[Owned-By-Hendrix]

Here's a pic of my guy at 7ish weeks for reference. He's the little light one. I think those are his litter mates but I can't be super sure.

He was small as a pup and super skinny growing but he evened out. As long as she's healthy and not too skinny, and vet isn't worried, I wouldn't worry too much. There are some DS that we pocket rockets which are awesome. Depends on the lines.

[Tripmomma]

Kitsune was a small girl, but around 4 1/2 months she started really catching up. Now at 5 months she looks pretty much normal size for a female. I feed raw and she does amazing on it. Be sure your pup has been checked for worms, and had a check up with the vet as long as she is healthy don't worry too much about weight.

[Mobil]

Here are a couple more photos. Her face does look more pointed. Could be she just needs to gain weight

Haha those almost look like two different puppies.

we need more adorable photos. For science.


Something with her next to an object for scale would be good.

Teeny weeny cute puppy.