Worried my boy has plateaued - Doberman Forum : Doberman Breed Dog Forums

Amesserschmidt · 12-18-2012, 07:58 PM

My little boy Agrippa will be 9 months in a few days. He's as sweet as can be and I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world but I'm worried he's going to be small. In the last 2 months he's only gone from 65-67 lbs. he's about 27 inches. He eats like a horse and I have him on the blue buffalo puppy for large breeds. His mom was 90 pounds and his dad about 95. Is it normal to plateau at this age?

Sam1491 · 12-18-2012, 08:01 PM

All dobes grow at different rates, he may be done growing height wise and will just take time to fill out. 27" is within standard for a boy too.

In my experience a lot of boys get a majority of their height by 9-12 months and remain pretty lanky until closer to 20-36 months or 2-3 years old when they finish "bulking" up and get that last bit of height and substance.

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Amesserschmidt · 12-18-2012, 08:04 PM

I meant to add more pictures but for some reason they didnt go

avianantics · 12-18-2012, 08:05 PM

Way, way too early to be worried yet. At 9 months old my boy was just a few pounds more than yours at 72#. He is currently 4 years old, and kept on the lean side of show condition, at 90#.

Amesserschmidt · 12-18-2012, 08:08 PM

I know they are so different every time I see other dobes at the park they're all such different sizes and shapes. Im very happy my boy is very proportionate, I was just worried that he went from gaining 6-7 pounds a month to maybe 1 pound a month

**PatchworkRobot** · 12-18-2012, 08:16 PM

I also think he still has some growing to do. That being said, is it really a big deal? This breed wasn't meant to be huge anyways and a 68lb doberman is equally as intimidating as a 85lb dobe, in my opinion.

Amesserschmidt · 12-18-2012, 08:21 PM

No it doesn't matter I would love him if he was 10 pounds. But I just want to make sure he's developing right

dglvr · 12-18-2012, 08:32 PM

As long as they are healthy, we should weigh them by the size of their hearts, not the size of their bodies.

Julie W · 12-18-2012, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Amesserschmidt

He's as sweet as can be and I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world but I'm worried he's going to be small.

Why would that worry you? There is always a size variation, even among littermates. He's fine.

Wbleyla · 12-18-2012, 10:12 PM

our female, Kiki, is only 60lbs at 9 months and im not so secretly hoping she stays her size. she is a clumsy horse legged beast already!