I have an 8 month old male golden retriever that weighs 70lbs and a female golden retriever that is 16 weeks at 30lbs. Is there any way to predict their adult weight is they continue to grow at this rate? They do not seem to fit into any growth chart that I have seen. They are both very healthy and not overweight. When I took my boy to the vet when he was a puppy, he said that his adult weight would be between 60 -70lbs. He is not done growing and has already hit the vet's top weight for his predicted adult size . Any resources that I can find to help me out? Thank you in advance!
2006-12-06 02:47:29 · 6 answers · asked by alayna687 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
You take the dogs weight at 4 months - multiply it by 2 and then add 20% - this give a great estimate on what any dog should weigh when it reached adulthood.
16 weeks at 30 lbs
30 x 2 = 60 + 20% = 72 pounds
2006-12-06 02:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by mnhuskyluv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golden Retriever Growth Chart
2016-10-31 12:24:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-01 14:37:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The first is simple; you must win your dogs mind. If you don't achieve this first then you will be struggling the all the way. When I talk about winning your dogs mind what I really mean is that your dog looks to you for all the decisions. Before you do anything else watch one of the amazing video sites that show you the 5 Golden rules to establishing yourself as the pack leader. If you aren't putting these in place then you are setting yourself up to fail. Just at the crucial point where you really want your dog to listen they will go and do their own thing. For sure your dog may play ball occasionally or even most of the time, you may even have a dog that is obedient 99% of the time, however if you want a dog who always listens to you and does as you ask then you need to win your dogs mind.
The second key to success is to motivate your dog. It is really important that you discover what it is that your dog enjoys both in terms of exercise and play but also in terms of a reward. If you can make the experience enjoyable then you will both achieve more and look forward to training.
Some dogs love to fetch, others love agility, and other dogs simply love obedience training, or swimming out into water and retrieve. At least to start with find out what your dogs love is and help them develop this, what I am saying is work with your dog. The other point to recognize is to make training enjoyable reward your dog.
2016-05-31 16:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dog Weight Predictor
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