is my puppies size normal?

Question

i recently purchased a rottie puppy it has a pedigree and is a purebred i know the bredder personally and my puppy named bear is 5 months old and 110 pounds i feed him normal 3 normal meals a day and he isnt opverweight he is just huge

Answer 1

He is 5 months old and 110lbs? Does not sound right to me. Breed standard for an adult male Rott is from 95-130lbs and that is FULL GROWN.

Answer 2

She does seem small for her age. Usually a 3 month old female pug will weigh between 6-7 pounds and end up about 13-15 as an adult. There is no such thing as a mini pug. Did you get her from a breeder? Were the parents of average size (14-18 pounds)? Some breeders do not breed to standard and will intentionally try to breed smaller dogs, which is a bad idea. Does your vet feel she is just a smaller pug, or is he concerned (underweight for body frame, illness, congenital disease, parasites, poor nutrition, poor breeding, runt of litter, etc)? Your vet is your best source for this info since he can actually see the dog.

Answer 3

He's probably just has huge Rottie pedigree genes. I have an Italian greyhound and their normal weight is 8-12 pounds, but I know many people that have bigger IG's in the 22-25 pound range. It is just in their breeding and you should only be concerned if he is overweight or you want to show him.

Enjoy your HUGE puppy!

Answer 4

Well having a look at the parents will tell most of the time the size he will be full grown. I have a golden retriever who is named bear too and at 4 months old he is about 35lbs so i might want to rethink the name lol. The main issue is his joints cause with larger breeds that tends to be a problem as they age. But a check in with the vet will answer your question best

Answer 5

You have a horse ! Time for a saddle. Your Bear could grow to be 200 lbs ! Make sure that you get all training done now (Might be hard during teething, but it is important).

Rotts tend to be willful, so you need to work on walking gently with a leash, bite inhibition, socialization, exercise, and general obedience. A happy, well-exercised Rott tends to be fairly confident and laid back... so that's something to strive for.

As long as he isn't fat, 100 - 200 pounds is just fine for a Rott. Make sure he is on Large dog puppy chow, so that his bones grow OK, and after he is about 2.5 years old, you might keep him on the leaner side, so that he will live a little longer.

Answer 6

You should talk with the breeder. With larger breeds it is possible to feed them so much they grow too much and have joint and back problems. My Mum fed her lab/shepard mix on demand as a pup and he has a limp when he's been run too far. The vet told her to cut back to two measured feedings. Contact your vet if the breeder can't help you. I think three times is too much for daily feeding, probably you should cut down to two with a few biscuits for a treat in between. Good Luck, rotties are loverdoveys when well handled.

Answer 7

I think that sounds kinda big.. AKC does not specify weight tho. I dont think that a dog that should be 22-27 inches would weigh that much,

Size, Proportion, Substance
Dogs--24 inches to 27 inches. Bitches--22 inches to 25 inches, with preferred size being mid-range of each sex. Correct proportion is of primary importance, as long as size is within the standard's range.

The length of body, from prosternum to the rearmost projection of the rump, is slightly longer than the height of the dog at the withers, the most desirable proportion of the height to length being 9 to 10. The Rottweiler is neither coarse nor shelly. Depth of chest is approximately fifty percent (50%) of the height of the dog. His bone and muscle mass must be sufficient to balance his frame, giving a compact and very powerful appearance.

Serious Faults--Lack of proportion, undersized, oversized, reversal of sex characteristics (bitchy dogs, doggy bitches).

Answer 8

WOW.. That is a HUGE puppy.. 5 mos and 110 lbs.. I would say.. No that is not a normal Rottie puppy size.. Does your breeder breed for LARGE / oversized??

Answer 9

You answered your own question, he isn't overweight, he's just huge.

Sounds incredibly to me, but if you are sure that's what he weighs, who am I to argue. Rottie I know weights 65 pounds and she's just beautiful - and pedigree. Guess you do have a big one, hope you go to obedience training with him, he could be a handful for you.

Answer 10

i agree with yu (above) 110 pounds when hes 5 months doesnt sound right......