english mastiff male,weighs 84.6 lb.his height measures 26in.should i be concerned about his size.?

Question

he is on blue buffalo giant breed puppy,he is fed the recommended amount by the feeding chart.he is 28 weeks old.

Answer 1

Personally, I do not feed puppy food to giant breeds. They grow too fast on it. I feed a large breed adult food starting at 10 weeks.
Too rapid growth equals orthopedic trouble down the road.

Answer 2

I would recommend taking your mastiff to a vetrinarian for a check up if you are concerned. The vet will be able to tell you for sure if there should be any concerns. Appearance is more important that what the books say is average. The breed line, food, sex, plus many other uncontrollable factors determine the size of the dog, so it is hard to go off of the charts. The dogs are very diverse, just like humans.

My guy was 135 lbs at 9 months when we got him and he wasn't obese. We switched him to a specialty large breed puppy food that really helped to moderate his growth when we got him. 3 years later, he's 185 lbs. It is most important to look at the content of the dog food and minimalize the protiene's, as someone else said. You can also ask a vet that is well versed in large breeds to recommend a dog food. Keep in mind that many of the common brands of foods have a great deal of "fillers" (i.e. chicken meal, fish meal, etc.) There is very little nutrition in these foods. I recommend looking at the nutrition panel of the food container to try to minimalize or avoid foods with fillers. Look for things that you recognize like potatoes, carrots, rice... real food. Don't go off of the advertisement on the front of the package, because they are often misleading.

English Mastiffs generally reach their maximum height at 2 years and continue to bulk up until they are 3-4 years of age. Of course, this is not set in stone. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

hi there. i have a 9 month old English mastiff and i never feed puppy food. u want a good food that doesn't have too much protein in it and all puppy foods have too much. . my breeder told me no puppy food. even the giant breed ones. u want a protein level of about 20 to 22. sluggo weighed about 104 lbs when he was 7 months. now he is about 140. as long as u can only see a hint of his last 2 ribs when he walks he likely is fine. if u see all his ribs and he has a really tiny waist then he might be too skinny. they all grow differently and yes they wont fully be done growin for probably 3 yrs. they r likely to be lean and gangly for awhile. kinda in a daney appearance. sluggo has just started to get wider in the chest and head. he is lean and tall (about 31) i was really worried about sluggo cause he was really small when i got him (maybe 5 lbs) but they grow so quickly. i fed sluggo about 5 cups of food daily split in 2 feedings (2.5 in mornin and 2.5 in evenin). recently i now feed about 8 cups in 2 feedings. i never feed by the guide lines as all dogs are different. i just started with an amount and if he still looked for food i increased it a bit next feeding till he wasn't lookin for more.(cant do this tho with all dogs as some can eat and eat) hope this helps. if u want to see some pictures just give me an e-mail.

Answer 4

seems ok to me as long as he doesn't have alot of fat on his belly, mastiffs can easily weigh alot more at that age so it's better he be alittle lean as they get growning pains and can grow too fast. Are you concerned about him being underweight or under his weight doesn't seem to high to me as mastiffs are thick. I had a mix rott and maybe mastiff that stood 27 inches and weighted 150 pounds like a big pit bull:)
Mastiffs take almost 3 years just to fill out and are lean looking one year olds.