| The thing is a dog at that age has not fully developed its structure and should not be carrying that amount of weight. Her weight is what decent sized 4 year old male would weigh. Not appropriate for a puppy bitch regardless of the size of her paws.
You should be able to see an indentation where her ribcage ends and her loin begins. Looking down from the top, it should be noticable. The error often occurs when a person wants their young Rottweiler to look "finished" in its build long before it should. That tends to lead to over feeding and (really) a fat dog. It is not good for the skeletal structure to pack too much weight on the dog before it is ready. |