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Originally Posted by spoiledbabies3 Size in rotties is genetics. A rottie is born based on the genetic makeup of his parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. You can use the size of his parents as a guide, but each individual rottie is different..much like each child born of the same parents is different. You get what you get! You can help control size with diet, but features such as height and head size will be based on the genepool received at birth. Enjoy both of yours and monitor growth as a youngster. It is important for rotties that they not develop too fast...as this can contribute to later issues with HD, etc. |
Duggan is really tall, taller than any of the other dogs in any of the litters and due to the fact that he got so tall he has hip dyslasia.