weight gain

[Tara]

I'm a little concerned about Roxy's weight gain. She's almost 9 months and weighs 64 pounds. A month ago she weighed 63.5 lbs. From everything i read it says that for the first year pups should gain 7-10 lbs per month. She's eating Canidae, started that end of February. She gets 3 cups per day. Gobbles it right up. She is not under weight, she looks fine, just didnt know if we should maybe give her a little extra food or continue what we are doing. She has her figure, can feel her ribs. I am not concerned by how big she will get, just want to make sure this is with in the norm.

[mccoy]

My girl is 10 months old and is feed
4 cups a day she weight 68 lbs at the
Vet last Friday when I had her spayed.

[CarolineS]

I got my youngest dog at 10 months of age back in November. She is now 15 months old. She has grown an inch and three quarters in that time and gained just five pounds in five months. As a dog nears a year of age, the growth rate (and accompanying weight gain) starts to slow down. If your dog is a healthy weight, don't worry about it. Weight is only an indication of how much food an owner stuffs into their dog. Her ultimate size will be determined by genetics and giving her more food won't do anything except make her fat.

[DixieGrl113]

Well said CarolineS.. I second that.:)