Is 65lbs normal for 6 month old male?

[JerseyRott]

My 6 1/2 month old male rottie is about 65lbs.... Is this normal, or would you consider him to be to light or small for his age... I keep hearing about 100 pounders at 8-10 months and so on.... He eats about 6 cups a day of Eukanuba laprge breed puppy... Thanks...

[poohbearsmom]

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Weight is not really the issue... but how his weight is on his frame. Does he look fat? Does he look too thin? Or, does he look fit and trim?

[JerseyRott]

Thanks.. He looks tall and a little thin... And he has a peanut head... Seems small for his body.. But I know when I was going to adolesance, I was tall and thin too. I ate my parents out of house and home and didn't gain a pound. I'm hoping he is just growing faster than the weight is being put on... He is about 23in at the shoulder and 65lbs...

[PooPooPie]

For the love of Allah or God or whoever get him off the Eukanuba and on something that costs a mere $10 more per bag - any premium food ... :)

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[Carina43]

Do a search here on food, there's bazillion discussions on different commercial & other diets. Eukanuba is pretty much crap, btw.

Your dog sounds like a perfectly normal weight, assuming he's healthy & lean! Just ignore those people telling you about 100lb Rottweiler puppies. They are everywhere (this must be your first Rottweiler, or you would be used to these bonehead comments!) - and they are most likely lying, or they have a grossly fat/out of standard dog.

Anyhow at 6 1/2 months old, he's going through an ugly gangly stage...he's got a long way to go yet! :)

[Rott-Wiley]

He sounds like he is about the correct weight and yes, I agree about getting him on a better brand of dog food.

[JerseyRott]

Thanks guys... Yes this is my first Rottweiler. I've had nothing but Boxers throughout my entire life. I'm learning as much as my pup. You're absolutly right. I hear nothing but horror stories from people who really don't know much about dogs in general. In addition, I hear about 160lb Rotweillers, yet I know the standard should only be around 100lbs. Of course depending on height. He's going in to get fixed this weekend. I'm also hearing that fixed dogs get bigger, and pack on the pounds. Again, I've never had a Male dog who was fixed...

[Judy Chrusch]

Hi Jerseyrott, I grew up with Boxers too and my parents still have one in their late 70's:D . I've always had rotties with the exception of a GSD was our first dog.

As far as weight for rotties, it varies and if a dog is muscular, muscle weighs more then fat so that can be deceiving. You have to look at your dog and judge if he or she looks too heavy. I'd say the max for a male would be 125, much over that is just too big.

My other rotties were neutered as well and they can pack the pounds on after that if you're not careful, so keep up the exercise and increase if need be bc their metabolism changes and they tend to get alittle lazy if you let them.

Sorry I couldn't help to laugh when you discribed your rottie as having a peanut head:D , I got a chuckle out of that. They will go through gawky stages but if you look at the parents and the other lines you'll have some idea what yours will look like full grown:D . For some reason though my boy never went through that and never looked gawky;) .

Judy

[cpalenchar]

JerseyRott-- if this is the first male dog you've had fixed then I say- WAY TO GO!!! Fixing dogs is the most wonderful thing on earth.... (maybe that's a bit over the top.... but it is wonderful!)

as is often mentioned here-- weight management in dogs is no different than in humans. A certain number of calories go in. A certain number of calories are used. More in than out = weight gain. More out than in = weight loss. Equal in and out = weight maintanence. Metabolism (could be changed by the neuter) will effect how many calories are used. And not searching out in heat females will also effect how many calories will be used. But--- that doesn't make them fat!!! It only makes them need more structured excercise (or less food).

watch your guy-- make sure he has a nice little tuck at the waist, and that he doesn't have fat rolls that gather around his haunches when he sits down (and make sure he isn't wasting away from starvation). If anything starts changing-- change food or excercise. I do this with my girl-- and i have had to adjust half a cup up and down through the year (this is my first year with her... so we're getting used to each other. :) )

keep up the good work!!!

-chloe

[cpalenchar]

hmmm... another thought about weight managment. In my small experience with rotts and boxers-- it seems that *in general* boxers are a little more tightly wound that rotts. I think your average boxer is much more likely to self excercise sufficiently than your average rott..... you might be in for having to encourage this dog to run more than you had to in the past. :)

[JerseyRott]

Funny you should mention that about Boxers. I was just mentioning to my wife that my 6 month old rott doesn't have nearly has much energy as my 6 year old boxer had. The boxer would run, and jump, and run some more for hours. My rott at 6 months just wants to run when playing with him, and even than he doesn't go for that long unless I push him. A few fetches across the yard, and he plops down for a breather. I didn't know if this was normal. Of course I'm use to my borderline hyper boxers who could go for hours, over the years. I have to say, I welcome this normal behavior. I see him being a nice calm, friendly adult. Thanks again everyone....

[cpalenchar]

ummm yeah. I pet sat for a friend of mine's boxer near the time I was looking to get a dog this past summer. A visit to the rott rescue answered a lot of questions about which breed had a energy level more suited to my lifestyle! :)

but... at 6 months I think he should have a bit more stamina than just a couple ball tosses across the yard.... maybe you can focus on helping him excercise more? Now that you know he won't self-excercise himself....... [don't want to step on any toes....]

-chloe

[Brooke&Ryan]

Julius, our male Rottweiler, was 54 lbs. four days before his six month birthday. :)

:)
Brooke

[lblax]

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i dont prefer eukanuba myself but i know several people that feed it and there dogs do wonderful on it.. as far as the site you posted about the experimentation i have one thing to say about that----------------- PETA---------------- what abunch of radicals this site is all blown out of propotiion.. if it wasnt for the large companies doing resurch the premium foods most of us feed from small companies wouldnt even be there as they base most of there resurch on the findings of these companies.. i know a person that has worked on resurch with them and the truth is all animals used have alreaady contracted a serious desease and are positivily going to die or have already been picked to be put to sleep at a shelter.. all animals have every humanly posible precation to stay comfortable and pain free during this time and if they are enduring undue pain they are put to sleep immediatly... just as there are many people in prisons that used to go to be guinee pigs. if it were up to peta we wouldnt eat any meat or ever ride a horse or see a zoo or wear a fur coat my god they even protested using the trained dolfin in iraq to search for land mines peta would rather see a human die than a amnimal... i could go on for ever about peta but if you need more info about peta just ask Ted nugant lol

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