Puppy Weights

[ohdonna5]

How big (heavy) should an 8-week old male puppy be. He is about 10 pounds, but has a ferocious appetite, almost like he has never been fed before. How much food should he get per day (cup-wise). The bag says 1 1/2 cups but that seems like too little.

[kayozzy]

What kind of food are you feeding? The quantities vary from food to food. Slow growth is great to help prevent hip displaysia and other problems.

Here is a thread showing what others puppies weighed. http://www.rottweiler.net/forums/chi...ghlight=weight

[ohdonna5]

For some reason it says I am unauthorized to view this link....thanks anyway. I have to figure out why I cannot get into it, I would like to read the info there.

[denverday]

targonrotts
Member Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Miami, FL usa
Posts: 427

Re: Puppy Weight

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on average, rottie pups are in the 10 lbs a month range..
ex-3 mos-around 30 lbs.
but this is an average scale.
things like genetics(parents/grandparents),help decide on pups overall size as an adult.
some lines also develop slower.some grow faster.just like we have tall people,short people,heavy or lean.
the main thing is that she is healthy,has proper body condition, and at this age,eating 3 times a day.
enjoy her, and ignore the uneducated comments.

Here are a few weights from that thread...
You need to ask the vet about overall health....and have your pup checked for worms

8weeks - 10.5 lbs
10 weeks - 12lbs
14weeks - 18 lbs
16weeks - 25.5 lbs
19weeks -34.9 lbs

8 weeks - 17,5 lbs
12 weeks - 28 lbs
4 months - 55 lbs
5 months - 66 lbs
6 months - 77 lbs

9wks- 11.6lbs
13weeks- 21lbs
17weeks- 29lbs
18 (now)- 30.5lbs

10 weeks=12 lbs.
6 months=54 lbs.
20 months=90 lbs


Tux:

8wks-13#
12wks-22#
16wks-40#
20wks-48#
6m-65#
8m-85#
10m-91#
1yr-100#
16m-105#
2yrs-110#
3yrs-110-115# (varies)

Dora:

8wks-15.5#
12wks-30#
16wks-42#
20wks-54#
21wks (current)-57#


Wyatt (male) Dad 120lbs Mom 95lbs
2months-14lbs
3months-32lbs
4months-50lbs
5months-59lbs
6months-72lbs
7months-81lbs
8months-86lbs
10months-90lbs
12months-95lbs

6 wks-8.10 lbs
10 wks-16.4 lbs
14 wks-27.2 lbs
20 wks-41.2 lbs
26 wks-54.6 lbs

[Sharon Marples]

Originally Posted by ohdonna5

How big (heavy) should an 8-week old male puppy be. He is about 10 pounds, but has a ferocious appetite, almost like he has never been fed before. How much food should he get per day (cup-wise). The bag says 1 1/2 cups but that seems like too little.

Have you talked with his breeder about this? What do they suggest?

[Curt]

My pup blue weighed 11 lbs when me and the girls picked him up at the breeders at 8 weeks.He will be 12 weeks this friday and he tips the scales at 23 lbs.My daughter brooklyn just weighed him on the bathroom scale. I feed canidae two cups a day he looks great.Just make sure you don't over feed your pup.Hope this helps some.
Later Curt

[Gibbe]

Over here a male normally weigh 15-22 lbs at 8 weeks. Our pup was 20 lbs.

[groupieindenial]

My Vegas was 17lbs, but he came with the "pudgy" belly, so the breeder was overfeeding him. My girl was only 11lbs at 8 weeks. She's weighed in at 27lbs at 13 weeks, and not pudgy at all.

Its odd, cuz she'll look bigger from one week to the next, but not gain a lb! And then she'll look a little chubby one week, and the next all super lanky. They get weird growth spurts. No 2 pups will grow the same.