Puppy weight

[tanza]

They all grow different… so it is pretty hard to judge what would be considered "normal"... they can have gorwing spurts at the oddest times.. ggg
I think you need to judge each pup ..... and me personally, I would rather have a pup just a little over weight if possible... I had an experience with one of my boys years ago and had he not been a rolly polley pup... we would have lost him.. (this was at 4 months).... and he did go to skin and bones...

Also, people need to develope good "eating habits" with their pups... and that mean Do Not Baby them.... If hungry they will eat... IMO they have a certain amount of time to eat and if they don't, it is gone till the next time. One thing that I found and find very, very important is that I know immediately when any of my B's are not feeling well, if they don't eat I know something is up... and that is because they know that when the food is given, it is time to eat... period... ggg... one trick that I have found with puppies is that if you also have an adult (of course I feed in crates) if the pup is not really that interested in eating, I let one of the adults out, open the pups crate door and let the adult help themselves.... you should see how quick the pup catches on...

[JazzysMom]

Keoki is 13 weeks and on my scale at home today weighed 11 lbs.
I think he's a little thin, as his ribs are barely visible, but then he also has really stretched in the week we've had him. He seems all leg now, so I'm thinking this may be a growth spurt.

He has his first vet check w/me tomorrow so I'll get his "official" weight then, and see if the vet thinks he's thin or not.

It's hard for me to know because Jazzy always had the opposite problem and could – like me, LOL -- put on weight by looking at food. We have to watch her weight to keep her from gaining too much.

[Duke]

We can re-open this thread if interested. Pups are 5-6 months older and for interest, please grab your last thread and update - or post your puppies age, weight & height. I could do a graph for averages…
@Duke:

Hi Mantis - I don't know typical weights, but can share with you Daisy's current weight. Her last vet visit for her final round of vaccinations was Friday March 23 - 13 weeks, weighed 11 lbs. Today she's 15 weeks and just weighed her - 14 lbs. Her body and legs are getting longer. She's an armful. Daisy gets a rolley polley belly after she eats and her skin is still soft and loose. I feed her 1/2 cup dry Canidae 3 times a day. She also gets pea size training treats throughout the day - still potty training, etc.

Daisy is now 8 mos (35 wks) old and is a whopping 26 lbs and apx. 17 inches to shoulder. She's bigger than Duke who's 1yr 7mos at 25 lbs and apx. 16 inches to shoulder…Amazing changes...;)

[Duke]

@Duke:

We can re-open this thread if interested. Pups are 5-6 months older and for interest, please grab your last thread and update:

Daisy is now 8 mos (35 wks) old and is a whopping 26 lbs and apx. 17 inches to shoulder. She's bigger than Duke who's 1yr 7mos at 25 lbs and apx. 16 inches to shoulder…Amazing changes...;)

I need to update my avatar. But she's so cute looking like a puppy…I LUV puppies!!!

[Mantis]

HOLY COW, Cairo must be a small basenji?

He is 8 months and weighs 18lbs.

How much do the other puppys weight? Please post. Maybe I am not feeding him enough. He eats a cup of food a day. Are you guys still feeding more than a cup of food?

[nomrbddgs]

Oh yeah, Damisi is small about 14 inches-unsure about weight, but she gets 2 cups of food a day. She is sooooooo active.

[Duke]

@Mantis:

Maybe I am not feeding him enough. He eats a cup of food a day. Are you guys still feeding more than a cup of food?

When we brought Daisy home, she ate 3/4 cup 3x/day. Then reduced feeding her 3/4 cup 2x/day. Now she eats 2/3 cup morning and 3/4 cup evening. She is 1/2 B mixed with beagle. So - I think beagle explains her porky pig attitude with food. :rolleyes:

[Mantis]

Well I was feeding 2 cups of dry and Cairo would eat it all, but was looking a bit chubby.

[nomrbddgs]

Damisi is still very skinny.

[Quercus]

@Mantis:

HOLY COW, Cairo must be a small basenji?

He is 8 months and weighs 18lbs.

How much do the other puppys weight? Please post. Maybe I am not feeding him enough. He eats a cup of food a day. Are you guys still feeding more than a cup of food?

Don't worry about how he compares to other basenjis If he looks good/healthy, then he is at his correct weight. I don't even weight my dogs except for at their annual vet exam…and am always vindicated to see that my eye is accurate with the scale.

I like for my dogs to have a VERY definite waist (viewed from the top) and tuck up (same area viewed from the side). I like to be able to see the ribs, but not each individual rib.

There is a wide range of "normal" in height and weight.

[tanza]

@Quercus:

Don't worry about how he compares to other basenjis If he looks good/healthy, then he is at his correct weight. I don't even weight my dogs except for at their annual vet exam…and am always vindicated to see that my eye is accurate with the scale.

I like for my dogs to have a VERY definite waist (viewed from the top) and tuck up (same area viewed from the side). I like to be able to see the ribs, but not each individual rib.

There is a wide range of "normal" in height and weight.

Well put Andrea…. and that is exactly how I like to see them... you can never compare weight as each is built different... some have more bone, therefore weigh more, some are light boned and weigh less...

[Shannanigan]

This thread is reassuring, though Paco is definitely way less than your pups. Paco is 9 months now, but at his check-up last month he was only 16 lbs. He's happy and runs and plays just fine, and looks healthy, though, so I'm not too worried (especially after reading the comments here). He's definitely smaller than other 9-month old B's I've seen in pictures, and definitely smaller than his siblings (but they are being overfed) and I've kind of accepted that he may just turn out to be a little guy, which I'm okay with. I still love him.

[Kipawa]

@Shannanigan:

and I've kind of accepted that he may just turn out to be a little guy, which I'm okay with. I still love him.

Just think - you will have an adult acting dog that will look like a puppy - could it be better?

[lvoss]

L'Ox is on the small side. He is only about 16.5 inches at the withers. He may gain a little more height and will probably continue to fill out for next couple of years but he will always be a small male.