iluvlucy Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 this is my first bc and i'm not too sure of anything. can someone tell me at what age they are fully grown? lucy is 9 mos old and weighs only 16 lbs. maybe the jrt is starting to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 they are about full height at 10 months but will fill out and plates will close closer to 12 months - 18 months old. At 9 months Dazzle only weighed about 20 pounds now she is 30 pounds at 17 months. I think that is about right anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc friend Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 My experience has been they have their full height and length by 1 yr but continue to fill out and deepen in the chest area until 2-1/2 to 3. (They're kind of like teenage boys who are 6' at 18 but continue to "fill" out until they're around 24-25). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painted_ponies Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Originally posted by bc friend:My experience has been they have their full height and length by 1 yr but continue to fill out and deepen in the chest area until 2-1/2 to 3. (They're kind of like teenage boys who are 6' at 18 but continue to "fill" out until they're around 24-25). Thanks for posting that. I thought I was only imagining Violet getting bigger! But her foster mother commented on the same thing last week when she saw her for the first time in a month or so. I've had Violet four and a half months now - her foster family found her as a stray so we don't really know her age. But the vet estimated 1 or 2 yrs old when they took her in, and then they had her a year, so she was somewhere between 2 and 3 when she came to live with me. She's filled out *a lot* - I've been worried I'll wind up with the only fat BC known to science. But it's not just weight - her bark has gotten deeper and she seems bigger through her chest. She's getting a lot more confident, too - I don't know if it's her increased size and maturity, or the fact she no longer lives with two pushy ACD's . But if I were just meeting her now, I don't know if she'd remind me so much of a shy little violet - I might name her Nasturtium or something instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 My dog will turn 10 months in a few days and he's around 45 lb. According to Dazzle's progress, I'm looking at a 60-65 lb Ouzo in about half a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Zoe hasn't gained any weight in months and months - and she's only 1 year 2 months old. I'm still wondering if she's going to fill out at all... she's not lanky like some teenaged dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dal & Mad's Mom Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Dal weighed 43 at his 11 month visit and I dont think he weighs more than 45 right now. I do know he isn't as wide as Bc who are a 1 year older (2 1/2) than him but, they are also intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrigan Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Mentally or physically? Physically, I'd say about 24 mos., but possibly a little longer - I think it really depends on the lines. I have two girls that both gained a half inch in height after they turned 2 yrs. old, but they come from a line that matures very slowly. Mentally - possibly never! Sorry, couldn't resist It just seems that way some days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 LOL Jeanne - I think Oreo's finally mature! She hit it around, oh, 8 or 9 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvlucy Posted August 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 lucy is 9 mos old. she is 19 inches tall, but weighs only 16 lbs. she is veeeeery skinny. as far as mentally--------------------oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwilliams Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 abby is 10 months old now is about 22-23 inches tall and weighs about 43 lbs. of soild muscle. she has a 24 inch vertcial she get in my truck from the ground with now problems seat or bed with plenty of air to spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melly Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 My two weighed 43lbs. each at their vet visit last week. Good grief! I hope they don't get much bigger. They drag me off my feet as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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