How much weight will a male BC gain after 6 months?
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, Mar 17 2012 07:26 AM
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 07:26 AM
Ben is 34 pounds at 7 months. not neutered. Will he gain another 10 pounds?
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 07:28 AM
What did he weigh at 16 weeks? At that age, was he lean or did he still have a bit of puppy pudge?
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 11:25 AM
I think your bigger concern should be "will he grow into that ridiculously long tail?!?!" ;-)
He's not done growing at 7 months. How much weight exactly he will gain is impossible to say. At 7 months Dexter weighed 34lbs; he's nearing 3 years now and weighs about 44lbs. He was just neutered two months ago, and is still skinny as a rail, but very muscley. He's also very tall.
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He's not done growing at 7 months. How much weight exactly he will gain is impossible to say. At 7 months Dexter weighed 34lbs; he's nearing 3 years now and weighs about 44lbs. He was just neutered two months ago, and is still skinny as a rail, but very muscley. He's also very tall.
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 04:38 PM
I think your bigger concern should be "will he grow into that ridiculously long tail?!?!" ;-)
LOL! I was thinking the same thing
I have nothing to add but he's a pretty boy!
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 05:15 PM
LOL! I was thinking the same thing
I have nothing to add but he's a pretty boy!
I like the tail. Liz at 16 weeks he was pretty lean
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 05:19 PM
i think the picture makes it look longer, but most border collies have long tails
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 08:47 PM
If they are lean at 16 weeks...
Take the weight of a pup at 16 weeks and double it. That is an estimation of final adult size. A Border Collie will be about 75% of their adult weight at 1 year old but may not finish growing until 2 to 3 years old.
Take the weight of a pup at 16 weeks and double it. That is an estimation of final adult size. A Border Collie will be about 75% of their adult weight at 1 year old but may not finish growing until 2 to 3 years old.
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Posted 18 March 2012 - 05:53 AM
If they are lean at 16 weeks...
Take the weight of a pup at 16 weeks and double it. That is an estimation of final adult size. A Border Collie will be about 75% of their adult weight at 1 year old but may not finish growing until 2 to 3 years old.
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Posted 18 March 2012 - 07:50 AM
We got Kye at 8 months and he was verging on skeletal at around 32lbs. He's quite a tall dog.
He didn't grow any more but his weight has been fairly constant for the last few years (now 6 yo) at around 42lbs and he's not at all fat.
He was neutered as soon as we got him.
He didn't grow any more but his weight has been fairly constant for the last few years (now 6 yo) at around 42lbs and he's not at all fat.
He was neutered as soon as we got him.
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Posted 19 March 2012 - 02:59 PM
Here is a better picture , his tail looks more normal here
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Posted 19 March 2012 - 03:15 PM
Aw heck, now his tail looks downright short. 
It's hard to find a picture that shows it well, but Secret was blessed with the tail genes in her family. It has a light curl at the tip, otherwise it would drag on the ground. Her brother's poor tail ends above his hocks -- Poor fella, it stands out even more since he's a smoothie. lol
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As for the original question, I concur that the suggestion that you double their weight at 16 weeks tends to work out quite well.
It's hard to find a picture that shows it well, but Secret was blessed with the tail genes in her family. It has a light curl at the tip, otherwise it would drag on the ground. Her brother's poor tail ends above his hocks -- Poor fella, it stands out even more since he's a smoothie. lol
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7 downloadsAs for the original question, I concur that the suggestion that you double their weight at 16 weeks tends to work out quite well.
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Posted 19 March 2012 - 04:43 PM
Ben has long legs, his tail has a slight curl depending on what he is doing.
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