Alicia Mertz

Okay, now I'm having a heart attack...

I knew when I picked up Dom from the breeder that he was thin - very thin. In fact, at 9 weeks, he was just under 10 pounds.

Now, at 11 weeks, he's put on quite a bit of weight (although he still looks too lean to me, which is why we're pumping him full of calories) and is almost 20lbs.

However, I've been reading posts on some other forums, and he still seems a LOT smaller than not only the average, but everyone else's puppies as well!! Someone posted an \"average weight by age\" chart, and according to it, this Saturday, he should weigh about 31 pounds... Ain't gonna happen!!!

He looks quite tall to me and he's definitely got some large bones. Does anyone else have, like, a shoulder measurement or another barometer for their similarly aged puppy so that I know whether he's just still thin or whether he's actually small? With my luck, the breeder's idea of the \"pick\" was the freaking RUNT because she hates me so much...

Alicia

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Alicia Mertz

Drachejaeger vom Hafen (DDR/Czech), male (n)
Dominic vom Schattenreich (Czech/DDR), male