How much more will she grow?
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| They are considered Juvenile until about 24 months old. My girls really stopped grown at about 12 months, and then both had a growth spurt at 18 months and again at 24 months. Breed standard is for females to between 65 and 85 pounds, and males to be between 80 and 100, here in the United States, and I think bigger in Europe? I'm probably slightly off on that. My girls ended with the one barely at 65 pounds, and the other pushing 85! They're 6 years old now, and I struggle to keep weight on the 65 pounder and weight OFF the 85 pound girl (she peaked at 94 pounds and we're down now to almost 80)! |
| Good chance she's going to be a "mini" or petite........my MO never got above 55. In the long run, it is far easier to deal with a smaller dog than a big hunker. I've had both. They don't grow on schedule, your vet's estimate may be off, your girl might be a slow mature. I don't see her becoming a big bruiser, but rather a petite go getter. Hopefully she'll be like Allison's girls, a late bloomer. |
| I'm curious as to why your vet only estimated her weight? Our vet weighs our dogs each time they come in for anything. It's really important to have this information for everything from medication dosage to helping diagnose an illness. With our shaggy dogs it's often hard to tell whether they gain or lose weight without explanation from one visit to next. |
| Good point Nita!! The scale is right next to the front door at our vet's and all required to stand on it before they check in .......an, not uprights. In fact they encourage patients to "stop by" from time to time just to weigh in.......I should run K over......except they close early on Thursday. |
Maggie McGee IV wrote: I'm curious as to why your vet only estimated her weight? Our vet weighs our dogs each time they come in for anything. It's really important to have this information for everything from medication dosage to helping diagnose an illness. With our shaggy dogs it's often hard to tell whether they gain or lose weight without explanation from one visit to next. I read it as the age being estimated not the weight bc it says "and she is 49lbs". I've never not had a vet weight my animals when they were brought in... |
Sorry, must have read the 1st post too fast  Estimating age makes sense.  |
| Congratulations on your new sheepie. Charm is on the lighter end of the scale at 68 lbs. She will be three yrs old in December. She was 51.6 lbs at 9 months, and 58 lbs at 14 months. Your baby is still growing and developing more muscle mass at this age, I think. But as others have said, each one is different. |
| Benson was 60 pounds at 1 year old, and "filled out" to just 65 pounds by 18 months. That seems to be her "perfect" weight - she hasn't gained an ounce since then. She's definitely on the smaller end of the breed, and it sounds like yours will be as well. Congratulations on your new addition! |
| I'm guessing 62 - 67 lbs. at full (physical) growth at about 24 months or so. Mental maturity... well that is another thing altogether...much later on. Linda Zimmerman |
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