When does an OES stop growing?
Our Lennon is 12 months old and he seemed OK to me until I saw some pictures of competition dogs on a magazine. Then he seemed a little short, but then I don't know when these guys stop growing. His head is a little below my waist (I'm 5' 7")... Is he OK and will grow more or he's a little short? Thanks! Saul. |
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| Males don't stop growing until about 18 months. They beef up as they aquire muscle from 1-2 years of age.
I am 5'7" and Abbi is well below my waist. The vet sys she is an average sized female at her perfect weight and conformation, except her tail was docked incorrectly and the ends of her hair turn brown, but the vet said that was due to aging or allergies. Different dogs develop differently and grow to different sizes just like people. From your photos in Ruidoso he looks nice and big and healthy to me. He is much bigger than Abbi. Maybe we should have a Texas get together in Austin and compare dogs. Or just let them run and play at Barton Springs park. That would be fun! I think you would be surprised how much they vary yet still seem the same. By the way, since your waist may be higher or lower than mine, why not measure him from his toes to his shoulders (underneath the hair). Abbi stands at 24" measured like that and is 72 lbs. today. Also go look at that new poll under Chit Chat I think. We are comparing our dogs by filling in similar information under the topic http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=554. Go ahead and add your dog to the growing collection. Then we can just refer to that topic to remember details about each others dogs. Lil Walty was the brainchild of this great idea! |
| Thanks for the info, now I feel relieved about Lennon's size. My sister in law came this weekend and she was surprised on how big he looks (She had not seen him for abut 2 months), I guess that since we see him every day we don't notice the changes that much. I forgot to measure him, but last time I weighted him he was 60 pounds and keeps on adding weight!
That Texas get together sounds like and splendid idea!! Austin is a little far for us, but I'm game for it, that way we can get to know more members and our dogs can make friends. If you know more members that are up for that, let us know so we can set a date! |
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