sandgrubber Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I'm curious about what sort of weight ranges you find for pups of different breeds. And I'm not sure what is desirable. I have a litter of 9 Lab pups who turn 8 wks tomorrow and will be going off to new homes. A couple will be flying, so I've been asked to predict how much they weigh. My experience with Lab pups has been a tad under a kg / week, so I guessed 15 lbs or 7 kg. They are coming in on target, the boys at 7.25, the girls, around 7. The vet who gave them their jabs was amazed at how big they are. She said another Lab breeder in town's pups weighed about half as much at 8 weeks! Everybody always says "big, healthy pups". But is bigger really healthier? Am I feeding too much (they aren't fat)? Do some breeders end out with little pups cause they skimp on feeding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 My Dobe bitch was 7kgs at 8 weeks, my Rotti was 8.5kgs at 8 weeks, my whippets were from 3.5 to 4.5 from memory. I would expect Lab pups to be around the 7 kg mark myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santo66 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 My youngest GSD male was 4.8kg at 8 weeks the older one was 8.2kg. The smaller one as an adult is 36kg's the larger pup 42kg's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyosha Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Mine are normally 7 to 8 at 8 weeks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) they can vary so much within litters even. My friend with the Italian greyhound litter has one that's almost twice the weight of the other 2. All are a healthy weight for their size though and the smaller ones are probably more like you'd expect the breed to be. Oh, I forgot to answer your question. My puppy weighed a whopping 1.7kgs at 8 weeks :laugh: Edited October 2, 2013 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YvonneM Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Can't comment on Labs, but my puppy was 800g when we picked him at at 8 weeks. He's a Maltese :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I think my lab pup was about 5kgs at that age. It's taken me a while to stop obsessing over weight, and just worry about him looking healthy. If yours look fine, then I'm sure they are! Lovely big healthy pups! p.s. I think we need pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory the Doted One Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I'm not sure how much Willow weighed at 8 weeks. But I do know she averaged a kilo a weight weight gain for a while there, she's 7mths old now and it's slowed. Her weight when she was gaining about a kilo a week was almost consistent with her age in weeks. eg. 10 weeks, 10 kgs....as an approximation. Some weeks she gained more, some weeks she gained a little less. Willow is a Rottweiler. :D (and fed a home diet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I don't remember what my lab was as a pup, but the whole litter was very big. Nova my Aussie was 3.8kgs at 8 wks, since then he has put on about 1 kg per week until this week at 5months, he only gained 500gs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassie Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 My Saint baby was 11.5kg at 8 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 My youngest GSD male was 4.8kg at 8 weeks the older one was 8.2kg. The smaller one as an adult is 36kg's the larger pup 42kg's. A GSD at only 4.8kgs at 8 weeks - that isn't much more than my Whippet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 My Anatolian x was 10kg at 10 weeks. I can't remember what my Aussie was at that age. I would prefer a chubby puppy to a skinny looking one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niques Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 My Lab was around ~8kg. And he wasn't the biggest in his litter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph M Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Gus the FC was about the same and about a kilo a week, certainly seemed happy enough and no real weight dramas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I'd say that 7kgs at 8 weeks old for nice healthy Labrador pups is a good weight - as long as they are properly proportioned and healthy, it's not the weight that really matters, is it? Some litters are lighter, some heavier. In rescue, I've seen pups that were 3-4kgs at that age who turned out to be in the 40-50kg range - and others who were closer to your pups' weight and only ended up in the 20-25kg range... it's all relative really... lol! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Miss Emma Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I have 2 BC's and they were very different weights at 8 weeks old. Kenzie was 3.5kg when I picked her up and she was mid-size in the litter. Hamish was about 6.3kg when I picked him up and he was probably the largest in the litter. Both picked up at exactly 8 weeks old!!! It was a bit of a suprise for me because I took the same carry cage I had used for Kenz and there was NO WAY he was going to fit in it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casowner Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 8 weeks 11.2 kg , 13 weeks 25kg now at 15 weeks 34kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianca.a Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 My youngest GSD male was 4.8kg at 8 weeks the older one was 8.2kg. The smaller one as an adult is 36kg's the larger pup 42kg's. A GSD at only 4.8kgs at 8 weeks - that isn't much more than my Whippet! My male was only 3.8KG at 8 weeks, he was tiny but all 6 from the litter were about the same size. He will be 2 in a few weeks and weighs 34KG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Pyreneans. Around 10kg on average at 8 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 My youngest GSD male was 4.8kg at 8 weeks the older one was 8.2kg. The smaller one as an adult is 36kg's the larger pup 42kg's. A GSD at only 4.8kgs at 8 weeks - that isn't much more than my Whippet! My male was only 3.8KG at 8 weeks, he was tiny but all 6 from the litter were about the same size. He will be 2 in a few weeks and weighs 34KG. Blimey I hope my Whippet doesn't grow that enormous!!!! My 7kg Dobe bitch ended up 30kgs my 8.5kg Rotti bitch ended up 45kgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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