KeithB Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Ben is 34 pounds at 7 months. not neutered. Will he gain another 10 pounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 What did he weigh at 16 weeks? At that age, was he lean or did he still have a bit of puppy pudge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSnappy Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 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. RDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runzbarrel Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithB Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithB Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 i think the picture makes it look longer, but most border collies have long tails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithB Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 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. Thanks Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum24dog Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithB Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Here is a better picture , his tail looks more normal here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretBC Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 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 Long tails make for good streamers when you color them. As for the original question, I concur that the suggestion that you double their weight at 16 weeks tends to work out quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithB Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Ben has long legs, his tail has a slight curl depending on what he is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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