Re: [PyrNet-L] Puppy sizes

["Mitzi Potter" <Pyrs@Prodigy.net>]

On Mon, 23 Nov 1998 14:00:23 -0500 (EST), ROUVEN J WOOL-LEWIS wrote:

>I am a first time dog owner and luckily enough, my wife and I bought a
>great Pyr (She grew up with them). What an amazing decision. Anyway, I was
>wondering how large a pup (male) should be at age 5-6 months, and at what
>age they reach (generally) their adult size.  Thanks a lot, Rouven

Hi Rouven! What a lucky guy you are <G>. My boys were all right at 55-60 lbs at 5-6 
months. Usually a good weight gain is about 2 1/2 lbs a wk. And if you've still got him on 
puppy food, it's recommended that you go ahead and put him on adult food by now to 
make sure he doesn't grow *too fast. Growing too fast can cause (or at the very least can 
make worse) several bone and joint disorders in young giant breed dogs.
~Mitzi  Potter   
~Pyrs@prodigy.net   Okla City   OK
~http://members.aol.com/fivepyrs/dogsz.htm