How Tall Will My Puppy Be?

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daisysparky

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I just measured Bailey last night - she's 9 inches and 4.5 lbs at 9 weeks. Her breeder estimated that the puppies in her litter would be 13-14 inches and that Bailey might be 15 inches since she was one of the larger pups in the litter.

I know it's difficult to truly predict, and I've tried to look at charts, but does anyone know what height these measurements at this age usually lead to?
 
It's really hard to predict. Ida's breeder estimated her at 15" as an adult and she's 13 3/4 and about 10lbs. Granted she's only 10 1/2 months old, but she hasn't grown any since she was 7-8 months old. I would suggest to looking at the charts and keep a record on her growth.
 
It really depends on your dog's line. My girl was trending oversize consistently as a puppy. But, my breeder just calmly said "she will not go over 16 inches", and she didn't. She just stopped growing and is now (full grown) 15.5".

So the charts are a good guideline, but the breeder can tell you better (some lines are true to the chart, others are not).

http://bowlingsite.mcf.com/size/size.html
 
My dog rode that line all the way to 16". For a while it looked like she was going to stop at 15.5", but we got her measured in July at 18 months old and she was at 16". I guess she decided to have a very late growth spurt.
 
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