Is my Great Pyrenees small for his age (7 mo. at 61lbs & 24" at the shoulder)?
Is my Great Pyrenees small for his age (7 mo. at 61lbs & 24" at the shoulder)? Dog Breed Discussions
Hi, I have a 7 month old Great Pyrenees that seems small from everything I've read and researched. He's a little over 60 lbs and only 24" at the shoulder. Am I correct in my assessment of his small stature considering his breed? A couple of things to take into account - his parents were both only about 85-90 lbs according to the rescuer that I adopted my dog from, but both were severely malnourished. I'm guessing if they were healthy, they could/would have been significantly larger. Also, the rescuer told me his mom may have actually been an Akbash (A fairly unknown giant breed, bigger than Pyrenees'). If that's the case, wouldn't that make my dog significantly smaller than he should be?Please don't give me the Pyrenees ideal height/weight sizes. I've received tons of different information from research, vets and the rescuer herself about our dog. I'm hoping there's someone out there with a lot of knowledge about the breed that could give me an estimate to his full grown size based on his size now, and let me know if he really is small for his breed(s). If you have a Pyrenees that was around the same size at the same age, could you tell me how large your dog ended up being once full grown? Also, I've read that dogs are around 75% of their full height at 6 months old & you can usually double their weight at 4 months old to get an idea of their full size. If this is the case, please keep in mind that since I've had my dog, he's gained over 30lbs in 4 months and has grown about 4"-6" in height in those 4 months. My thinking is that he's not far away from doubling his weight at 4 months old already and his project height should be 30" based on the 6 month-75% idea. Despite this, my dog still seems small for his age compared to almost all other Pyr's I've seen or read about.Thanks in advance!BrandonI would like to really know more information about his potential height based on his height now! Any knowledgeable information/experience on this is even mopre appreciated!Thanks!