Can you tell how big a dog will get by how big it is as a pup?

Question

I've got seven mixed breed pups and I was wondering how big they might be as adults? The mother is a smaller dog around 37 lbs, and she is full grown. She's a chow/lab mix but I think she was stunted because her parents were large dogs. I didn't see the parents though, I took her from somebody I knew a few months ago because they were mistreating her. I'm just going by what I was told, and chows and labs are pretty large dogs. I'm not sure who the father to the pups is. Yes, this was an accidental breeding. But anyways, the pups are huge compared ot the size of the mother. Even the vet said that when I took them to have there dew claws removed and checked on. There 10 days old today and way around 2 lbs each. Some a little more, some a little less. There thick all over. There not fat, they just look muscular. They've got big feet, thick legs, thick everything. I know since there mutts you can't tell, especially this young. But do you think they'll be large as adults since there this big now? Thanks.

Here's a picture of them at 6 days old.

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm10/mheather83/8-13-0811.jpg

Answer 1

Assume big. she's 37 so aim for around there maybe 50+ lbs. Without knowing who she mated with or even if it was just one dog there is no way to be 100%

so wild *** guess 40-60lbs

Answer 2

No you can't.

Remy(one of my dogs) looked just like the pup on the right end in your picture, very big, but when he got older he actually was very small and struggles to gain weight. I'm surprised the vet said that because they actually look pretty much normal size for chow/lab mix.

Their weight will fluctuate, what puppy you might think will be big could turn out to not be when they get older.

Anyhow, I suggest getting your dogs spayed in the future.

Answer 3

Yes they are most likely going to be BIG dogs. You can tell by the size of their feet, if it is akwardly big for their body, they will be big. I found a chow/lab mix, and she is about the same size as your dog. She was pregnant, and she had puppies that looked just like that. We didn't know she was pregnant when we found her, but she continued to grow. Anyway, we found the father, and he was a LOT bigger than her, and he was also part chow/lab. Anyway, when she had her puppies they were brown, chocolate, and yellow.(normal lab colors) They had big heads, like you said thick everything!!!! They kept growing, and they were the about 2-3 pounds by the 12th day. We gave them away, when the time came. We just recently talked to the owners of one of them. He said his was HUGE.  Most likely they will be big, maybe not as big though. I hope they find good homes, no matter how big they are.

Happy to help

Answer 4

no you cant tell  

Answer 5

sometimes it depends on what kind of breed your dog is

Answer 6

Actually, an intersting tell is the size of the pups paws; or so I have found in my years of owning dogs and pups. A big paw means a big dog! (My dear sweet husky/german sheppard had HUGE paws; they looks so akward on his little body!)

Chow and lab... I'd say you'll end up with 30lb-40lb dogs... Some may be more, some may be less. Good luck!

Answer 7

You can sometimes tell by how long their front legs are, when theyre a few months old. I think they'll be pretty big though.

Answer 8

Pups in this kind of size range will do most of their growing between 4-8 months.  I would take their weight at about 8 weeks, and multiply by 4 or 5.  

I hope you are planning on having this dog spayed immediately after she weans the puppies. :)

Answer 9

You can guesstimate by the breed and its paw size.

Answer 10

Wow, I bet those are going to be big dogs.  

Answer 11

You'll be able to tell when they are about 8 weeks old. Am I seeing things or do the two on this >>>> end have docked or stub tails? If they were born that way,there may be some Australian shepherd in the mix. I wouldn't expect them to be too huge,though with the mom weighing only 37 lbs. But they are nice and chubby!!

Oh,and don't count on the "paw" thing.I have a dog who's 76 lbs,and she had the daintiest,tiniest little paws when she was a pup. My GSD had dainty paws,too,and is 67 lbs. But the biggest dog I ever had (110 lbs.) did have HUGE paws.When he was about 3 months old,his feet were the same size they were when he was fully grown! He looked so comical with his huge feet! My beagles had huge,fat feet,too,but they were just beagle-sized.

Answer 12

you cant tell by looking at how big their paws are..if they have big paws they are gonna be big dogs!

Answer 13

You can take their weight at six months and double it.  That is a ROUGH estimate.

For a general "how big will they be" answer, look at their paws as they start to get a bit older.  If they have big paws in proportion to their bodies, they will be big, if they have small paws in proportion to their bodies, they will be small.

Answer 14

they say and I have found it to be true on my last hybrid. They say that a dog at 6 months old is at half his adult weight.

My Cody is artic/timber wolf, and malamute/husky

at 6 months and 2 days when he was fixed he weighed in at 82lbs. At just 9 months he is at 117lbs..They say that at 16months he should be 160 to 170 lbs. Also they take after the grandparents. My Cody looks nothing like his parents and they tell me and I have seen pictures he looks like his grandpa.

They grow in spurts like kids, and during summer they slow down on eating , but once it starts cooling down he will start top eat and grow again and shed to his winter coat.

Thanks for rescuing!

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Answer 15

With some breeds you can tell about how big they're going to be by the size of their paws, but not usually so soon after birth.

Answer 16

Assume big. she's 37 so aim for around there maybe 50+ lbs. Without knowing who she mated with or even if it was just one dog there is no way to be 100%

so wild a$$ guess 40-60lbs