Khow do you now if your puppy will grow to be a big dog?

Question

i have a shepherd border collie mix

she's very small. about 20 weeks old. maybe 20 pounds

im just wondering if there any signs that show she's going to be huge

im talking about 80-90 pounds.

her paws are small too.. but i heard border collies can out grow them.

help me please!

Answer 1

you normally go by how big the parents were.

at five months she's got about half her size, so i would say she would top out at fifty pounds.  don't overfeed and make fat.

Answer 2

She will never get to be that big if she only weighs 20 lbs at 20 weeks of age.

Answer 3

borders tend to be medium size- I have never seen one at 80+#

Answer 4

I doubt very much that your mix breed will grow that big.  I think 50 - 60 pounds is more likely.  Sorry but it's true.

Answer 5

Your best judge of her adult size is to talk to the breeder and ask the size of both parents.  

Then look up size/weight for shepherds and for BC's.  Usually with a mixed breed the size is between the size of the two parents.

Also, 20 weeks is 5 months and if she's 20# at 5mo, she's not going to be an 80-90# dog as an adult.  She might be a 50-55# adult dog.

If she's 5mo and still has small paws, she's going to be small to medium in her adult size -!-

Answer 6

I have a 22 week old rotty and he currently weighs about 66lbs and he hasnt an ounce of fat on him. He is gonna be a big boy. I dont think she will be very big. Probably lab size or something.