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What is average weight for a 7week old doberman pinscher?

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my dobe pup is only 3 lbs. He eats, isnt wormy and is active. I just wanted to see if anybody else has a smaller doberman or if this is normal

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  1. I like the personality of a pinscher. They are so sweet.


  2. That is not a normal weight. A dobe should weight about 7-10 lbs at that age. Seven weeks is too early to have left the litter as well.  

  3. All puppies need to be with their mother until they are 8 weeks old!!! You must have bought from an irresponsible breeder. Please take the dog back and either adopt or buy from a responsible experienced breeder!

    He should be bigger.  

  4. It should not even be away from its littermates at this point.  You will likely have some serious same species interaction problems as he matures.

    That is way too small for that age.  Doberman pups are usually a pound or more at birth and add at least a pound a week or so.  Around ten + pounds is what I usually see but that can depend on maturity rates and several other things but that one is way too small.  He either doesn't eat enough quality food and there is no way you can discern that he doesn't have worms unless you have taken stools to the vet for fecals.  He may not be purebred or of decent quality on face given he was taken from the litter so young - and that is what back yard greeders and puppy millers do so they don't have to bother with actually socializing and vetting the puppies - less money expended... so he could be anything and have anything and the mother might have even been malnourished during whelp.

    You need to have the pup examined by the vet and learn more about being a responsible puppy obtainer in the future so you don't continue to support bybers/pms and keep them making poor quality pups.

    btw:  Pups need to remain with their Litter until AFTER they are past eight weeks - 9-12 weeks of age is the optimal time to be placed in a well screened home.

  5. A 7 week old Doberman pup would be from about 12-15 lbs.  Are you sure that your pup is not a Min Pin?  If it is indeed a Dobie, either something is really wrong, or someone sold you a Min Pin, telling you that is was a Mini Doberman. Dobe pups normally weigh about 16 oz, give or take a couple of ozs. at birth.

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