Growth Rates

My dog is now 8 months old and 19" at the withers and 42lbs. The thing is, he was the exact same at his 6 month birthday. Is this common with their growth rate to pause for a period and then start up again? I am guessing based on his parents he will end up catch weight.

Second question: For those with full grown dogs between 40-45lbs, what is their height at the withers?

 

every dog is different......and they go through spurts.....

 

Kinda like humans, growing in spurts like peppa said, also from my dogs what I have noticed is when they are growing in height/weight they are a little inmature, when they stop growing up and out they start to mature a little more.​

 

As pups get older the growth rate slows down. Some top off sooner than others depending on the bloodline/s , nutrition, exercise and overall health. usually they are done in height from 8-12 months and then fill out and mature until 2-3 years of age again depending on the factors I listed.

Most will be 30-60 lbs and 17-19'' tall give or take with proportions being more important than actual #s

I hope that helps.

 

he'll be as tall as he gets at one year, and as big as he gets at 2 years usually....