How big will he be??
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How big will he be??
Chi-Ching is just over 14 weeks now and he weighed 15 pounds a week ago. How much do you think he will top out at??
i heard it depends on parents... I kept the Black chow from my litter, he turns 9 weeks old today and weighs in lil over 15 lbs... and his paws are as big as my palms. i am afraid he is going to outgrow his father who wieghed in at 60lbs.
So, i guess we both will have to wait and see...
and he is WAY too active so he is not overwieght... just a big fluffy black chowling.
So, i guess we both will have to wait and see...
and he is WAY too active so he is not overwieght... just a big fluffy black chowling.
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Well, then it sounds like he may be on the smaller side? I wish I knew! lol The breeder said that Snow, the dad, weighed 60 pounds and the mom(with the pups around 8 weeks old) weighed in at around 50 pounds.
Judging from what some have said on here, it seems that he may be a smaller chow(not that I am complaining) I am on the small side and like them a bit smaller but I would love him the same no matter what! LOL
Judging from what some have said on here, it seems that he may be a smaller chow(not that I am complaining) I am on the small side and like them a bit smaller but I would love him the same no matter what! LOL
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Our Bear's dad Ming was 80 lbs but her mom was only 40. Bear and Mai Tai (both females) are around 40 lbs. I think the boys seem to double the girls in weight - but I'm not saying that's the rule. Just seems to be common.
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I've got the small end size wise- Lily was 7 pounds at 3 mos
13 pounds at 4 mos
22 pounds at 5 mos
I'm also feeding her less than most everyone here...I did increase her intake, but I find leftovers in the morning when I go to feed her... I was curious if Chingy's ravenous appitite left with his tape worm? I don't envy you that experience!
13 pounds at 4 mos
22 pounds at 5 mos
I'm also feeding her less than most everyone here...I did increase her intake, but I find leftovers in the morning when I go to feed her... I was curious if Chingy's ravenous appitite left with his tape worm? I don't envy you that experience!
No one eats less than Diego.Auddymay wrote:I've got the small end size wise- Lily was 7 pounds at 3 mos
13 pounds at 4 mos
22 pounds at 5 mos
I'm also feeding her less than most everyone here...I did increase her intake, but I find leftovers in the morning when I go to feed her... I was curious if Chingy's ravenous appitite left with his tape worm? I don't envy you that experience!
That dog almost doesn't eat anything, I don't understand why.
I'm trying to get him to gain some weight.
That skinny bastard. lol.
I've read the AKC Standard; it describes the Chow Chow as a medium size dog, but does not assign a specific weight (I've also read 45-70 pounds at other sites). They do specify 17-20 inches tall, but proportion are more important where juding the standard is concerned. I went to the Animal shelter once and was browsing large males when a red male chow jumped up on his cage to greet me. Standing on his hind legs, we were eye to eye, and I am 5'9" tall! It looked Beautiful, and I would have tried adopting had I a place at the time where I could put him. I was shocked by his size.
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Chow sizes
Male chows from what I've read can be anywhere from 45lbs to 80, with the average being between 60-70, of the four I've had; Ming Toy weighed 62, Li Chi about 65, Ming 63 and Darkwind stays around 70, (when I got him at age two he weighed 57lbs he gained 13lbs in muscle during the next year).
The females are smaller 35 to 60 lbs, (although at 60lbs that would be a very big girl), most animals take after the mother in size more than the father really, (the bigger the mom, the bigger the baby can be) it also depends on how many were in the litter. His mom sounds like she was a fair size, his dad sort of average, so he will most likely be about 60 or so pounds. Though he won't make his full weight until he's three, the bigger breeds, (chows do qualify for this in this respect) the males have a fill out year where they can muscle and their bones gain strength/density and therefore weight. [This is an important thing and one of the reasons a lot of vets don't like spaying/neutering before *Censored Word* maturity which triggers this bone growth.]
However your Chingy is such a gorgeous little guy he'll grow into a beauty no matter what size he is.
The females are smaller 35 to 60 lbs, (although at 60lbs that would be a very big girl), most animals take after the mother in size more than the father really, (the bigger the mom, the bigger the baby can be) it also depends on how many were in the litter. His mom sounds like she was a fair size, his dad sort of average, so he will most likely be about 60 or so pounds. Though he won't make his full weight until he's three, the bigger breeds, (chows do qualify for this in this respect) the males have a fill out year where they can muscle and their bones gain strength/density and therefore weight. [This is an important thing and one of the reasons a lot of vets don't like spaying/neutering before *Censored Word* maturity which triggers this bone growth.]
However your Chingy is such a gorgeous little guy he'll grow into a beauty no matter what size he is.
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