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sugaboog · Post by **sugaboog** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:37 pm

Do female chows get very big...Sugar is 5yo and still looks like a puppy , she only weighs 30 pounds and I'm pretty sure most of it is her fur LOL! The next chow we get, we want to be big. Is there a way to tell if they will grow to be a big chow or do female chows just not get that big?

Princess · Post by **Princess** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:46 pm

I think it depends on the parents. Gabbana is 55lbs, I think some of the girls on here are around 60+ pounds and others are in the 30s range...

Chow Chow Mama · Post by **Chow Chow Mama** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:47 pm

We only ever had smaller females. A good way of telling, I think, would be to get a look at both parents.

Layla · Post by **Layla** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:50 pm

Millie is just under 60.... Her parents were smaller so I was pretty suprised. Good job the apartment complex people have a little dim. They think she's 35

Laura · Post by **Laura** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:52 pm

I don't know for sure but I would assume it would relate to the size of her parents...maybe her mom specifically? My Chloe is 15 wks and weighs 28lbs. She is almost on target of where Shug was at her age so I am guessing she will be close to his size at adulthood but will have to wait and see. She is more stocky. I do know we have chows on here ranging from 30-75lbs full grown. Maybe when you buy your next chow check out the parents and grandparents if possible for size guessing. Others on here will surely know more.

Post by **Auddymay** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:53 pm

Lily is 33-34 pounds. Millie and Mabel, Firesong, and Mikki are all small females. Most females are 45 pounds or better.

Dogdad · Post by **Dogdad** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:54 pm

Yoshi is 58 pounds so yes they get bigger

sugaboog · Post by **sugaboog** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:59 pm

thank you for your replies, unfortunately we didn't get a look at the parents we bought sugar from, although now i realy wish we would have. i will be sure and take a peek at the parents next time.

jacqui · Post by **jacqui** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:09 pm

I've had a 45lb girl and Chyna is about 64lbs.she not fat but just a big boned girl

I've also had 2 boys that were aout 90-95 lbs.but my little Kai is 9 months old and he is only 38lbs.he will be the smallest chowboy I've ever seen.

sugaboog · Post by **sugaboog** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:22 pm

90-95 lbs! wow! i would love it if sugar got that big.

Tippsy'smom · Post by **Tippsy'smom** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:28 pm

Tippsy is about 43 lbs... I never got to see her parents so I honestly don't know what would be a good way to know how big they'll get.

Jess

chow fancier · Post by **chow fancier** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:29 pm

Cinder is 48/49 lbs and she seems like a small chow to me. I had two other females Chana was ~60lbs and Tasha ~70lbs. Neither were overweight, just big girls.

Teddy is my first boy. He's 65 lbs and he could still stand to gain about 5 lbs.

sugaboog · Post by **sugaboog** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:53 pm

yeah, it seems the male dogs do get a bit bigger than the females, we haven't really given thought to getting a boy chow.

Layla · Post by **Layla** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:59 pm

My puppy Alf is 43# at 6 months. I'm esxpecting him to be B-I-G

enchantedonyx · Post by **enchantedonyx** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:01 pm

sugaboog wrote:thank you for your replies, unfortunately we didn't get a look at the parents we bought sugar from, although now i realy wish we would have. i will be sure and take a peek at the parents next time.

Easy solution- Adopt a rescue! We knew how big all of our dogs would be because they were adults when they came to live with us. No guess work

Also no housebreaking or chewing.

The only PB Chow we have had is Tess and she spent most of her life around 42lbs. She's older and tipping the scale around 47-48lbs these days. Our Chow/Shepherd mix, Zoe was around 70lbs and Fiona, the Chow/maybe terrier/maybe Corgi/who knows what else mix, is right at 35lbs.

chow fancier · Post by **chow fancier** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:05 pm

Cinder and Teddy are rescues and came to us full grown as well. While I loved the two I got as pups, I don't think I've ever received as much love as from these adults. They had hard lives and now are spoiled rotten. And I think they know it.

vicster605 · Post by **vicster605** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:39 am

Funny when at Chow Fest I found out that even some males are on the small side.....Colonel isn't very big....was surprised as I always thought he was....
2 Females.....Kearra 34# over 1 yr
Kyra...10 mos almost 11 mos 55 # as you can see they vary in size....saw Kearra's parents and they were alot bigger than her....didn't see Kyra's

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:36 am

I have to agree with the replies that advise purchase or rescue an adult Chow. It is the only way to know for sure. Cindy is 7 months and over 50 lbs. One the best looking female Chows that I have ever scene is 3 years old and 42 lbs.

Bob

zues62 · Post by **zues62** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:20 pm

I don't believe you have anything to worry about, in regards to your females weight. My six month old male is at 42 pounds

Sharons Chows · Post by **Sharons Chows** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:34 pm

Both mine are rescues.
Cheyenne, my chowgirl, is almost 60lbs.
JR, my chowboy is only 43 lbs

Sharon

Post by **kingalls** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:51 pm

Shiloh is a Chow mix and is just a little under 60#'s and she is very muscular/solid.
Mr. N is closer to 65#'s and I think a large portion of that weight is fur

chowchowdaddy · Post by **chowchowdaddy** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:19 pm

Our girl Tempest is about 52 pounds and is definitely going on a diet soon. Emperor Ming is about 62 pounds and should be on a diet. Sorta like their dad...

But, Tempest must be all muscle as you can definitely feel her ribs and she's really quite short. She's our retired showgirl, remember, and show quality chows are most often much shorter than pet quality. I didn't know that until we started going to shows after losing our first chow, Chia, and we just started going to see what they were like. We don't participate, but we do have a lot of new friends!!!

sit_by_the_beach · Post by **sit_by_the_beach** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:04 am

My late chow Luna weighed 60 pounds, not overweight, she was large. Mikki chow was 35 pounds, 3 years old when I adopted her. She is now 4, weighs 40 pounds. I do miss my big chow, I miss the GS bark.

Victory · Post by **Victory** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:09 am

Layla wrote:My puppy Alf is 43# at 6 months. I'm esxpecting him to be B-I-G

According to Kiwani's chart, they reach about 80% of their adult weight at 6 months, so he'll be about 60# maybe a bit more. Of course I've seen the boys continue to gain muscle and bone mass up until they are 3 years of age, Darkwind went from 57# at about 2 up to 70# in a year, and he didn't lose an ounce until he got sick. Dreamdancer is going to be 18months tomorrow, and he's still growing....

the females are supposed to be smaller than the males, but it all really dependes on the parents, I think if you have male and female sips from the same litter, you'll see that the females are usually smaller.

debraschow · Post by **debraschow** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:45 pm

Just curious Victory, Milo was 52 when we got him and is now 59. He had no muscle mass when we took him to vet, she thinks he was confined quite a bit, but now he has muscle, (mamma flexes him to daddy, goofy folks that we are). Do you think he will gain more weight as he works out? He is 2 years 4 months.

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