I agree. People exaggerate. I’ve had 130 lbs make & he was big. When my papa took him I visited & he looked way overweight. I was not happy. I weighed him & he was 138. Way to heavy as it’s unhealthy for the dog. My Rottie now is 112 @ 3 years. Male & people ask what’s he weigh 150? I tell the truth & say he’s between 110-115. We try to keep him within that range more towards 110. That’s my take. Exaggeration & assumptions.
Tiny Little Puppy...Will She Grow??
Hi all, Ive heard so many people claiming what sounds to me as very unsubstantiated weights for their rotti's or past pups. People seem to be obsessed with the weight of a Rottweiler and I feel like the hype causes people to over feed and/or over breed to achieve these unrealistic expectations of what a "huge" rotti is. When I take my guy to dog parks, 90% of the time I will hear "I used to have a huge Rotti! He weighed __!!!" and almost every time, its 150, 160, or 180 pounds. (Im literally keeping track. I have 7 for 150, 4 for 160, and 2 for 180. No one has ever said to me "I had a huge rotti- he was 110 pounds!') When I was a vet tech for 10 years, (and granted, this was a decade ago) but, I never once met a 150# rottweiler and working in internal medicine and cancer treatment- sadly I saw a lot of Rottis. So my question is- did rottis get much larger over the last decade or do people just love to exaggerate their rotti's size? Id love to do a poll to see what the trends are- but it has to be honest. So please, if you have a 140, 150....180 pound rotti you want to share about, please be prepared to offer some proof ; ) My dog is taking his therapy certification soon and we plan on visiting a lot of people and places, I would love to be able to educate about the breed as we go, but if my info is outdated, Id love to get the facts right! = )
Hi all, Ive heard so many people claiming what sounds to me as very unsubstantiated weights for their rotti's or past pups. People seem to be obsessed with the weight of a Rottweiler and I feel like the hype causes people to over feed and/or over breed to achieve these unrealistic expectations of what a "huge" rotti is. When I take my guy to dog parks, 90% of the time I will hear "I used to have a huge Rotti! He weighed __
My rott is a puppy. She is 10 weeks and weighs 3.8 pounds. She was the runt of the litter…. I wonder if she will eventually grow average size!!!" and almost every time, its 150, 160, or 180 pounds. (Im literally keeping track. I have 7 for 150, 4 for 160, and 2 for 180. No one has ever said to me "I had a huge rotti- he was 110 pounds!') When I was a vet tech for 10 years, (and granted, this was a decade ago) but, I never once met a 150# rottweiler and working in internal medicine and cancer treatment- sadly I saw a lot of Rottis. So my question is- did rottis get much larger over the last decade or do people just love to exaggerate their rotti's size? Id love to do a poll to see what the trends are- but it has to be honest. So please, if you have a 140, 150....180 pound rotti you want to share about, please be prepared to offer some proof ; ) My dog is taking his therapy certification soon and we plan on visiting a lot of people and places, I would love to be able to educate about the breed as we go, but if my info is outdated, Id love to get the facts right! = )
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I Like your Pup and she is going to be fine, My runt turned out to be BIG had the German lineage in him and weighed at the vets office 191 lbs 24" wide chest and a head the size of a basketball, Big boned boy, I don't think you pup will be so large and that is a good thing when it comes to taking them places also people do not get scared so easily if they are smaller. I see some tear staining indication her gut health could use some probiotics so some chewy treats would probably help with that. Also, there is a Vet on Youtube his handle is "Veterinary secrets" the Man has saved me Lots of Money in dog care, check him out. Best Regards.
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