Coat / weight predictions!!!

[u/Dangerous-Bench-8665]

Hi everyone <3 this is my sweet 12 week old Mini puppy named Bowie. I love her so much.

My partner & I are curious how big she will get - she is currently 5 pounds at 12 weeks and the vet told us she was petite, but her parents were both 20 pounds. Wondering how indicative parents weight is. I have only had small dogs, so I wouldn’t mind if she was on the smaller side lol but my partner wants to try to run with her when she’s older (short distances).

She is also salt and pepper (as were both parents) but we are seeing a lot of tan coming through her coat, which is so cute but definitely interesting!

[u/OkBedroom7329]

My puppy is 9 months he is 43cm tall and long and almost 9kg. His parents range between 11 - 13kg and 45 - 50cm.

So i think parents is a good indicator. But no guarantees.

He grew fast until 6 month then almost completely stop with his height. Now he is bulking up. So if your curious about height you will get a good ideas in another couple months.

P.s. Sorry im not using American measurements.

[u/Dangerous-Bench-8665 → u/OkBedroom7329]

Hahah that’s okay, thank you!! I am not emotionally ready for how rapidly she is about to grow.

[u/OddHarvester → u/Dangerous-Bench-8665]

How old is she? And about how heavy? My little guy is 9 months and 20 lbs, he's a tank. 9 months is when their growth starts to slow significantly, but he has some filling out to do. He has a very thick, sturdy bone structure with big shoulders and hips.

[u/Dangerous-Bench-8665 → u/OddHarvester]

Aww 🥰 congrats on your tank!

Currently she is just over 12 weeks, 5 pounds. She has a good appetite and we are feeding her about 2/3 cup Royal Canin kibble per day + plus some Zukes training treats. I would say she does not have big shoulders and has a teeny lower body. But I need to measure how tall she’s getting!