by Carlo Bottiglieri
(chatham, kent, england)
Hello my name is Carlo Bottiglieri I have a five month old puppy called Boycie. I have spoken to a lot of people online and they all say he is over weight.
He has a clear waist you can feel his ribs but not see them. This I am told is how he should be.
Here are his monthly weights.
3 months-44Lb
4 months-55Lb
5 months-63Lb
I think myself he is just a big boy but I would much value your opinion, my veterinarian says he is fine. I have uploaded a picture for you.
Hi Carlo
I wouldn't worry too much about your pups' weight from what I can see above.
According to the weights you give me, he is slightly above average in pounds for his age, but all puppies and dogs are different and he's not way out of the ballpark at all. Plus, he's gaining approx 10lbs a month which is perfect.
From the photo he looks fine to me. He's fairly stocky in build and with good bone size, and although it's very difficult to say anything definite from just a photo, it looks as though he's carrying the right weight for his body type.
If your veterinarian says he's fine, then I would trust that evaluation as he's seeing your pup 'in person' and is a professional who knows what he's talking about! Just make sure that you only feed your pup a premium puppy food and monitor his weight-gain and shape as you are doing.
You can learn more about weight gain and development in Rottie pups on my Rottweiler Puppy Growth Chart
Hope this helps, best of luck with that good-looking pup.
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