He's suppose to be bigger
OK so my Puppy is turning a year tomorrow (Sept 25) Both his parents looked like they we're in the upper 20s to maybe 30 lbs. He came from a litter of I believe 8. The biggest in his litter. Hes ranges from 18-20 lbs its been between there since he was 7 months old. He eats about 1 1/2 a day. I don't mind him being small. I'm just curious why he came from big parents and hes so small. Did anyone have a corgi that started off small and grew up after the 1yr stage.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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Hi Atlas and Trinity, most corgis don't fully "fill out" until the age of 2. A Standard male is around 25-27 lbs when it reaches maturity.
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Permalink Reply by Maryse Minville on
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my Corgi is 7 month old and I weigh him this weekend and he is 27 pounds. I am wondering if he is too big but no he is not fat! Does size really matters???
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Hi Maryse, as long as Sami is active and walks daily, keeping around 27lbs is ideal. When there's excess weight, it puts extra stress on the joints - meaning rx or surgeries later in life. Check out the pictures comparison here. Losing weight takes a lot of effort and a long time. Good luck!
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thanks! Sami's in great shape but then, I'll try to keep him where he is right now. his dad is a show dog and weigh 34 pounds and is really not over weight... just very masculine and toff corgi haha :)
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on
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Seanna is a little corgi, even though her dad was 28 pounds and her mom 25. She is a midget next to other corgis. The vet only wants her at 22 pounds, although we've settled at 25. She's had a little weight problem....never bigger than 28 pounds, but we are currently down to 26. She was also a bigger puppy in the litter, but just destined to be a little girl...
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Permalink Reply by Jess, Taryn and Dexter on
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My corgi is almost a year and he ranges from 18 - 20 lbs as well but he was the runt of the litter :)
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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Franklin was about 17-19 pounds until he hit about a year and he has steadily filled out since. Now he actually looks skinnier than he did as a pup but he is around 24 pds and I think he's still slowly gaining. Seems with these little guys it just takes more time than with other breeds. I guess its the "big dog" in them, takes longer to mature.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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I agree with Sam...it will take a little longer and you could have a smaller one but at his age it's hard to know.Somewhere back in his gene pool there could be smaller but it's too soon to know. My 8 month old female is 19 pounds, her mom looks small but weighs in at a compact 24-25 pounds and my female that looks much larger and is bigger boned weighs 26#'s. His chest will most likely deepen and he will get some bigger!
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