Not another puppy growth thread (yes)
I've been wondering about this with Nellie for a while, and I wanted to know other people's experiences with their puppies and growth.
Nellie's parents are both show dogs, so they should be around the standard for corgis (27-30 pounds). However, I've noticed that Nellie was probably the smallest of her litter around 8-10 weeks and has really small paws and ears for a corgi. She weighed 7 lbs at 11 weeks and about 9-10 lbs at 12-13. I haven't gone in for a vet weighing yet, that's in another 10 days.
Compared to a male Cardigan of similar age (14 weeks) she is almost the same size minus 2-3 pounds.
Is she just small right now because she hasn't hit her growth spurt yet? Should I be expecting a corgi explosion in two weeks?
Thanks~!
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Permalink Reply by Linda on
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I have Pems so I have no idea about a Cardis growth but I do know not to compare. Corgis...both breeds..come in sizes above and below the norm. He is still young yet and just hasn't out-grown his shoes. Bet before you know it he will be needing new shoes for those paws every month. Max and Katie both come from show parents, Max is considered big (37 lbs) and Katie appears small compared to other corgis.
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Permalink Reply by Nina & Nellie on
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Sorry, Nellie is a Pembroke, I just meant that compared to a male Cardigan, she is almost the same size less a few pounds. I'm kind of hoping she'll grow to be about standard size (bigger), but at the moment she looks like she's going to be fairly small. When do their growth spurts really start happening?
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OK...sorry, when you compared her to a Cardi I assumed that's what she was. Shouldn't assume....you know what they say about that.
Wish I could tell you. Max & Katie were both adults when we got them. Katie is actually Max's niece, one of his sister's pups. I wouldn't worry about it right now, she is still quite young. You said you've seen both her parents and they are show dogs so it's probably safe to say she will be within the standard range.
Just enjoy her, they don't stay puppies forever.
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Permalink Reply by Bogart the Cardigan on
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Bogart is a little smaller than standard for a male Cardi, and weighs 25 lbs at 13 months. At six months he weighed 17 lbs but was under weight then, according to the breeder. However, the breeder told us he won't reach his full adult weight until 2 years of age.
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Permalink Reply by Becky Focht on
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My female is just over 5 months and only weighs 13.6 lbs. Everyone keeps telling me she is just going to be on the small side which I'm totally fine with. She is petite and just perfect in my eyes.
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Aww :) I weighed Nellie last night and she is more or less exactly 10 lbs at 3.5 months. Sounds like she might be on the smaller side too.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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The fact that Corgis are a large breed pup also makes their growth different than many breeds. Even though at 9-12 months they will have their height and length it may take 18-24 months before they get to their ideal weight. The chest and body will fill out more in this time. Sage was very skinny at 1 year and so is her year old brother. I have had to up the food a bit at 1year but they still hadn't finished growing till almost 2. What I do see now days is BIG Corgis that are not within standard. Your pup is a babe yet and will get there on the Corgi time and I would not listen to others opinions on if she will be small as most they end up just as big. I know there are some small corgis out there but if her parents are standard she will most likely be too.
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Thanks Jane. I was just wondering because Nellie has the smallest corgi paws I've ever seen and she's never had those big puppy paws, at least not yet. I saw a picture of a 4 month old male - just a 2 week difference - and he was already huge and had gigantic paws!
I got a harness for her in the tiniest size and she's slipping out of that too, so I was also wondering when their first big growth spurt starts. She's been steadily growing about a pound a week since I got her and has been on and off her food, sometimes eating a tiny bit, sometimes eating the whole bowl.
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How old is she? Some time after 12 weeks if she doesn't eat it might also be that she has started teething. When she slows down or ignores her food add warm water and let it sit a few minutes as she might be teething and her gums hurt. I actually add warm water to 2 of my adults food also because they like it. As long as she slowly gaining I would not worry. Just like people corgis grow at different rates. She might have a more petite bone structure and that won't change. I have a female with smaller paws too.
Personally I would get a Martingale collar for her safety on walks but that only goes on when you leash her not to be left on. She won't be able to slip out of it.
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She's 14 weeks, shouldn't quite be teething yet and she's not going into a chewing frenzy either. However I did add some water to her food today and she much preferred it over dry.
Martingale or harness, both are way too big for her right now. The harness I got her actually uses a martingale mechanism that puts pressure on the lower neck/chest rather than at the throat, but unfortunately she's still so petite that at its tightest the martingale is still loose. I see her growing in length but her collar hasn't had to be adjusted in the 4 weeks since I got her.
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Nina....Katie has very small paws and she's a full grown adult. She is a retired breeder from Heronsway Kennels. Max has huge paws, he's also from Heronsway. His mother is Katie's grandmother. I always felt she was on the dainty side but obviously she is within guidelines if she was a breeder...I know she had 2 litters. That's all they breed their females...twice in 4 years.
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I see... Nellie's paws actually look disproportionately small rather than those large awkward puppy paws. Her ears, however, have gotten much bigger IIRC. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if her paws grow any bigger...
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