Another Weight Question
Hi guys,
Sorry for posting so much. Being a new corgi owner, I seem to be freaking out about a lot of things. But I decided to weight Dusty today since I wanted to know how much I should feed him. We were using an electronic scale, which takes 2 seconds to calculate his weight or else it will come up in an error. His weight came up to be 24.5 pounds, which freaked me out since he is only 6 months. However, I am still able to feel his ribs, and I don't think he looks fat. I have attached some pictures in order to get some feedback.
I might just need to get a different scale that is mechanical and not electronic (making him sit still is really difficult) just to confirm. But any feedback on the forums would be appreciated. Thanks!
Lita
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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I just pulled Jack's neuter record and he weighed 26 pounds at 6 months. He is oversized, though, and his adult weight is around 37 or 38 pounds. At one year he weighed 35 pounds.
At six months, the vet did note in the neuter report that Jack was slightly overweight.
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Permalink Reply by Lita Cho on
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Thanks for the photos Beth. I will definitely use those for comparison when I get home. How do you get your dogs in that position? My breeder was able to do it, but I never figured out how.
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Jack (the red-and-white) is on a stand-stay. It took me ages to teach him to stand. It's just by luck that he is standing square.
Maddie (the tricolor) was a show dog before we got her, so she automatically "stacks up" if you stand in front of her or next to her, from her days in the show ring. She actually is all crooked and horrible in that picture. I don't do her justice. :-)
In both cases, I am standing directly in front of them with a treat, and my husband operated the camera. We used a zoom lens, which helps because the camera does not distract the dog.
I'm guessing from the look of your dog that your breeder is a show breeder? If so, they usually train them from puppies to stand for a treat. It takes a lot of handler skill for them to do that, as a dog's natural inclination is to sit when they are in front of you.
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Permalink Reply by Alice on
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I've been trying to teach Finn "stand" for a long time and I just can't get him to understand it. If I stand still he automatically sits and if he sees a treat he will sit then go through his trick routine. I;m tired of only having pictures of him sitting or laying down though.
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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on
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I know! "Stand" was one of the hardest things that Rebecca had to teach SIdney. You have to put your hand under their belly and reward them quick until they get the point.
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Yes, my breeder is a show breeder. I didn't actually get dusty as a puppy. My breeder was choosing between two puppies and decided to show his brother instead. How can you tell by looking at the dog?
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Well, he has a lovely head and farm or backyard breeders don't really breed for heads. Show breeders will possibly tell you they don't breed for heads either, and they may not, but given two similarly conformed dogs, they'll pick the one with the prettier head (IMO) and therefore they do in a way select for heads.
He's also got the shorter legs and stockier body; the working-bred or backyard bred dogs to me frequently have a bit of a longer leg and lither body. Still stocky, but not quite as much.
And the fluffier ruff is more often seen on the show-bred dogs too; dogs from backyard/farm breeders often seem to have a shorter coat without so many trappings.
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Permalink Reply by Sheila Wiggins on
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JD is just over a year old and he had a vet visit last week and he came out to 31 lb. so and one of the books i have on dogs saies that corgis are suppose to be about that and your dog looks like JD when he was his age, so i wouldnt worry to much about it. But it is good that you are keeping an eye on his weight.
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Really? I was told Pembrokes should be around 25 pounds. But maybe it depends on his size. I am still going to feed him less unless it was an active day.
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