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Originally Posted by maggiesmom_2007  I understand what you are asking. But there is no way to know regardless of the sizes of the parents what the pups sizes will mature to. You have to know what was behind each generation in regards to sizes. It's like Russian roulette you never know what you will get. That was what I was trying to show with the 3 litter reference. As far as the Nose , ears, and feet reference it has always been very close when I look at those features on a pup and I can get within a good range of what they will mature to as adults. my previous litter of pups 2 were big they had larger features than the other 2 pups in that litter. When I get a chance I will look through my pics of the previous litter to find some that show what I am referring to.
In regards to the food issue, I am surprised a vet would say that. If you feed a pup less it will only cause problems. Puppies need all the nutrition they get from the food they eat to develop properly. If your not feeding them the proper amounts it will cause problems with their health and developement. I am sure your vet may be the best but what he told you was wrong. |
Pretty clear and straight forward. I am just a little concerned that no one has mentioned the accuracy of the length of the tail to the circumference at the base of the tail, as a predeterminate factor of eventual adult size.