Adult weight

[Meganfoz]

Dougal will be coming up to seven month quite soon and isn't at the size I would expect him to be. His dad was HUGE literally huge!!! And his mom not far behind.He currently weighs 22kg which I believe is about 48lbs if my converter is correct. I feel like we have hit a wall and he has stopped growing. The vet said she would expect him to weight 40kg which is double what he is at the moment. Does anyone think he will actually reach his expected weight by the time he stops growing? He has always been fed on high quality food but was quite fussy from 8 weeks to 5 month and wouldn't eat his full meals some days only eating a few mouthfuls but the vet assured me that this was fine and he would eat if he was hungry. I am so eager for him to keep growing as much as possible so he can be the giant polar bear I expected him to be.

Any ideas??? Anyone had a similar situation

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

There's nothing you can do to change or alter a dog's bone structure. Doodle size is very unpredictable, as with any mixed breed. 

Many doodles continue to grow until their 1st birthday and continue to gain weight in the form of muscle mass even past their first birthday, but there's nothing you can do to make that happen. Dougal will get larger and heavier, I'm sure, but I doubt that he is ever going to weigh 40 kg unless you let him get grossly overweight, lol. Love him as he is; size really doesn't matter, and bigger dogs generally have shorter life expectancies and more health problems than smaller ones. As long as he is healthy, that's the most important thing. 

[Ginny Nightingale]

I would guess 30-35 kg at the most if he is 22 at 8 months--he may not get much taller though.

[Ginny Nightingale]

oh, sorry, 7 months--so yeah, 30-35 and he will get a bit taller. 

[Mari Bezanson]

My F1 doodle is 46lbs @ 8 Months.  I do have to say that I was surprised because he looks much heavier,  but I think that his mass of fur makes for a bit of an optical illusion.  My vet did say that they may continue to grow until 18mths of age, so  I wouldn't rule anything out just yet. 

[BG and Gavin]

You can likely expect him to gain 10-15 more lbs.  He is a cutie!

[Emily, Bentley, & Maserati]

Maserati is much smaller than his siblings. He isn't the smallest, but it was quite fun to see he and his litter mates all together. Their sizes ranged greatly, some larger than their parents and some about the same or smaller. 

With mixed breeds size is more difficult to predict. 

Dougal is so handsome. He is also still young, many dogs grow to 12 months and sometimes beyond. He has a few more months! 

[Moe]

My dog's parents were 55 and 65 pounds. At 4 years my dog is only 37 pounds. She is much smaller than either parent. I think whatever size your doodle ends up you'll eventually think it is the perfect size. I can't imagine my pup being 20-30lbs bigger.

[Meganfoz]

I would love him if he had one leg and 4 ears! Just a shock to see him not growing at the rate that was expected. I think I just see him as this tiny puppy still but he's only a few inches smaller than my german shepherd. Excited for the next few months to see his growth. His manhood dropped the other day so he might have a growth spurt! Haha

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

No doubt, it's a crap shoot when trying to determine size and height.  As Karen said, as long as he is healthy.  Our Girl Enzo looks so much heavier than she is.  Someone commented today, she must be close to 70 lbs.  Nope...a whopping 47 lbs.  Mom was a 50+ Golden and Dad a huge, monster of a Poodle..  She is just a yr, so I'm guessing she'll fill out some, but underneath all that hair is a very skinny Poodle body.  She is the least food motivated dog I have ever seen.  So we just continue to free feed her Orijen Puppy. 

[Meganfoz]

Dougal is exactly the same Ro. Not bothered by food at all and very picky. When he was younger he wasn't a chunky pup at all. Like you said under the fur he was a bag of bones. He still could do with a few extra lbs but what can you do when they just don't want to eat.

[Abigail *George & Juno*]

My F1 goldendoodle is 10 months and just over 50 lbs. She has a littermate that is 75lbs. The littermates parents like to ask me if I think she'll catch up to their dog, and I say "sure hope not" she's petite and perfect just the way she is!

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

Speaking from experience with Oscar, he seemed to stall out in the weight gaining department at about the same age as Dougal, but it slowly picked up again and he continued to gain weight through his 2nd year. At 1 year he weighed 55 lbs. Now, at 2 he's almost 70. He might surprise you and get to where you were expecting after all.