amylin.leiby Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Recently, Akira has developed this extra skin and thickness to her neck. We put her on better food, and are adding some pumpkin to her diet (for stool consistency), but I can't see that adding extra skin! Maybe it was always there, but it's just VERY noticeable now. Does this mean she is going to grow more? I know she has some filling out to do, but I'm wondering if she is going to get taller? She's 8 months and about 36-38 lbs... I'm guessing at about 18 inches (she is up to the top of my kneecap and i'm 5'5") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy1 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Shes is by no means done with growing. She will continue to grow although after a year, the growth is minimal. She will continue to fill out till 2 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amylin.leiby Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 will she just fill out? or do you think she will get taller? i've heard that they basically only fill out after 7-8 months... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraB Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 When I grab my girl's scruff, there's always a good amount of extra skin to get a good hold of. From the way they play, I think the extra skin is for protection when they go for eachother's throats. But yes, your's still has a lot of growing left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirbysowner Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 if you are concerned about her being overweight, you will see it in the belly/back as she will lose her glass figure. as far as the extra skin, it could be just fur. I think her weight is on a healthy range, and yes she will grow more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amylin.leiby Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 thanks for all the feedback!!! i would like her to grow into a healthy young sib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 My 9 month old pup and his sister are both going through a growth spurt right now - you can see that they are a little bit taller in the rear than they are in front - looks like they're walking downhill! All dogs - like humans - grow at different rates. The line of dogs I have generally does get the most of their height by the time they are about 7 months old, but these two (and a cousin of theirs, as well) seem to be growing at a slower rate than many of their relatives. Neither that, nor the extra skin around the neck sound like anything to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirbysowner Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 holly molly Gigi. I've been trying to measure kirby and he has that same walking downhill look. I thought it was just him being weird, but glad to see is perfectly normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 will some one tell my boys their supposed to stop growing now xxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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