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Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« on: March 22, 2008, 09:23:17 pm »
So i have looked at other mastiff owners posts saying their 2 year old is 180 or 160 or something like that.  But my puppy is 9 months old and 185......and he is skinny too...he is going to be enormous isn't he....i know that he is 30 pounds heavier than his siblings.but.. it was a female. I just can't imagine if a 2 yr old weighs 160-180 and my pup weighs more....lol... so funny how they grow so different...

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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2008, 01:32:02 am »
Whoooosh!  He's a big boy!  I don't know much about mastiffs - only that they are BIG pups.  We have the Malamutes who are also "oversized".  My girl is now 105 and her brother weighed in at 125.6 .( Lots smaller than your guy!)  They are one month shy of the 1st birthday.  We drop into the vet once a month for a weigh in to make sure they are not getting too big too fast and that they "fit" their body.  Fortunately the vet techs are great and more than willing to visit with the pups when we come in to let me know if we are getting on the heavy side.  So far so good.  And they don't charge for the weigh in. :)

Good Luck with your big boy!
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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2008, 08:51:57 am »
He sounds like one big pupper!
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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2008, 10:59:27 am »
I too am not familiar with Mastiffs as far as weight is concerned.

Could you speak to your breeder and find out what you should be expecting as far as his development is concerned?

Our Saint Bernard Norman is 11 months old this week, and tipping the scales at 150 at the moment and you can still feel ribs quite easily.

We are feeding a raw diet, so we too drop in at the vet regularly for a weigh in and to make sure that he's not gaining too fast.  So far so good.

We spoke with his breeder last week, and she mentioned that she had had one of Norman's sibblings in at the vet and he was weighing in at 120 lbs, so compared to his brother, Norm is bigger.

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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2008, 01:11:08 pm »
Yup! He's a biggun! ;D

Here is a mastiff weight chart.

Weight Chart for Mastiffs

     Male / Female (in lbs)
8 wks  29 /24
9 wks  33 /29
10 wks 36 /32
11 wks 40 /36
3 months 45 /39
4 months 60 /50
5 months 80 /65
6 months 100 /80
7 months 125 /90
8 months 140 /100
9 months 155 /110
10 months 165 /112
11 months 170 /115
12 months 175 /120
13 months 180 /122
14 months 185 /125
15 months 188 /125
16 months 189 /125
17 months 190 /127
18 months 192 /127
2 years 205 /135
30 months 210 /140
3 years 215 - 225  /155 - 180
4 years 220 - 230  /160 - 190
5 years 220 - 235  /170 - 200

 

These are averages and lines develope at different rates so it is basically just a guide.
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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2008, 05:31:39 pm »
"Could you speak to your breeder and find out what you should be expecting as far as his development is concerned?"

I did talk to his breeder, the rest in the litter are 30-40 pounds lighter than he is.  Titan's mom was 165 and his dad was about 220 and 32 inches and that was at 6 years old.  So Titan is 31 inches tall at 8 months old....and almost 200 pounds at 8 months too!!!!!! Oh MY..... He isn't fat...he is fed raw food, and you can see all of his ribs when he runs, it is hard to put weight on him (although i don't really want to put weight on him anyway while growing)  but....he is such a little moose!!!

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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2008, 02:24:06 am »
He's as they say a true giant!  Our vet is always talking about the ribs - so its sounds like you are on top of things and he is just going to be a big guy. Its amazing how some pups just grow and grow.  We have a 20 pound difference in litter mates - but it is also a male/female thing.  Keep us posted!
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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2008, 10:51:29 am »
You had no idea how aptly named he would turn out to be, didja?!  :D
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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2008, 12:26:00 pm »
You had no idea how aptly named he would turn out to be, didja?!  :D

hahaha how true that is....lol

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Re: Titan's Weight....is he huge???
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2008, 10:45:23 pm »
oops we seem to have lost weight this month...we only weigh 170....that is 10 pounds less than last month...althou gh we are exercising more often now (since i walk dogs i take him with me) Plus having the booty blowout for 5 days two weeks ago was no help either.  But we are getting back up there.