How big should he be ?

[Blcktaildreamer]

I have a 5 month old English setter pup he is 34.8 pounds. Should he be bigger? I feed 5 cups of taste of the wild 32% protein and he just doesn't seem to put on any pounds.




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[Blcktaildreamer]

This is him about a month ago.


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[mburrows]

5 months is still pretty young. I wouldnt be surprised if he keeps growing for the next few months or so and then fills out once he finishes growing.

[mburrows]

Great looking pup by the way!

[jrebel]

Looks healthy to me.  You don't want him to be fat...you want him to be fit.  One letter difference in the word but a ton of difference in the field. 

[vandeman17]

Pups are naturally skinny and burn lots of calories. He looks good to me

[RadSav]

When did you wean him off of puppy food?  Do you know the breeder?  Setters should be long and lean, but some are bred small and some bred large.  Your breeder should know if his adult weight should be close to 50 or closer to 80.  At five months he has a lot of growing yet to do.  In terms of physical maturity he is about the equivalent of an 8 year old boy at 5 months.  Probably not going to reach his mature height until he's 11 or 12 months.  My setters never filled out completely balanced in height and weight until almost two. To me he looks great, but if concerned I'd try to get in touch with the breeder!

[Torrent50]

At that age I wouldn't worry about the weight at all.  As long as he is healthy, which he looks like he is.  It's better for them to be on the light side when their bones and joints are developing than to be too heavy.  I had an English Setter many many years ago and I don't think he started to really fill out until he was over a year old.  If it's any comfort,  my GSP just turned a year and he is still sitting at 49 pounds, where he has been for a couple of months. 

I'm just impressed you could get him to sit still long enough to take those pictures.

[RadSav]

I'm just impressed you could get him to sit still long enough to take those pictures.

So true!  And I don't see a single chewed up remote for the tv or $400 pair of hunting boots

[wildweeds]

Why does it matter? I've got one in the kennell who never tipped the scales at more than 40 pounds ever in his entire 13 years so far,and yup he was a super field trial dog who won alot and had a huge heart.It's not the size of the dog in the fight,it's the size of fight in the dog.I've got a female who is 33 pounds,small dogs tire less easily and are easy on the back when loading in the truck,my other boys are 45-50 pounds.Length of leg and conformation are more important than  weight IMO.The proper amount of weight will appear provided over feeding isn't taking place.5 cups is over feeding if you were to ask me.

[Blcktaildreamer]

He came from a backyard breeder so who knows. He just seems so small. I have a female English setter who is 9 and about 65 pounds I got her as a 2 year old. And my male lab is 90 pounds so I'm not really used to this little guy.


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[Blcktaildreamer]

Why does it matter? I've got one in the kennell who never tipped the scales at more than 40 pounds ever in his entire 13 years so far,and yup he was a super field trial dog who won alot and had a huge heart.It's not the size of the dog in the fight,it's the size of fight in the dog.I've got a female who is 33 pounds,small dogs tire less easily and are easy on the back when loading in the truck,my other boys are 45-50 pounds.Length of leg and conformation are more important than  weight IMO.The proper amount of weight will appear provided over feeding isn't taking place.5 cups is over feeding if you were to ask me.

It doesn't matter. I was just asking. I more wanted to be sure I wasn't under feeding. He is not a "kennel" dog he is out all day while we are at work so he does get a lot of exercise. What would you recommend to feed?     


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[Blcktaildreamer]

I'm just impressed you could get him to sit still long enough to take those pictures.

So true!  And I don't see a single chewed up remote for the tv or $400 pair of hunting boots

Lucky for me he likes the ol lady's rugs for chew toys. My lab on the other hand took out all kinds of stuff. He really didn't like the satellite dish and wires. 


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[wildweeds]

Just going to guess but the bag probably says 2 1/2 -3 cups for the weight range of your pup.I've got some dogs that get 2 cups and some that get 4 cups and that makes em look right,give the 2's 4 and they hog up,give the 4's 2 and you can see it slip off of them.I'd also guess your feeding in the Am and Pm? or all at once? They are high energy,even though mine are in a kennell they are on the move ALL day long jumping up and down off their houses,I've got one that will jump up an down off the house 20 times in a minute given the proper stimulation which is a cat going by,they run the fence on each other and can do 24 feet lickity split.Perhaps a worming series is in order for your pup?Lot's of variables,if his gut chemistry is a tad off he may be down on the bacteria that helps in absorption,and if that's the case your high dollar feed isn't being utilized for anything more than making poo.If you fling some names off the papers or post a picture of the pedigree I can probably give a good estimate as to his full grown size.