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Great Pyrenees Growth Period
We have a 7 month old Great Pyrenees puppy who weights 70 pounds.
Currently he is 25 inches at the shoulder. Obviously we know we have a big dog - indeed this is what we wanted What I want to know is when are Great Pyrs generally finished growing? We want him to be taller - is there hope ? We love our Pyr and and call him "runt" g He's the sweetest puppy. Any advice from Great Pyr owners about how many months old they stop growing? Thanks, - Rick |
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"Rick Watson" wrote in message om... We have a 7 month old Great Pyrenees puppy who weights 70 pounds. Currently he is 25 inches at the shoulder. Obviously we know we have a big dog - indeed this is what we wanted What I want to know is when are Great Pyrs generally finished growing? We want him to be taller - is there hope ? We love our Pyr and and call him "runt" g He's the sweetest puppy. Any advice from Great Pyr owners about how many months old they stop growing? Thanks, - Rick Rick I envy you your Pyr. I always wanted one. Your Pyr will grow much as his parents. If they were on the large side he will be also most probably. If they were smallish, then he might also be. Sometimes there are surprises but he probably going to be something like them in size etc. Whatever you do, don't try to encourage growth by extra vitamins and Large breed dog food etc. He will grow at his own rate. Large breeds of which he is one, tend to finish their height somewhere between 10-14 mos old and then spend the next year filling out and maturing. Your breeder should be helping you with all this however. I hope you join Pyr clubs, mailing lists and forums on the net too. It's a good place to meet and link up with other Pyr owners who will have lots of answers if your breeder is for some reason not helping you. Lizzie (Still trying to encourage her daughter to get a Pyr) |
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Whatever you do, don't try to encourage growth by extra vitamins and Large
breed dog food etc. Actually, large breed puppy food is aimed at slow, steady growth, and is not the "rocket fuel" that most puppy foods are. It is a good thing for people with large breed puppies to feed that sort of food. Janet //Dear Artemesia! Poetry's a sna //Bedlam has many Mansions: have a ca //Your Muse diverts you, makes the Reader sad: //You think your self inspir'd; He thinks you mad. |
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"Rick Watson" wrote in message om... We have a 7 month old Great Pyrenees puppy who weights 70 pounds. Currently he is 25 inches at the shoulder. Obviously we know we have a big dog - indeed this is what we wanted What I want to know is when are Great Pyrs generally finished growing? We want him to be taller - is there hope ? We love our Pyr and and call him "runt" g He's the sweetest puppy. Any advice from Great Pyr owners about how many months old they stop growing? Thanks, - Rick I have 2 Pyrs, a male & a female. He may get a little taller, but he should put on a lot more muscle. Large breed dogs take 2 years to attain full size. Large dogs should be fed quality Large Breed dog food. It is designed to let the dog reach its full potential. Read the label on the package. My male is about 175 lbs. |
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"rhurlbert" wrote in message news:NsrNa.37779$926.3703@sccrnsc03... I have 2 Pyrs, a male & a female. He may get a little taller, but he should put on a lot more muscle. Large breed dogs take 2 years to attain full size. Large dogs should be fed quality Large Breed dog food. It is designed to let the dog reach its full potential. Read the label on the package. My male is about 175 lbs. It is generally thought that feeding Large Breed dog food is not necessarily a good idea. It basicly encourages quick early growth which is "not" desired in large breeds. A good food for a large or giant breed should contain optimum levels of usable nutrients. ie. about 23% proteins and 12% fats. This allows puppies to develop "slowly" which is desirable for obtaining even long-bone growth patterns without compromising immune systems. There are some well recommended foods for large and giant breeds. Here are a few very good ones... Eagle Natural Formula (they did the most extensive large and giant breed feeding trials before marketing.) Have a look at this page at her website for her own feeding programme. She's a well known expert on dog food and feeding and has Great Danes, but the same info she gives applies to any large or giant breed. http://www.doglogic.com/lgpupdiet.htm There's a great deal of very useful info on all other pages of her website. Hope this helps Rick make a wise choice. Lizzie (Taken from Linda Arndt's web page on the best premium dog foods) Eagle Dog Food 1-800-255-5959 Precise 1-800-446-7148 PHD (Perfect Health Diet) 1-800-320-7062 Back to Basics 1-800-219-2558 Pinnacle 1 - 800-255-4286 Canidae -1-800-398-1600 Wellness Formula 1- 800-225-0904 Innova 1-800-532-7261 Wysong 1-800-748-0188 Flint River Ranch 1-909-682-5048 Life's Abundance 1 - 609-893-5108 Natural Balance 1-800 - 829-4493 |
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It is generally thought that feeding Large Breed dog food is not necessarily a good idea. It basicly encourages quick early growth which is "not" desired in large breeds. In fact, the _reverse_ of this is true when it comes to puppy foods. Large breed puppy foods are formulated for slower, not faster, growth. Janet //Dear Artemesia! Poetry's a sna //Bedlam has many Mansions: have a ca //Your Muse diverts you, makes the Reader sad: //You think your self inspir'd; He thinks you mad. |
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"BoxHill" wrote in message ... It is generally thought that feeding Large Breed dog food is not necessarily a good idea. It basicly encourages quick early growth which is "not" desired in large breeds. In fact, the _reverse_ of this is true when it comes to puppy foods. Large breed puppy foods are formulated for slower, not faster, growth. Janet Hi Janet By what I have read over recent years, most LB puppy foods contain much higher rates of Proteins, Calories, Calcium etc. than is thought ideal for Large breeds, often attributing to a larger body mass resulting in much stress upon growing bones. Lean rather than fat preferred in puppies. The higher calcium ratios always a no-no in large breeds. That being thought to contribute to HOD,OCD,pano, Nutrionally related Wobblers and even CHD. I am lead to believe that many orthopedic problems are based in nutritional deficiencies or the overabundance of certain items in the diet. I remember in the '70's we were all pushing supplements into our dogs as fast as they could swallow them, and it's a wonder that they survived at all. Many years ago their was a great uproar over a GD breeder who used to just throw dead Rabbits to his dogs for their food. As it turned out, his dogs didn't have nearly the problems other fanciers did - those who fed pre-made commercial dog foods. That was of course long before BARF came into focus. Over the years, having been in touch with literally thousands of Great Dane fanciers, I have come to believe that a very good "Premium "Adult Food, with moderate amounts of the above, are to be preferred over foods containing high levels of ingredients. Admittedly, during the last two years with some failing eyesight, I have not kept up on new foods etc. and their ingredients so it quite well might be now that LB puppy foods have downsized their ingredient content somewhat. I'm sure we all have our own thoughts on feeding and no doubt many have fed Gravy Train with good results, but with the advent of the net and the availability of much info for those who wish to seek it out, at least now we can all make our own informed decisions on our findings and decide which is best for our own dogs. Lizzie |
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Hi Janet By what I have read over recent years, most LB puppy foods contain much higher rates of Proteins, Calories, Calcium etc. than is thought ideal for Large breeds, The large breed puppy foods I have seen --and used-- ALL had lower levels of protein and so on than regular puppy foods. Until they were available, many larger breed breeders recommended beginning adult food early on in order to get those lower levels. I agree with what you say about the effects of high calcium, protein, and so on on large breed puppies, but I do not agree that those things are found in large breed puppy foods. I'm sure we all have our own thoughts on feeding and no doubt many have fed Gravy Train with good results, but with the advent of the net and the availability of much info for those who wish to seek it out, at least now we can all make our own informed decisions on our findings and decide which is best for our own dogs. Lizzie That is certainly the case, but before you discourage some innocent person from using good large breed puppy food, please go read some labels! (BTW, I have never fed any dog of mine Gravy Train or anything like it.) Janet //Dear Artemesia! Poetry's a sna //Bedlam has many Mansions: have a ca //Your Muse diverts you, makes the Reader sad: //You think your self inspir'd; He thinks you mad. |
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Both gorgeous pyrs...
- Rick Yes indeed! Janet //Dear Artemesia! Poetry's a sna //Bedlam has many Mansions: have a ca //Your Muse diverts you, makes the Reader sad: //You think your self inspir'd; He thinks you mad. |
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