Frenchie Puppy Question

[adora's mom]

How quickly did your Frenchies grow when they were puppies?

Adora and her sister Asia's (littermates) bodies look quite different. Adora is long and weighs 11 lbs. and Asia is short & round and weighs 7.5 lbs. They are 15 weeks old.

Adora has gained 3 lbs. in the last 2 weeks, but her sister Asia only gained 1 lb.

I'm just trying to get a sense of how big each of them will end up being at their adult weight :rolleyes:

Thanks!

-Lesley

[franp]

Each pup grows at thier own rate and each line in addition.You can not compare pups even in one litter. And what pups are fed makes a difference. Several of my breeder friends ween thier pups on raw and say that raw fed pups tend to grow slower than kibble fed pups.

My friend Beth's boy Kirby was the runt of the litter; he is now almost 30pounds; not fat.And the biggest pup in the litter is just 22.

If the mating of the litter was an outcross that can account for the difference in looks of your girl and her littersister.Do you know if it was a linebreeding or not?And sometimes pups from one litter just look different even if it is a linebreeding; there is a throwback..

Frenchies also for the most part are dogs that do much of thier growing in the first 10 months and then finish in the next year. Adding bulk and width..

Lesley; a long answer..

fran