Puppy Pet Care

Many new pet owners are thrilled at the thought of knowing their puppy is gaining weight under their supervision. However, ideal feeding amounts can become too much spoiling for overly-doting puppy owners so monitoring the puppy’s health via the puppy weight chart is vital.

What’s a puppy weight chart? The label is a dead give-away—the weight chart has numbers all over and this might prove to be a puzzle to some pet owners. A puppy weight chart gives an estimate of how large the weight of your puppy will be when he turns into an adult using his present weight and age as indicators. Several dog experts and long-time breeders have compiled these figures for the convenience of other pet owners through many years of experiences on raising pups. A puppy weight chart actually varies according to the breed. One has to be careful, though, because not every puppy weighs exactly the same as the puppy weights indicated in the chart, even though the table matches your puppy’s breed. Bear in mind that every puppy follows a different growth pattern.

The first left-hand column normally contains the number of weeks. The topmost cell in this left-hand is the word “Birth” and each cell below indicates what week it is until around 18 months. The first row contains the possible weights of puppies in ounces. To convert pounds to ounces, simply multiply your puppy’s weight to 16 [1 pound=16 ounces]. Search for the number of weeks of your puppy’s existence in the chart and run your finger or ruler along that row. Choose which weight among the given weights at the topmost columns is the nearest to your puppy’s actual weight and run your hand to the cell where the column and row meets. This value should be a pretty good estimate to project how large your pet will be. Caveat: the weights you get to measure during the first few weeks can be pretty erratic and expect the same results until the 8^th week. After this, his weight will stabilize and we can infer more accurate results, which matches more the numbers in the puppy weight chart.

According to Goldendoodles.com, the unofficial formula for predicting the dog’s final weight is to multiply a puppy’s weight at four months twice and add 10 pounds. No scientific studies have proven the effectivity of this particular formula but it’s worth a try.

Barefoot’s Home of Pomeranians suggests that a good rule of thumb for predicting adult weight for toy breeds is to weigh your puppy at 6 weeks and multiply that to three. Otherwise, multiply two with the puppy’s weight at 12 weeks.

A tip for weighing your most treasured pup: hold him in your arms and weigh yourself. Then, weigh yourself again without the dog this time. Subtract the weight without the puppy from the weight with the puppy in your arms. This should give a pretty precise reading of your canine’s weight.

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