I have a six month old Rottie male (Baron),who at 5 1/2 months is 72lbs. I am guessing he is about 23-25 inches at the shoulders. He is NOT a fat puppy, You can see rib outline when stretching, and he is muscular as hell.My question is this, do other people on here have the same experience with their rotts, Or am I raising a monster dog. My guess is about 135-150 lbs and 27-30 inches at shoulder. Any comments? (like I said he isnt a fat dog, and I do know what Im doing with him. I hate to sound condesending, just had terrible luck with a jerk on another site.)
Thank you
Bill

why?what for? who cares?

Bill, my Rott is 16 Months now and weighs 92 Lbs. His father was 119 and his mother was 109. We have been feeding him large breed puppy food as to keep him on the smaller side and cause less stress on his joints. What size are the parrents? If you can see his ribs it sounds like he's ok. I'm sure you will agree that there is nothing worse than a Rott shaped like a bratwurst.

Hi Bill

I would not run a big dog like that on low protein diets, I know what the norm is, but we keep our puppies on the fat side,not obese a lack of protein causes nervousness and personality disorder, as well as stems the brain and muscular growth, so yes you have to chose, the fine plates are well developed by 16 weeks, so feed the sucker, my rottie’s here are ginormouse if you send me your email address I will post some picks, with no problems - the trick is to keep them fit.

And your mutt sounds just okay to me, and yes they do grow like weeds

I don't think God will be posting to this forum anytime soon but I'm pretty sure He didn't intend for this breed to be a 150 lbs. I don't think a lot of people realize what a 135-150 lbs Rott would look like. Looks can be deceiving. I worked for a vet for 8 years and had countless people come in with Rotts saying it was 150 lbs and put that sucker on the scale it weighs in at 100 lbs (of fat nonetheless). The look of shock on their face was classic. Of course they immediately went home and "fattened" the dog up to be sure the next time he would be 150 lbs. I would not recommend ANY breed to be on the "fat" side especially breeds prone to joint diseases. A leaner puppy is better. Many puppies in any breed will grow quickly for the first year and plateau off. I recommend slow growth to maturity for the larger and extra large breeds otherwise you are setting yourself up for medical bills in the future...

Karmen

I have no problem with what you posted, I think this is standard practice, but I would however say that counting ribs, does not make for a good impression when going public, as well as looking at a dog that resembles a Hippo, so I like some where in between, a balanced medium if you may call it that and yes when the dog reaches maturity we tend to go more towards lean.

I think the standard for a Rottie male is about 26-30" at the shoulders and 100 - 130 lbs, the females runs 90lb - 110llb 24-27" at the shoulder. The Rottie is part of the Matiffs group most of the giant breeds are in the 100lb plus group.

I agree a 150lb Rottie is too big, a athletic Rottie is between 85-125lbs if exercised and conditioned. I know Rotties that are huge and can't run down the block but there are some that are 100 plus lbs and are quite athletic. Conditioning is the key.

In the few cases that I've seen usually during the 6-9 month growth spurts then it slows then another spurt at 1-1.5 yrs maybe two yrs the puppy may get its full hight, and in the 2nd through the third yr. their head, chest and back may expands. The Rottie matures late so 2-3 yrs look for his to stop growing/maturing.

He does sound like a big boy, I think he may round out about 28-30" at the wither and 115 plus pounds, remember conditioning is the key for a fit athletic dog.

You don't really want a 150lb Rott do ya?

I have a RottieX she is 90 lbs of pure energy, but she does tire after a long hike, on the way back. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I cross reference my quick notes and found that I was off a bit.

The Rottiweiler club of America states.

SIZE: Males range from 24" to 27" at the shoulder and 95-135 lbs in weight. Females are somewhat smaller, 22" to 25" tall and 80 to 100 lbs. Animals can be found which are taller or shorter than these measurements, however, they should not be considered typical by the breed standard <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Unfortunately the larger Rottweilers are typical here in the States, but they are incorrect. There are breeders that purposely breed Rottweilers out of the standard, and other breeders that just don't know any better.

I saw a site (don't remember where) but the male was 225+ lbs. Thing is he didn't look obese. The site didn't state the dogs height. My neightbor has a Rott that is about 130lbs and that is a dog I would consider obese (she has rolls of fat, I wince whenever she walks), although the owner does not agree. This dog is two years old and will just get bigger. The stress on her joints is already showing, I doubt this dog will ever see old age. I don't own a Rott, but as with most dogs, keep your dog on the slightly lean side, but not too much. This requires balancing the food intake carefully. Careful with excerise, that too can cause damage in a youngster. But sounds like you are doing a good job. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />