Tiny Mastiff girl. 5 pounds at 8 weeks

[Al and Julie]

Enjoy her size for now!! This is the best part!! for topper I add plain yogourt and mix it in the kibble. They love it.

 

[lizzy_troy]

Enjoy her size for now!! This is the best part!! for topper I add plain yogourt and mix it in the kibble. They love it.

Yep! I use greek yogurt every now and then. And coconut oil. But the water works, too.

 

[Carter]

Yep! I use greek yogurt every now and then. And coconut oil. But the water works, too.

She like yogurt and coconut but I just tried some(just a little) apple sauce and she liked that also
By topping off Sam's food I have created two other spoiled girls who want their food topped off also.

My other girl Holly a 9 year old boxer used to constantly itch, when I got Sam I put all of them on grain free kibble and she hardly itches at all.

 

[Carter]

Sam's growth progress:

7 1/2 wk. 4.2lb. Day we brought her home
8. wk. 5.6lb
9 wk. 7.8lb
10 wk. 10.6lb
11 wk. 11.5lb
12 wk. 14.4lb
13 wks. 17.2lb.
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[cinnamon roll]

Wow look at what he has gained!!!!!!!!

 

[raechiemay]

That's great news! She's not too far away from where my girl was at those week marks. You'll have to post new pics

 

[Carter]

Sam's growth progress:

7 1/2 wk. 4.2lb. Day we brought her home
8. wk. 5.6lb
9 wk. 7.8lb
10 wk. 10.6lb
11 wk. 11.5lb
12 wk. 14.4lb
13 wks. 17.2lb.
14. Wks 20.2lbs

 

[Carter]

Wrestling with her best buddy Ginger (6year old shih Tzu) Sam is great with not overdoing it with her. I was worried that as she got bigger she would be to rough.

 

[raechiemay]

She looks fantastic!! at 12 weeks Sam weighed 1 more lb than my girl. So I think Sam is going to do just fine weight wise. I haven't weighed my girl in a while, but if I were to guess, she's probably about 95 lbs at 17, almost 18 months.

 

[cinnamon roll]

Way to go avg of 3 lbs a week. She is so beautiful

 

[Carter]

7 1/2 wk. 4.2lb. Day we brought her home
8. wk. 5.6lb
9 wk. 7.8lb
10 wk. 10.6lb
11 wk. 11.5lb
12 wk. 14.4lb
13 wks. 17.2lb.
14. wks 20.2lbs
15. wks 23 lbs

 

[cinnamon roll]

Wow she is getting big. Do you have new pics?

 

[Carter]

Sam had her first puppy class last night. She had a ball and was very well behaved. The first picture was on our walk home, we had to stop and rest at the park. I never have seen her tongue that long lol.

She went to vet today and was 23.8 pounds. We got the spay at 5 moths speech, she doesn't think I should wait because Sam isn't big enough to have joint problems and I'm probably reading outdated studies. I am going to wait anyway!

The last picture all the girls were cuddling on the couch with me, I have turned into a picture taking fool since I got Sam.

 

[cinnamon roll]

Great pics. She is getting big. How old is she now?

 

[Carter]

Great pics. She is getting big. How old is she now?

15 weeks old

 

[cinnamon roll]

She is catching up nicely!! Good job.

 

[coreyc]

She's looking good

 

[ruthcatrin]

Gee, they just published the last study within the year and its outdated already?? *sarcasm*

if anything her quick rate of growth is going to increase the risk of joint problems so I'd definetly wait to say her were she mine!

 

[musicdeb]

Sam looks great!

 

[spritemk3]

Is she eating ok now? Our 10 week old girl really won't eat just dry kibble, so I soften it a bit with hot water, drain it, then add a tablespoon of the canned version of her dry Blue Buffalo. Eats like a dock worker, never all in one go tho. She'll eat about 1/3, then come back and snack until it's gone. She's a Neo and 22# at 10 weeks, gaining about a 1/2# a day. Sam looks great, a real cutie pie!