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Obsessing about size....

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#1 ·
I know Wes is healthy and fine, but I am amazed at how big he is getting. When do they stop growing? I keep having people stop me telling me they can't believe how big he is, they have never seen a Hav get this big. I know others on here have said their's are as much as 14 lbs and Wesley is about 11lbs. he just seems long. He is about 16 inches(from collar to tail, as much as he would let me measure!) and about 8 inches high(feet to shoulder). Does that seem average to everyone? He does need a haircut so I realize that doesn't help either! I just get so many comments when i take him somewhere, I was just wondering.
Thanks!
 
#3 ·
Obsessing about size

I have to admit I am doing a little obsessing about size also....I just can't get over the size of Missy at 5 1/2 months she is 8.5 lbs. She is a very solid girl. I can't figure out if I am feeding her too much or what....she loves eating.:)
 
#30 ·
I have to admit I am doing a little obsessing about size also....I just can't get over the size of Missy at 5 1/2 months she is 8.5 lbs. She is a very solid girl. I can't figure out if I am feeding her too much or what....she loves eating.:)
We're 6 months and 11 lbs.
 
#6 ·
Both my boys are around 14 lbs. Freddie is 2 inches taller than Scudder, but Scudder is a linebacker. Freddie grew forever. He grew up until he was 2 years old. He started itty bitty, but grew slow and steady. He is not long, but 11.5-12 inches tall. Scudder looks longer, because he is shorter. He is 9.5 inches. Scudder stopped growing around 8-10 months, but has filled out. I don't think they look big. I love them the way they are. Your guys doesn't seem too big, but I am not sure how old he is.
 
#7 ·
Sheesh, no one here has a clue WHAT a Havanese IS, much less how big they are/should be! LOL!!!
So your dogs won't be petite, they ARE beautiful, healthy, and 100% normal!
B-u-t, I obsess about weight too -- Duncan is only 10 weeks and already 5lbs. That's what Bonnie weighed at 4 months. Ah, whatever, it's just a number -- they are all still very small!!! LOL!
 
#8 ·
I could care less what size Milo is, as long as I can still carry him when needed. Right now he's almost 11 months old, is between 12 and 13 inches long, about 10 1/2 inches tall and weighs somewhere around 12 lbs. Just perfect in my book. :)
 
#9 ·
Maybe they are just commenting because he is growing so fast! Well don't they all? Rufus semed to grow really really fast in our eyes too. Every month we would say oh he is just the perfect size and THEN HE WOUDL GET BIGGER LOL! and then of course we'd say well NOW he is the perfect size. Rufus is 9 months old and 13 1/2 pounds. Of course we think he's now the perfect size! :pound:

I had taken him out on "That Dam Dog Walk" here locally (at the dam) on New Years day and got to see him compared to other small and large dogs. Someone there had a Shih Tzu and told me that their dog weighed 23 pounds. Then they asked about Rufus. My boy weighs nearly half as much as their Tzu, but he looked longer, taller and fuller. The fuller was just all his fluffy coat. I know that soaking wet their dog would've beeen fuller LOL!
 
#10 ·
Piaget, who is Rufus' littermate and 9 months old, just went to the vet today for his latest health exam and weighed in at 16 pounds. I'll will have an official AKC wicket tomorrow so I can also measure his height, but he's a great size for a male Havanese as far as I'm concerned. I never wanted a frail or "bitchy" looking male and this guy is definitely sturdy and strong, which is what he should be.
 
#11 · (Edited)
That is another point that some look a lot bigger than what they are. Dora is 11lbs and here she is next to her Pug friend who is 18lbs but everyone would guess Dora to be much bigger. The same thing with height, Dora is 10 1/2 inches at the whithers and the pug was 13 but if you were to guess them standing side by side with all Dora's hair, she looks a lot bigger. Might bias your guess with close she is too the food!

Amanda
 
#12 ·
Some Havs are just bigger. we got Cash at 12 wks and he was less than 6lbs by 16 weeks he was 12--OMG!!! now at a year he is much longer than tall and whopping 19 1/2 pounds. Wes is beautiful- so there will just be more to him. And he will be able to keep up better on walks--
 
#13 ·
size of your dog

Racquet is 11 months old and weighs 19 1/2 pounds. He is long, rather than tall. He is very agile and a big strong healthy boy .
He also loves to eat.
I think each Hav like people are different.
We are happy to have a larger boy. He is a good jogging partner for my DH.

Elayne and Racquet

P.S. He weighed 17 pounds at 7 months.
 
#19 ·
This is interesting:
Look at the difference of weight to size. Scudder is smaller in size, but due to his larger bones weighs a lot more than Shelby and Kodi who are larger.

Scudder is 14+ lbs, 9.5-10 inches tall, and 15.5 inches long from chest to end of butt.
 
#16 ·
I was the opposite, I was always worried that they would be too small. I didn't want them too little. My boys range in weight between 12-16 pounds. I perfer them on the bigger side. They are still small enough to cuddle with, but not so small that you have to worry about them getting hurt and being frail.
 
#18 ·
Rocky was 5.69 lbs at 12 weeks, he 13.9 lbs at 8 months.
Rudy was 4 lbs at 11 weeks, he is 13 lbs at 13 months.

They are both built like lumberjacks. Sturdy little guys.
 
#20 ·
Wow, Cash & raquet have us beat by 1/2 lb.
My Lily is 19 lbs - the vet is not happy, she says she is 3 lbs overweight.
My little Lexi, is 16.5
and Logan, at 1 year old is 15 lbs. Logan is way longer and taller that the other two.

I too like them on the larger size just for safety sake, less likely to be picked up by a hawk, and I sure know they are healthy!! But.. I alsays wanted a tiny little one - maybe my next one will be tiny
 
#21 ·
I didn't realize that Izzy was so small compared to the norm.....I think she's about 7.5 lbs., but I don't really know her measurments. Doc is going to be much bigger as he's growing like a weed....his next appointment isn't for another week, but he's at least 7 lbs now at almost 13 weeks. I feel better seeing that some of the show dogs are bigger in weight...I thought the Hav should weight around 10 to 12 lbs..(I know weight isn't in the standard, but I just thought that was a desired weight).
 
#23 ·
I think Jillee is going to be on the small size which I like....I am not all that big myself so I was wanting a smaller dog to pick up and cuddle...I only weigh 85lbs...so she is just perfect for us. She is nine months old and weighs around 9lbs. I do not know her measurements...maybe I will have my breeder do that for me!!!!
 
#24 ·
Quincy is 10.3 pounds at 21-22 months. He was 5.3 pounds at 16 weeks. I will have to try to measure him sometime as far as heighth and length. I think he is perfect--as he is perfect to us! :rolleyes:

I wouldn't worry too much about weight and stuff. If the world was perfect then everyone would be 5-7" or 5- 8" and be a size 5....but we accept people and dogs how they come. True for people,animals and even your kids! Your guy Wesley is a handsome guy. The hair is very deceiving to people too. Quincy looks like he would weigh 14-15 pounds or so--when people go to pick him up,they use alot more force and strength then needed,and whip him up quick,and usually have this funny look on their faces...and say----wow! I thought he was alot heavier.:)
 
#25 ·
At 12 weeks - Kodi was 3.5 lbs and Shelby was 4.5 lbs. Shelby grew at a faster rate than Kodi, so we thought she was going to be a bigger dog. Even the vet said to watch her after we had her spayed, because she might put on weight. Then she started slowing down and Kodi had a little growth spurt. He has also found an appetite, so he gained a little more weight.
 
#26 ·
Big-boned, big-haired woman!

We were expecting Molly to be 10 to 12 pounds.

Well, she fooled all of us, because at 16 months, she's tipping the scale at about 17 pounds...she's very long as well.

Her litter was mixed...some like her, and some a little smaller. (And mom is 16 pounds, dad is 14!)...just goes to show, ya' never know!

But I've said it before, and I'll say it again: just gives us more to hug and cuddle!

Maureen and Molly :)
 
#27 ·
Their growth patterns seem to differ from Hav to Hav....
Lincoln grew very fast and early and got to be 16 pounds by the end of the first year. He is now 18 pounds and muscular (not fat). He is tall and long.

Scout grew slowly, bit by bit. But now at just over 1 year, he is 15 pounds. I didn't think he would get to be that big because he was growing so slowly vs. Lincoln. He is also tall, but not long.

I think it is a great size though - they are very sturdy. I have two human boys, so I like having slightly bigger Havs!
 
#28 ·
McKenna weighs between 11-12 lbs depending upon how she feels about eating in any given month. Sedona was up to 19.5 lbs but she's now down to around 16 lbs. She's a sturdy girl. I don't know how tall they are actually. Their coats interfere with an accurate measurement. I love them both the way they are and as long as they are healthy, I wouldn't change a thing.

(Kimberly, I guess your comment means you don't want your males to be girly-men...:) )
 
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