Are german shepards done growing after loosing the baby teeth?

Just adopted a GS mix. His age is unknown and the vet said all of his adult teeth are present. The vet also said the teeth are still small. Does that mean he is still growing? I am curious how big he is going to be, right now he is large as my full grown lab. He has big, huge paws! He is kind of shy, timid also. Any ideas?

Are german shepards done growing after loosing the baby teeth?
Dogs are considered puppies for about the first two years, and that's usually when the adult teeth come in. As to his size, dogs may be considered puppies for about the first two years, but they are done growing up at about a year. It's been my experience with dogs that after the first year they mostly fill out and put on muscle, which can make them appear to grow larger.





I've owned 3 German Shepherds and they are great dogs. You made a good choice.
Reply:german shepards will grow until they are about two years of age they range anywhere from 65 - 110 lbs depending on size if he is the size of your lab he shouldnt get much bigger and the paw size is just a mith
Reply:German Shepherds usually arent finished growing until between 2 and 3 years of age. They can be anywhere from about 75 to 150lbs (depending on bloodline and diet) though some can be slightly smaller or larger. My breeder has a male that is a little over a year old and is already 146lbs. But he is on a high protein diet and is of strict German decent....but she also has a rescue (she runs a German Shepherd rescue program) female that is only 67lbs and is 4 years old.





The main decider is the size of his parents... if you know what they look like, that should be the size of your pup full grown.
Reply:He will stop growing height-wise at about 7- 9 months,but will continue to put on weight and muscle until he is around two years old.If the adult teeth are still small,then he is probably around 6 months old.
Reply:OK...I tried to stay quiet. But it's way too early and haven't had my coffee.


In reference to your question:


2-3 is when the dog will be at full size. Just keep him very lean during the first couple of years....much healthier for his hips. Don't worry about "filling him out" until he's 2 years old.





As to "Stevies" answer:


GSD's are all of German decent. I buy dogs from all over the world....there's German somewhere in the back of the pedigree. But NOBODY in Germany is breeding oversize dogs....and not many anywhere else in Europe. That is a Red, White %26amp; Blue thing from top to bottom. If it's over a hundred pounds, it ain't no GSD anymore....I don't care if he's on a lead %26amp; gold diet. 146 lbs is either someone breeding strictly for size, or one REAL fat dog.
Reply:They grow the most in the first year and then a tiny bit(you won't even notice much difference) until the second year.Also he will fill out more after the first year.I agree with sjmdutch also a GSD shouldn't be 146lbs!That is crazy my dogs are 15 months (70 lbs female) and 8 months (65 lbs Female) my younger one will be a tad bigger than my older one but I don't expect her to go over 85lbs.Also I keep my dogs at a nice weight.They both have "waists".It would help if we could see some pictures of him too.Good Luck!



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