Is your dog big/small for the breed?

[vinjashira]

Snowy is quite small for a Jack Russell

here are some comparisons:


Snowy with Pudding


with Thyme


and with Daisy

[Alysser]

AW! Snowy your so cute! I would have to say pretty small.

[Pam]

Bella was the second smallest in her litter. Standard poodles can be anything over 15" at the shoulder and she is about 21." My previous standard (RB) was sired by a standard who was 27" at the shoulder.

Ripley is considered a mini because he is over 10" at the shoulder but I would call him either a small mini or a very large toy. My previous mini weighed about 18 lbs. and Ripley is only 14 although has a nice little body.

[sammy101]

Well,mine are mixed breeds so i dont really know.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Roxy-Well for her 2 mixes I think she is average, but everybody thinks shes alot bigger than she looks.
Lily-Well...the pom standard is 3-7 pounds and she weighs 4.4 so...I guess shes average!

[ParNone]

Murph is big for a Cairn in height and weight. I was trying to find a picture of him and Maddie standing next to each other to show the difference, because she was very close to the standard, but couldn't find one.

Male Collies are suppose to be between 60-75 lbs. I think Oz was 70lbs the last time we were at the vet and Gull was 80lbs. Gull is a lil' on the lean side though. He could fill out a lil' more and I wouldn't consider him overweight. So Oz seems about right and Gull's a lil' on the big side for the breed.

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[Shelteez2]

The shmelties are both oversized. The sheltie standard is 13"-16" and Emily is about 17" and Clipse is about 18".

[k9krazee]

Kyra's too small, Mini's average and Micki is too big

Shadow is average, I believe.

And Jack, well, he's too big for a beagle and too little for a lab and the perfect size overall

[binka_nugget]

Kaedyn's 14.5 inches; he's average.
Kai stands at 17-18 inches. He also has the widest frame I've ever seen on a Sheltie.

[MissysMommy]

I had a female black lab that disappeared about a month ago. She was actually bigger than most male black labs. (My kids still cry for her). She was a very good natured though, and very much full blood. She wasn't fat, just tall.

***no telling about Missy here since I'm not sure what she is!!!lol

[K9soul]

Tommy is big for a golden Both long and tall. The breed standard for males is 23-24 inches at the withers. Tommy is close to 27 inches

(pic from spring 2005)

[IRescue452]

Autumn is about 2 inches too short for the average toller. Pepper was about 2 inches too tall for a cocker.

[cloverfdx]

Elvis and Tinny are small BCs, E stands 19" at the shoulder and T stands 17". Theodore the Chihuahua is a big boy height wise and is about 11" at the shoulder. The other 2 are mutts .

[lv4dogs]

Nanook is a mix so he has no ideal height, but he seems about average for what he is mixed with.

Raustyk is 1-1.5 inches too tall, compared to the breed standard but I have seen plenty of Rotts way taller than her.

Kaige is not done growing but he should be just about perfect.

[dab_20]

Well Molli is 9 inches, which is normal... but she is only 5 pounds which is a little small for a Toy Poodle, but she's not purebred. She's got a small build.

Well Sam is only 6 months but is only 2 pounds smaller then his dad... so I think he will be kinda big for a Cocker... but who knows. (he's 18 pounds right now)