Is my girl too small?

We've had her for nearly 2 months (she will be 4 months 4/04/12) and she is so much smaller then other English staffys her age that we have meet. She weighs around 5.6kgs. Is she too small?

Sasha at 14 weeks
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Sasha today

Hi & welcome to the forum.

It's so hard to judge size by your pics - there's nothing to see her up against. But she is beautiful! The weight doesn't sound too bad, though.

Only time will tell, she has such a lot of growing up to do yet. And remember, the staff isn't a huge breed anyway. A lot of the staffs you see in the street nowadays are probably too big. As adults they're only supposed to be:

Height: Desirable height at withers 35.5 - 40.5 cms (14 - 16 ins.), these heights being related to the weights.

Weight: dogs: 12.7 - 17 kgs (28 - 38 lbs); bitches 11- 15.4 kgs (24 - 34 lbs)

she still pup she got another 3 years to grow

Hi and welcome from us and Suki. I wouldn't worry they all grow at different rates just like people. It will seem like she's small and than she will have a growth spurt. She is very cute though

also there no english staffy , it's jsut staffordshire bull terrier, staffie or staffy

hello and welcome to the forum from me and billy

Thanks for the replies. Wow, I didn't know they can grow until 3 years of age. People have been telling me she will stop growing around 12-18 months!!

all i see in these pics is the cutest little face i have seen in a long time she's gorgeous. these dogs all grow at different rates and end up different sizes so long as you have a healthy happy dog then all is well

Jne wrote:Thanks for the replies. Wow, I didn't know they can grow until 3 years of age. People have been telling me she will stop growing around 12-18 months!!

Height-wise, yes, she'll probably stop growing then. But she'll continue to fill out & muscle up until about 3 years old!

How tall is she to the shoulder?

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I don't have a measuring tape but I think she is around 10inchs tall (to the shoulder).

p.s. Thanks for all the welcome messages
Also, does anyone know a good vet around Melbourne/ Western Suburbs? I'm not sure is mine knows his stuff -.-

sure someone will point you in the right direction on the vets as there a few western aus members on the forum.

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me.

Have listed below some vets around your area,

http://www.truelocal.com.au/find/vet/vic/melbourne-city/

Hi and welcome. Your pup is gorgeous. Tyson weight that aroound 10 weeks but he is a male but he was not that much bigger at her age.

Hi and welcome
Her build looks very similar to Mia when she was that age, she wasn't a chunky puppy either but she is growing up and filling out beautifully now, her baggy neck stayed with her for quite some time though!
She looks perfect to me and she's too cute!!

she is simply beautiful!!!!!!
Welcome to this forum!

A very large amount of staffies nowdays are cross breeds or oversized. She doesn't look small to me at all. Staffies are only small dogs, they are terriers after all! My boy is 14 inches to the shoulder but no one has ever accused him of being small.

medium size dogs

I mean small when percieved by others in regards to the surrounding enviroment. If we're going by dog breed standards then yeh they're a medium breed. But they're only a small animal compared to say, a cow or something.

but cow isn't a dog

Hi from Skye buster and me
She looks a lovely girl
I have seen lots of different sized so called staffs but both mine are big for staffs although being kc but as long as they are healthy, unless you are planning to show I wouldn't worry she looks just right

Hi and welcome from Roxy and me
Sasha is absolutely gorgeous.

Hi and Welcome from Zac and me She is a very pretty girl

she's a little belter with a beautiful face , don't worry she will be what she will be and a great piece of your life

she looks fine to me and very cute, i thought this of Bruce , but i think you just dont notice them growing when you are with them all the time!
I took Bruce to my mums and she could not believe how he had grown, i could not see it myself. It just takes time for them to fill out i guess!she looks about the same size as bruce and he is 15 weeks old
Bruce

Hi and welcome from me, Millie and Bella. She is gorgeous. I wouldn't worry about her size. Over the last few months Bella has gone between looking leggy and slim and short and stocky

Even litter mates dont grow at the same rate, Marleys brother Loki was alot smaller than him and now at 7months old they are virtually the same size. they dont seem to grow evenly either it will be legs for a bit then something like ears then feet, fill out abit then legs etc etc etc get ready for a dappy looking dog some weeks lol

i would not worry scarletts 13 weeks and still diddy as anything! but i know shes just gunna one day spurt and be masive! beautiful doggi you have there