growth spirt

Just out of curiosity, when do they stop getting taller??? Loki is all leg at the moment, aha he looks quite funny, hes 14.8 inches tall at the moment and he will be six months end of august!! He just seems to be getting taller not wider

As a rule of thumb upwards in the first year and outwards in the second Xx

He just looks so gangly like his body belongs to someone elses legs ahah!! I just had some policeman ask me how big he was gonna get makes me nervous, I think he was just being friendly cause he said he had a staffie.

I think loki looks weird at the moment because he is all legs so its hard to tell

Lmao - they all go through spurts - I remember my first Scrumps was all legs paws and ears for an age

Yeah hes all legs paws and ears,

Enjoy it and take lots of pics as it doesn't last long

Aww darcys only diddy, she's nearly two and is only 13" to the shoulder! Even she went through the big ears, gangly legs and small body stage enjoy it Hun xx

Awwww, darcys so tiny!!! As you all know I worry!! Hes grown an inch randomly!! I take it hes just shot up, cause we have nothing for a while and the boom ahah

It took Lula ages to grow into her ears   and her head looked big now it looks small. We are waiting for her head to catch up with the rest of her body. Staffs do go through some strange growing stages compared to other dogs

What are and how often are you feeding i am intrested in these growth spurts to.

I feed loki 3 times a day of barking heads and forthglade meat, but I am going to change to raw feedin, loki doesnt like the biscuits.

Ah right mine as funny stages on biscuits.Just debating how long keep her on 3 meals a day thinking until 1 year old maybe so like another two and half month.Shes on wainwrights puppy food at moment.Whats barking heads food any good?

Hmmm I wouldnt go down lower than two meals a day just because they can get twisted gut, barking heads is very good, its an all natural food hasnt got any rubbish in it, and the protein is actual chicken not from animal derivatives its a little more than wainwrights but its worth it, but as I said im switching loki to the raw diet.

Nah wouldnt go lower than two meals a day once shes 1 year old.I thought about raw food but i sometimes had bits of tuna,chicken,off cuts of meat to her meals.

Ahh yeah, im just doing it cause loki doesnt like his biscuit and I think he will benefit from it

Ah right i am just looking for my dog best way to grow hoping go a little longer and taller thinks shes like 15.5 inch leg at nearly ten month.

How much does he or she weigh?

Well the standards for a staff are only 16inches tall at the withers anyway, loki is a boy he weighs just under 10 kilo but I need to get him weighed before I start him on raw and ges 5 months

Ah right see mine is female but shes a quarter mastiff apparently.She is nearly ten month around 15kg and i would 15.5 inches leg lengh.

Ahh right!! Females are generally smaller anyways I think, do you just feed her kibble or do you add meat??

Shes on wainwrights puppy food which is meat looks a bit like mince i had kibble to this.But i have look at goin raw or just adding stuff to her food like sardines,tuna,bits of meat etc.Raw will prop be good for your dog mate as he sounded a little light if hes under 10kg at nearly 6 months do you have him on 3 meals a day and high protein food good meat source.

I weighed him yesterday and he's 12.7kg aha must of read the scales wrong the time before, loki was really poorly so I make sure he's on 3 meals a day and his food is 27% protein I'm going down to my usual pet shop today to have a chat see what they have in stock!?

That seems a bit better 12.6 kg at six months and yeah 3 meals good i am keeping mine on 3 till she 1 year old then dropping a meal.I am trying up her protein a bit more by looking at good stuff add to her food.But that does sound right for your dog and he will out more around 18 months onwards they start off leggy.

when do staffs legs and body grow longer mine is ten months and i am just wishing her legs will grown a little bit more and body go longer.

She might not get much bigger not sure tho,