Just out of curiosity, at about what age do they generally stop growing or reach their full grown size?
My family recently got our first purebred Lab (up until now we've only owned Lab-Sheppard mixes). She is 7 months old and weighs 60 pounds (she is lean and healthy, but seems very large for her age). About how long do you think, based on your experience, it will be before she starts to taper off? Because we think we are going to have a pretty large dog on our hands...
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My Lab is now 15 months old.
I can't remember exactly but size wise I think he reached his adult size at around 9-10 months of age.
I know he was adult in size before he came off his puppy food at 12 months of age (at the direction of our vet).
They are at full height at about 1 year. I have a lab puppy too and he's 9.5 months and is at 85 pounds now and lean. You should see her slow down about 8-9 months but she still has some growing to do.
You'll get a pretty good idea of what she is going to look like by the time they reach one year, but they aren't usually full grown until 1.5 or 2 years. The growth from a year to two years is fairly small though. She'll probably not gain any height, but more likely fill out.
You are definitely right, though. She is going to be a big girl... all the more to love. ;)
My friend's yellow lab is about a year and a half old (also purebred AKC registered) and just stopped growing about a month ago. She was at full height and length at about a year old, but she kept filling in. Now she weighs about 94 lbs (overweight). Unless their food is limited and they get tons of exercise, they become destructive and fat.
Labradors are generally large dog- they can grow to up to 80lbs! life span is from 10-12 years.
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