weight

[myron]

How much does your Presa weigh?
At 6 months?
At 1 year?

My female seems a bit on the small side. She is 6 months old this coming Saturday and only about 45 lbs. but still super awesome!

 

[Dreadz]

My female came from a rescue dramatically underweight so we're playing catch up but she's almost 18 months old now and 36kg (about 80lbs)
I'd be more concerned with body condition though rather than weight. If they're eating ok, you can see a waist from above and a distinct tuck in the abdomen from the side and can just feel the ribs then they're doing fine

 

[Dreadz]

Pinched this from another thread on this topic. Hope OP doesn't mind!

 

[HerculesNOR]

Mine is soon 7 months and at 32kg/71lbs. As dreadz said you shouldnt worry too much about the weight, that will come later for sure better to be light than to be heavy, atleast until 1 year for their joints. I think mine grow too fast lol, not that i'm a puppy person! I want to start with weightpull with hercules so i'm crossing my fingers for good joints

 

[Cobalt]

As above, body shape instead of weight; Presas, depending on their bloodlines, can vary quite a bit in adult size. With these pups, slow and steady weight gain is preferred over piling on the lbs as quickly as possible. My girl just turned 12 weeks old and is 30lbs, but her body shape is where it looks good.

 

[alejandro]

At 7months mine was 31 kgs, she may be slim but that's how i like it. I haven't weigth her in a while but she's begining to look chubby, maybe around 40kgs. Depending on the line like's been said, a taller dog needs more weigth on it.

 

[Tankmypresa]

My Presa at 5 months was 73 lbs and then at 8 and a half was about 91 lbs

 

[Johnny G.]

My male Presa is 6 months and weighs 70 lbs.

 

[Tankmypresa]

Went to my vet yesterday who has a lot of experience with presa he owns two himself and he told me you don't want your pup to be too heavy for the first year to year and ahalf you want them to grow slowly because if they gain weight too fast it will damage their hips and knees and presas are known for hip problems my pup just turned 9 months yesterday and think he's hitting another grown stage because he gained about ten lbs I'm about a week and ahalf he's at 101 now

 

[Gunners Dad]

Gunner at 14.5 weeks Is 47 lbs.

 

[klj5022]

Khaleesi is 5months and just had a Vet visit this past weekend and weighs 47lbs

 

[myron]

6 months
50 lbs

 

[musicdeb]

She's looking good!

 

[alejandro]

She does look great, in both weight and appereance.

 

[Cobalt]

She looks awesome!!!

 

[Joe Flynn]

I have a 6 n a half month old. She was 78.3 lb. at exactly 6 months. I don't have any good recent pics,but she is already bigger than my 11 month old presa mix. Her dad was 190 lb. I don't know much about her mom. I'm guessing mine will be over 140 lb. at full maturity.

 

[Distaff]

Beautiful dogs.

My six-months (or so) mastiffy girl weighed in at the vet two days ago at 48 pounds. Except for the ears, she looks a lot like the brindle pup in the earlier photo. My dog is on the slim side, but heavily muscled in the hips and rear legs. She wrestles a lot with the Lab.

My apologies for the drift, but one question if I may. One of the reasons I did not think my mystery pup is a Presa was that the breed descriptions call for a rough coat. Hers is short, but decidedly silky in feel. It is also glossy, but I see in Presa photos (such as the above) glossy coats that do not look rough. So, I'm confused.

 

[HerculesNOR]

My presa canario 7 month got a silky like coat. May go away when he gets older, I'll guess i'll find out lol

 

[Cobalt]

Our pups coats is still very glossy and smooth too.

 

[Distaff]

Thanks.

These dogs seem to vary a bit, which I suppose is to be expected, if the farmers in Spain are breeding for functionality first.

I frequent another board with a member who devoted her life to a Grade A dairy. She raised Border Collies for the cattle, and has always maintained that AKC recognition would be a detriment for that working breed. Correct build is of course important to doing the job, but at the end of the day a conformation ribbon does not guarantee that the dog will be of any use to the farmer.