Goliath turned 7 months on the 8th, weighing in at 145, i was a bit surprised of the growth/weight not being as remarkable as the other months, then i started noticing why in that same day...
Goliath lost a good part of his baby fat and became much more muscular in the past 2 months, seeing as how the same thing applies to me, when i started training again (gym, boxing) my muscle mass replaced my fat mass, so it did'nt look like i was loosing weight, but i was, only replacing it by muscle mass, Goliath's mass grew, ( chest, head etc... ) but his muscle definition is coming out slowly, which explains the slower jump in weight, he just gained major muscle mass and lost a good part of baby fat.
Personality is still coming out, he now refuses to be bullied by other dogs at the park, the older and bigger dogs are giving him more respect as they pushed him around when he was smaller, they can't budge him as much now, Goliath budge's them around now. Furthermore, of all the dogs that attend that dog park, my dog is the only one, that sits next to me when i tell him too, to let dogs walk in or out the park, he listen's to his master like no other. When it's time to go home, he follows, looks back at his friends sometimes, but knows it's time to go. He likes to play around a lot with me, head charging into my side, bitting my forearm, and yes, he still talks a lot. I'm one happy guy,best friend to have.
A question to the BoerBoel community, i'd rather have your answer's than a vet's, cause truly, none of them can answer me adequatly on Mastiff growth, and i have about 100's different theories about it all.
The one that seems to make the most sens is a steady growth until he hits 18 months, then it slows down until he reaches 3 years (mostly chest and head).
Other's i've heard :
-growth stops totally at 9 months.
-weight of the dog at 4 months x 2 is his adult size
-12 months growth
What have you guys noticed with your Boerboel ?
Sincerely, always,
Karl
Goliath lost a good part of his baby fat and became much more muscular in the past 2 months, seeing as how the same thing applies to me, when i started training again (gym, boxing) my muscle mass replaced my fat mass, so it did'nt look like i was loosing weight, but i was, only replacing it by muscle mass, Goliath's mass grew, ( chest, head etc... ) but his muscle definition is coming out slowly, which explains the slower jump in weight, he just gained major muscle mass and lost a good part of baby fat.
Personality is still coming out, he now refuses to be bullied by other dogs at the park, the older and bigger dogs are giving him more respect as they pushed him around when he was smaller, they can't budge him as much now, Goliath budge's them around now. Furthermore, of all the dogs that attend that dog park, my dog is the only one, that sits next to me when i tell him too, to let dogs walk in or out the park, he listen's to his master like no other. When it's time to go home, he follows, looks back at his friends sometimes, but knows it's time to go. He likes to play around a lot with me, head charging into my side, bitting my forearm, and yes, he still talks a lot. I'm one happy guy,best friend to have.
A question to the BoerBoel community, i'd rather have your answer's than a vet's, cause truly, none of them can answer me adequatly on Mastiff growth, and i have about 100's different theories about it all.
The one that seems to make the most sens is a steady growth until he hits 18 months, then it slows down until he reaches 3 years (mostly chest and head).
Other's i've heard :
-growth stops totally at 9 months.
-weight of the dog at 4 months x 2 is his adult size
-12 months growth
What have you guys noticed with your Boerboel ?
Sincerely, always,
Karl
