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PRESA CANARIO 10 months old advice

Tonyl

New Member
Hi people I have a 10 month old presa canario and he is a really good dog. He still is very puppy like and his balls havent completely dropped his back legs are still very skinny and weak looking no muscle. He weighs 90 pounds but hasn't put on no weight for 2-3 months he just looks bigger but isn't bigger on the scales. I would like some1 to advise me is this puppyish looking still normal at 10 months and him not putting on weight normal, he grew a lot from 4-7 months literally 50 pounds. I feed him 1kg to 1.2kg of raw meat with vegtables a day. He doesn't look stocky or butch he looks a bit lanky and his head is 21 inches in size is that a good size? Plz some1 tell me when he will start looking like a proper big dog and when he will start to fill out and get muscular and not so floppy and puppyish.
 

alejandro

Well-Known Member
The look and weight of the dog will depend mostly on the line it comes from. m not very good at conversions but 90 pound does not sound so bad for a 10 months old pup, and at ten months he's still a pup. I don't know anything about raw feeding so i can make any coments about that. Also it's better that they don't grow or get too heavy very fast. A picture will get you more accurate advices. Good luck.
 

karennj

Well-Known Member
I have found dogs can look kind of lean/gangly up to 2yrs or even later. My swiss mountain dog never really filled out till 2.5-3 years old. she didn't get real stocky looking till after 3. My Dane is 15months and still looks like a puppy compared to an adult Dane. I am just started to see him fill out the tiniest bit
 

Johnny G.

Well-Known Member
I would have to second what Paumanok said, you might have to have him checked for worms and parasites. My Presa is 10 months and weighs 101 lbs. He was averaging 10-11 lbs a month up until his 9th month. From 9 to 10, he gained only 3 lbs. They start to slow down around 11 and 12 months. What are you feeding him? How much are you feeding him?
 

DennasMom

Well-Known Member
What does your vet say?

I would think the balls not having dropped yet would be a cause for concern??