How much should a 6 month old german shepherd puppy weigh

My pup just turned 6 months old and he seems HUGE! He almost seems a little over weight? The vet recommended feeding him twice a day as much as he wants for 15 minutes. Is this a good or bad idea? I have been doing this for a couple months. Generally we feed just taste of the wild, but lately we have been doing half TotW and half Kirkland because money is on the tight side. He is so much larger than our 55lb mutt, I would guess he weights 65 to 70 lbs. Going to get him weighed today though at vet,,, what did your 6m pup weigh? Here are some poor photos of him I quickly shot off today before taking kids to school- thoughts?

I am fairly certain Gladiator was about 60 lbs at 6 months - he is Working Line.

From the pictures he does not look overweight, though it is hard to really tell on a long haired dog.

I would just run your hands over him and make sure you can feel ribs without too much pressure, feel lean muscle over his shoulders and legs and see a waist from a bird's eye view when you hold down his fur.

Keep him fit and lean for his life and you can cut down the stress on the joints and improve the quality of life for your dog!

Oops. I somehow put some of the wrong photos. All are from today, though. Here are a few better ones.

My pup Titan isn't quite 6 months old yet and is already 70 lbs. He's a big boy, very stocky, although lean. I do worry about his joints, but he's lean, so there's not much more I can do. I won't starve him.

Cooper at 6 months weighed 25kg/55#

Shovelhead turns 6 months old today!

Last Monday at the vet Shovel weighed in at 62lbs, and he is quite lean...

Whiskey was a lean 58lbs at 6 months. He is now 80lbs at 14 months and will probably even out at 88-90lbs.

Stosh was right around 60 lbs at that age but very lean. Since he's long coated too he looked heavier but he had just enough meat on his bones. I've also heard the 'feed all he wants' theory but I preferred to give the same amount each meal.

Walter was 65 pounds at 6 months.

Those are some huge puppies, Zoey is 15 months old and only 65 pounds....

Max was 62 pounds at 6 months.

Wolf Caesar is big my most standards, but he is a Black GSD Working Dog sort.
At six months he was 70 lbs (30 kg) Read about the RAW diet in Puppy section where there are pictures of Wolf Caesar...

Now at about 6 1/2 months, this Thread just inspired me to weigh him... My Son stood on the scale as I lifted him up, and I will not be able to do that again.. :help: 35 kg, about 77 lbs.. I think I hurt my back as he wriggled... :wild: Won't attempt that stupid again... What a dummy, (me)... heh he

That might be HUGE by some standards, as he is on the RAW diet and that is supposed to retard his growth a little. If it is true, that the RAW diet slows the growth, then Caesar is in that HUGE bracket..

I hope the RAW actually does slow the growth, so he will be big to start my own WD line of the two best I could find in Australia. The female is 13 kg at 13 weeks, usually the 100 pounders + go about a kg a week.. Anyway I hope the RAW does slow down growth.. One of the problems (besides cancer) of the dry food is that the high protein high calcium dry food causes too early of high growth, and this is part of the joint problems as the sockets have not hardened up yet, joints are soft and damage can be done...

I have trained Caesar to put his front paws up on the tailgate of my Dodge, and I reach under the rib cage to lift him up, and he helps pull himself up. There is NO JUMPING under 12 months if you love your dog... :wub: Up OR down... I do a sort of grab and slow down to drop him off the tailgate slowly..

Kind regards from Oz...

Females weight less than males I wouldn't worry about it

Dexter weighed 60 lbs at 6 months and about 69 lbs at 7 months. Hes 80 lbs now at 8 1/2 months. . Hes very lean though. You can feel all ribs but not see them.

Just had Tucker weighed today. He is 5-1/2 mo (will be 6mo on 10/18). He weighed in at 73.5lbs. I'm starting to think he is part Clydesdale.

And I keep him lean right now because of his expected size, so most people think he's too skinny. But I'm really getting worried about how big he'll be. His parents were big for the breed but not like this. Dad is ~90lbs and mom ~70lbs.

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at 6 months old Piper weighed in at 52lbs. The last weight I got on her at 1 yr 7 months she weighed in at 83.2lbs and still gaining and no fat!

These are some huge puppies. Carma was 38 pounds or so at 6 months and just about 50 pounds now at 9.5 months.

Just had Tucker weighed today. He is 5-1/2 mo (will be 6mo on 10/18). He weighed in at 73.5lbs.

Wow, at 6months Baron weighed 55lbs. Now at 12months he's 78lbs. I keep him lean too, because his pasterns aren't the strongest, but they've improved massively as he's gotten older.

Atlas is just over 6 months old and he weighs at least 70lbs now. He has gained 10lbs in the last 3 weeks. He does get fed 4-5 cups a day of Taste of the Wild. He is not fat, but solid. He is almost twice the size of his brothers.

Blake is 5 an half months old and he is 49lb, he has just come out of surgery though so not getting as many walks, and not eating as much as he can do..