6 Months to 1 Year old Pitbull
During this period, your Pitbull puppy will reach his adult size and weight. At 1 year of age, you may start to transition from puppy food to adult food. But, make sure to follow your vet’s advice on the perfect time to do this for your puppy. Not every adult Pitbull will weigh the exact same, or be the exact same height. So, make sure to take online Pitbull growth charts with a pinch of salt.
As a general rule, American Pitbull Terriers are fully grown by a year old. At 4 months, he will be about half of his adult height. And at 6 months, he will be around 2 thirds of his adult weight. 2 to 6 months is when your Pitbull puppy will grow the fastest.
Remember, Pitbull growth charts can only offer a guide to your Pit puppy’s weight, as every dog is different. Some will weigh much more than 38 pounds as adults, but some might weigh less. The most important thing is that they are healthy.
Remember, a Pitbull mix will have a different final weight and age that they stop growing which will be impacted by the breed they are crossed with. You’d expect a Pitbull Corgi mix to be smaller than a Pitbull Lab mix, for instance.
There are several possible ways that a Pitbulls growth can be impacted.
Genetics play a part in every part of our development. If your pup’s parents were bigger, chances are they will be too. Same if they were smaller than average.
A neutered dog will have their growth plates slowed and therefore grow taller than an unneutered dog. But they will also have less testosterone so some people feel that male dogs that are neutered have a less masculine appearance if they are neutered before puberty.
Poor diet and illness also play a part in healthy development, as they can prevent the body from putting it’s resources into growth.
Can pit bulls weigh 100 pounds?
In addition, there are people who claim to have a 100-pound pit bull. The two breeds of Terrier and Bull Dog have never come in weighing 100 pounds at all. A Pit is a medium size dog that isn’t in the large dog club.
Is a 4 month old dog still a puppy?
At 4 months old your puppy is at one of the cutest ages and has come a long way since being just a newborn pup. … There are a lot of changes going on within your puppy’s fluffy body. Your pup is going to put on height and weight at a rapid pace during this time and is being exposed to more people, places, and things.
4 Month Old Pitbull Puppy
A day in the life with Spencer the American Pit Bull Terrier puppy. Spencers tenth week—19 weeks old, 44 pounds, 18 1/2 inches from the ground to the highest point of the shoulders (the withers).
Spencer with his big brother Bruno. Spencer continues to be attached to Bruno, following him around and mimicking what Bruno does. Its a good thing Bruno is a well-behaved dog.
Comparison: Spencer and Bruno both at 19 weeks old. Both weigh 44 pounds. However Bruno is two inches taller than Spencer at the same age. So far it seems like Spencer is going to be just as heavy as Bruno but a bit shorter and stockier. Only time will tell. Thank goodness Bruno grew into those ears! Bruno the Boxer at 19 weeks old.
I had Spencer ride in the front of the car at the foot of the passenger side for as long as I could to prevent him from peeing inside the van, as I recall a certain big brother doing when he was 5 1/2 months old. Spencer just seems really uncomfortable riding up front and for the last week I have been putting him in the back with Bruno. My fingers are crossed that he keeps his pee to himself while in the car!
Oh my gosh, tell me its not so. Bruno the Boxer has an unusually large tongue. Its huge and this picture does not even show it justice compared to how it is when he really lets it hang out. See the pup? I hope its just this picture, but his tongue is looking awful long here. These two dogs are not blood related at all. Bruno is a purebred Boxer and Spencer is a purebred American Pitbull Terrier. What are the chances I have two huge-tongued dogs now? At least Spencer does not seem to be a licker!
Its been so hot this summer that I have to make it a point to give the dogs a good walk in the early morning and at night, and save the very short walk for during the day. Once around the block in the hot sun and it was time to head back. The heat of the day was just too much for them. Good thing Amie took them jogging in the morning before the heat set in.
Gathering the pack up for a walk. We stop at the goat field to pick up the Great Pyrenees. Sweet-Pea the black goat bucks the gate with her head, her warning to Bruno and Spencer that she is not to be messed with.
While out on one of our walks the pack spots a flock of geese. Bruno the Boxer, Tundra, and Tacoma the Great Pyrenees easily all ignore them. I have to remind Spencer a couple of times to “leave it” as he seems a little too interested in the birds. He listens well and I stop to challenge the pack just a little further by allowing them to watch the flock walk across the grass and then fly away.
I had gone out of town for a few days, leaving Spence home in good hands with family members. He got plenty of exercise, however it was all off-leash hikes. No leashed pack walks. To top it off the days were very hot and humid. The night I returned I could see Spence had a lot of energy during a time when he is usually very tired. I had the kids take him for a nighttime off-leash walk in the fields where he ran and played with Bruno. When they returned I put Spence in his crate as usual. Instead of plopping down and going to sleep like he always does he yipped. I took him outside to make sure he didnt have to go to the bathroom. He peed and I waited long enough to make sure he didnt have to poop.
I lay in bed listening to him yip realizing he had never gone that long without a walk where he heels on a leash. I had two choices: either let him yip himself to sleep knowing his mind was not calm, or get out of bed and take him for a real walk where he was heeling beside me.
I decided for the latter, got out of bed, got dressed and snapped on the leashes. I took Spence and Bruno for a leashed walk at 10:30 p.m. It was night but it was still hot and humid. When we returned 40 minutes later I had sweat dripping from my nose, but I also had a tired, content puppy that just wanted to go to sleep.
While out on a walk with all four dogs I passed a skate park with a handful of teenage boys riding their skateboards. Something about the noise of the skateboards rolling across the ground and the crash as they came back down onto the pavement after a jump freaked Spencer out. His eyes were wide, his tail was tucked between his legs and he stared at the rolling, crashing creatures. His first reaction was to bolt, to get out of there. I quickly realized the plan for the walk was no longer to finish at the other end of the woods, but to get Spencer over the fear of the skate park. I stopped the puppy from bolting. Besides not wanting that to be his reaction to fear, bolting while on a leash is really bad manners. I blocked him and had him sit down. Spence watched the creatures roll back and forth. We then practiced walking past the park. Over and over again we circled around. I had to resist the urge to reach down and scratch him behind his ears. The pup needed leadership, not affection. Petting him at that time would have been telling him good boy for being afraid and very well could have been the beginning of a life-long fear of skateboards. I was grateful that the teens did not call over and ask me any questions or try and talk to the dogs. Now was not the time to talk to the pup. I had to be careful not to give him any affection or reinforce in any way that I agreed with his fear. I walked all around the area, not allowing Spence to bolt and asking him to heel until I saw that his tail had moved from being tucked tightly between his legs to his normal relaxed position. That was my cue that I could now move on and leave the park area.
Tacoma the Great Pyrenees used to be afraid of that same skate park and I had done the same thing with her; walked her past the park often, giving her leadership, not affection. She is no longer afraid and was a very good girl as we showed Spencer that a skateboard was nothing he should be afraid of. Well have to walk past that skate park a lot in the next month or so to get him to completely realize he has nothing to fear.