Growth question

[Rcfslp]

Hey there! I had a question for all of you. My baby Phoebe is 7 1/2 months old and is 87 lbs. I really watch what she's being fed (high quality and raw) and keep her pretty thin in these early years....as suggested on here. I met both her parents and neither were what I would consider huge Newfoundlands (she's already within 15 lbs of her mom). Is this normal for her to be so big? The vet has no concerns (she treats multiple Newfoundlands) and just says, "She's gonna be a big girl!" So, anyway, my question is....how big do you think she's going to get weight-wise at maturity?! Just a guesstimate....I obviously won't hold anyone to it!!! Hope everyone had a great Christmas!

 

[ajcooksey]

Anytime I was worried about the growth of ours I searched for Bo's growth chart on here and they kept track of his weight at least monthly for that first year and it was really helpful to see that ours were growing normally. Willow hit 115lbs around 9 months or so and we did not want her to gain anymore weight bc she wasn't lean. We replaced one cup of her food with green beans and her treats are carrots and at a little over 2 now she is maintaining 110lbs.

 

[WearingMidnight]

At that age Bri was around 70lbs. Now, at a little over two she's 95lbs. When I first got her my vet said the same kind of thing, that she would be huge (at 11 weeks she was 30lbs) I didn't worry too much and just kept her lean. Her genetics figured it out for me.

 

[Sound Bay Newfs]

She may end up being bigger than her parents, but as long as she is eating healthy and staying thin, she will grow into what she is genetically supposed to be.