The French Bulldog is inclined to quickly gain a mass, especially in the first months of life. Therefore, the owner often faces questions, whether height is right, whether his pet transmits. What weight norms of French Bulldog puppies for months - consider in our article, as well as talk about the size and mass of this breed of dogs in different periods of life.
Standard Adult Animal Indicators
By purchasing a French Bulldog puppy, his owner may have medium presentations, what size it will be in adulthood. However, as for other breeds, the "French" there are standard parameters of their weight and growth indicators. It is important to know that adult age of dogs of this breed reaches 10-12 months. After this temporary line, the French Bulldog almost does not grow up, the boy becomes courageous, his muscles are stronger, and the girl gradually prepares for breeding. The weight of dogs older than 1 year should not greatly increase.
The difference in the floor is also taken into account in the standard indicators of the animal size.
So, for males of an adult "Frenchman" is considered normal weight in the range of 10-15 kg, and their growth in the withers varies in the range of 30-38 cm.
"Frenchwomen" have more miniature parameters: weight from 9 to 13 kg, and growth - 26-35 cm. Owners should take into account that the boundaries of these norms are not rigid. The deviation of 350-450 grams towards the decrease or increase in the mass should also be considered the norm.
With such a modest growth, the mass of bulldogs may seem disproportionate, but such is the specificity of this breed. Strong and developed muscles they got from their forefathers - battle dogs. Comparing French Bulldog with other breeds of about the same growth, but with less weight, it can be concluded that they have a large head, wide and developed breasts, wide bone. But the loving owner should always control the mass of the body of his pet, inclined to recruit him, because overweight threatens to reduce life and undermine the health of the pet.
Parameters depending on age
The French Bulldog appears with a modest weight of 200-300 grams and in the following months, the weight gains violently. Already by the monthly age, the initial mass may increase 4 times, and with each subsequent month, the mass increase can be 1-1.2 kg. Some owners can even get worry, a weight gain is too quickly, since usually puppies have rounded shapes. The table shows the middleweed data for the puppies of this breed monthly.
Puppy's age in months | Body weight in grams |
1 | 800-1300 |
2. | 2000-3300 |
3. | 3200-5200 |
4 | 4000-6500 |
5 | 4800-7800 |
6. | 5600-9100 |
7. | 6400-10400. |
eight | 7200-11700 |
nine | 8000-13000 |
10-12. | 9000-15000 |
It should be noted that a small deviation in weight from the given data is permissible, subject to the preservation of the breed type. After all, it is important to take into account the hereditary data and other objective circumstances (feeding by the mother or mixture, climatic conditions and similar factors). Do not forget also that we are talking about the weight of the classical representatives of French bulldogs, and not dwarf mini-bulldogs.
The mass of the last half is less than the mass of ordinary "French", and the height in the withers is not more than 25 cm.
Specialists have developed a formula for which the individual weight of the adult is a bulldog can be calculated, based on its "puppy" weight. According to one formula, we need to weigh a puppy at the age of 8 weeks, and then multiply the data 4 times, then we obtain the approximate weight of one year old. The second variant of the formula is calculated by weight of the 4-month puppy, which must be increased by 2 times to know how much an adult pet must be weed.
Let not confuse the owners of the chubby outlines of the French Bulldog in 1 year. Usually in the second year of life, the dog is setting, it becomes more supproided and can weigh even less than its one-year-old mass. It is more important - to pay attention to the behavior and mood of the dog: if there is an activity in the tandem with a good appetite, then nothing to worry about.
What affects the mass masses?
Turn to factors Influencing the weight of French bulldogs.
- Genetics. What a puppy grows, largely depends on what parameters his parents possessed. By purchasing a French Bulldog puppy, it is desirable (if there is such an opportunity) to get acquainted with his mother and father and for them to form a secondary idea of the growth and weight of an adult pet.
- Breastfeeding or artificial. It is noted that the puppies who eaten by the milk of their mother have larger parameters than peers who are missing (for example, if there are many puppies in litter), or grown on artificial mixtures.
- Insufficient or rejunction. After serving from the mother, the main criterion for a collection of masses of the dog is the food. The owner should explore the rules for feeding the French Bulldog. Food must be balanced, nutritious and in the desired quantity. Up to 4-5 months, food should be frequent - 4-5 times a day. This requires a high growth intensity of representatives of this breed. Then the amount of feedings smoothly by 7-8 months decreases to 2 times a day. The best solution will be the acquisition of special feed, since at home to establish complex balanced nutrition is difficult.
- The opposite moment - Too calorie and excessive nutrition. Running his pet, the owner often hopes that all the extra calories will go into the muscles. However, accustomed to consume large portions, with age, the dog moves less actively, which will definitely lead to an excessive weight.
- Dog health. The presence of diseases transferred in infancy, injury, operational interventions or taking antibiotics can cause the unsatisfactory growth of the young "Frenchman". Often, cured, the dog can catch up with his peers, the main thing is to prevent the transition of disease in chronic form.
What to feed for weight adjustment?
Specialists in breeding dogs of the breed of French Bulldog adhere to the opinion that the dog's weight adjustment should be thought when the individual reaches 1.5-2-year-old age. At the same time, individual features, sexuality, health status and lifestyle of the dog are taken into account. Correction of body weight is possible:
- in the direction of increasing, with insufficient weight;
- In the direction of the decrease, with excess weight of the pet.
It is not recommended to decide on adjustment in one way or another weight of weight without consultation with the veterinarian.
Before resorting to one of the types of weight adjustments, it is necessary to take into account the nutrition system of the pet. It can be based on natural feed or dry mixes. It is strictly recommended to mix these systems. It follows only one, which was chosen at the first appearance of the "Frenchman" in the house. Otherwise, the dog's body threatens disruption of the intestinal microflora up to non-refining food.
If the veterinarian recommends reduced the weight of the dog, then the competent approach to such an adjustment will consist in the following actions.
- Reduced portions and calorie content. A truly loving owner will not give in to the compatible glances of his pet, asking supplements. Food portion per day should not exceed 5-7% of the total mass of the dog. At first it will be not easy, but after 1-2 weeks, the French Bulldog will get used to such a regime. If the dog is held on a natural nutrition system, you should give more boiled vegetables (except potatoes, which can be given raw).
In the diet, low-fat cottage cheese or dairy products are required, marine non-fat fish without bones, legumes - everything is allocated to it 40-50%. Non-fat meat (by-products or bird) should be 20%, in addition to suitable (due to the tendency to allergies of this breed), the fraction of which in the diet is about 20-25%. Portions need to be weighed, feeding frequency - twice a day at the same time. Be sure to give vitamins that will recommend a veterinarian. Being on an industrial stern, you should also consult with a specialist, which feed is better suitable for lowering the weight of the dog and in what quantity to give them to the age and lifestyle of PSA. It is advisable to pay attention to the better feed of the premium class.
Once a day is allowed to give a small portion of the wet feed of the same manufacturer as dry.
- Increase physical activity. In overeating, you need to blame not PSA, but its owner, so it is necessary to change the situation with joint walks with rolling games with a stick or ball. At the beginning, "French" will be lazy, since the cubs of the crowned animal slows down, and he does not want to move at all. It should not be forced to force a pet run - to start with short walks, increasing gradually time and active loads. It is important that such a pastime brings the dog's pleasure. To determine whether there is an overweight from the "Frenchman", trying to felt the ribs of the animal. If it is possible to do it without difficulty, the dog does not have a stomach sagging, it moves without dirty, then its weight is normal. In the inverse situation, when the French Bulldog has a shortage of mass, they need to act according to the following scheme.
- Mandatory installation of the cause of the hood at the veterinarian, with the surrender of the tests. Possible culprits can be helminths that are sometimes detected from the first time, disruption of intestinal microflora, Rahit. Often, such a dog lacks certain vitamins - about this, as a rule, dull wool is evidenced, the poor condition of the eyes and mucous membranes. The specialist will appoint appropriate treatment, after which it is usually thinning.
- If health has no problems, you should pay attention to the quality of feed. It is possible to change the type of industrial feed on a more expensive or increase the share of meat products in natural feed, not forgetting vitamins.
- If the dog is healthy , try to find out what were the parents of the "Frenchman" - it is possible that this harness is hereditary.
- Frequency feedings to increase body weight should be increased to 3-4 times small But nutritional portions, preferably at the same time. Fitting a natural food dog, the diet should be distributed so that 2 \ 4 parts accounted for non-fat meat, animal protein, 1 \ 4 - on the cereals and 1 \ 4 on vegetables and fruits.
- Follow the French Bulldog behaves on a walk. If he refuses to run, he wants to sit, relax, then the time of walking should be reduced, but do not stop them, as the maintenance of muscle tone is necessary.
You must always remember and take into account the features of French nutrition bulldogs:
- tendency to a weight set;
- tendency to allergies;
- Not very strong immunity and health;
- Individual calculation of calorie consumption, based on the activity and age of the dog.
The owner showing attentive attitude towards the mass of his pet's body, as a result, it necessarily gets a healthy living, who lives the active and happy life of French Bulldog.
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