How old before they are fully grown?

[DynaBMan]

Duke was a year old in January. I weighed him today and he weighs 21 pounds. I think he is about 9-10 inches high. How long before he is fully mature physically?

PS: I am feeding him 1/2 cup of Iams dry kibble in the morning and the same in the evening.

[tandemgal]

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[IzFro]

Izzy and Frodo are 15 months old tomorrow, I thought they were done growing, , guess they might have some left to go .
They're my first also, so I'm still learning too

Lauren

[Lowgan]

Actually I wanted to know the answer to this question too, thanks for asking DynaBMan.

Lowgan is only 7 1/2 months and weighs about 25 lbs..is he too big, over feeding him?

[corginut]

I'm not a breeder either but it seems that Canadian bred Corgis are smaller than American bred. I have had both and Wylm, from a California kennel matured much larger than either my two Canadian bred. My imagination or fact?

[Cheetah]

Shippo's breeder says around 2 years. Also, Shippo is a Canadian-bred corgi, but he is around 27 lbs, and 12 inches at the shoulders. He is a year old now, so I guess he still has some developing to do, so he'll probably be around 30 lbs when it's all done.

I think weight has more to do with the lines, not the country. The AKC standard for male corgis says 30lbs max. >^^;<

[tandemgal]

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[Len1782]

KC is 1 yrs old and weighs about 23 lbs. She's a petite girl, but then again her mother was a petite lady too. I used to think that she looked smaller than other corgi's I've seen, but she's eats well and has solid and meaty structure.

[Fluffypants]

Originally Posted by tandemgal

Dinh,

Luckily we have discussed weight several times b4 you came on board so I can help a little here. The consensus is ....

you should not be able to see your corgi's ribs but you should be able to feel them with what amounts to one or two slices of sandwich cheese over the ribs ... think corgi sandwich without the bread - if you've got bread and cheese then your corgi is too chunky....

there are of course Corgi standards for height and weight but the more important thing to go on weight wise is your own corgi's bone structure and height...

Excellent summation T-Gal!

[IzFro]

ROFL!!
I love it tandemgal!

[Lowgan]

I see, Lowgan still has his "waist" and I can definitely feel his ribs and maybe one slice of cheese..haha Good, sometimes I worry if he's getting chunky. In our apt complex, there's a pembrooke the same age but she's a lot smaller than him, but a very adorable r/w

[glencorgi]

Originally Posted by tandemgal

you should not be able to see your corgi's ribs but you should be able to feel them with what amounts to one or two slices of sandwich cheese over the ribs ... think corgi sandwich without the bread - if you've got bread and cheese then your corgi is too chunky....

T-gal, your keyboard got a bit dyslexic there and reversed things. You want to be able to feel the ribs, not count them, and not visibly see them. The sandwich illustration tho' is excellent. Most appropriate considering the it is corgis we are talking about afterall.

Maturity, by a year they should reach their full height and length. From there they'll begin bodying up, chest drops and maturing on out. By age two, you can pretty much see what you have. Some lines/dogs are slower to mature than others tho'. In the conformation ring a dog might finish it's championship young as a puppy, but won't start it's "specials" career until it is 3 or 4 years old when it has fully matured out.

Debbie

[Bayoucorgi]

Or you could take lessons from my herding trainer who walks into the round pen and said, "your dog is fat". Liam was 15 months a week ago, weighs 24 pounds and is 12" at the shoulder. My friend told me he is small but he seems about the same as most I've seen.

He has bread, cheese and a little lunch meat on his ribs but has been on a "diet" and we're walking more. He used to get 1/2 cup Iams kibble morning and evening but now he gets 1/2 cup with a shake less. He always cleans up his food now because he thinks we're out to starve him.. And we pick up the catfood when he is in the house because he likes to sneak some. We changed to the mini-puppy cookies for bedtime. And dad and kids can't give him goodies from the table. Not that I would ever sneak him a snack.

In horse terms, we call him an "easy keeper". Me too.

[LittlePonzo]

My dog, a pembroke, named Ponzo is a small male. He is currently trying to shed a pound of excess winter weight and he is 24.5 pounds. Ponzo is 14 months old and was 23.3 lb. at a year. He has smaller bone structure that most corgis we know, yours could be the same way. I know that my breeder said he really won't be fully matured until about 2 - 3 years but I believe she meant really out of puppy stage, not growth wise. Although, I could be wrong.

[glencorgi]

Originally Posted by LittlePonzo

I know that my breeder said he really won't be fully matured until about 2 - 3 years but I believe she meant really out of puppy stage, not growth wise. Although, I could be wrong.

She meant growth wise , corgis are famous for Peter Pan syndrome - they never quite grow up out of puppy stage.

Debbie