Maltese Dog Weight?
I have a maltese that is almost one year old and yesterday I weighed myself then weighed my maltese and there was just a 7.5 difference.
Is it bad that my maltese isnt even a year and possibly already the average weight? i dont know if the scale messed up because it never seems right all the time but the past few weeks there has been about a 6-8 pound difference.
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Small dogs tend to mature earlier then larger/medium size dogs. She/he is probably at her full maturity. If you feel her/his sides and you can feel the ribs then he/she is not overweight. Check the label on the dog food you are feeding and check the amount of food you are feeding. Even small dogs need some exercise … make sure she/he is getting enough.
If she is almost a year old she should be at her adult weight or pretty much there. It sounds like she is just fine.
It does not matter unless you plan to show. The grand son of one of my 5 pound studs is 7.5 . All parent dogs have been DNA tested for 3 + generations and been 6 pounds or less with many champions in the back round. If you feed the best quality food then as the puppy grows it will reach the top of its inherited weight. I would not give a lesser food to get a smaller dog as that is just not smart or healthy. I also have a stud that is just under 4 pounds and the smaller ones are very fragile and do not always do well as pets. If you can imagine a rib the size of a toothpick then you can understand that extra safety issues must be considered. I feel the best pet weight to be around 6 to 7 pounds. Dogs to small or to large for the breed standard, in the show ring, can be frowned upon by judges though. Also a scale that goes up to 10 pounds starting with ounces or less is best.