blond1
Well-Known Member
My mongrel 
(7/8 lab 1/8 springer) is now 9 months old and is gorgeous. He was due to be wormed so I took him to the vets to use their scales in the waiting room. He weighed in at 31.3kg, the vet had popped into reception and made a passing comment that no lab should be over 30kg and then went back into his consulting room.
My boy is 24 inches/60cm tall and has huge paws, a deep chest and a wide head. He has a definite waist and you can see the outline of his last 3 ribs and also feel them easily. He has lots of energy and a shiny coat. He is fed on Arden Grange -large breed puppy- and this is weighed out each day for him and split into 2 meals and also used for training treats from his daily allowance. He does have the occasional tin of sardines and also a pigs ear about once a week. I have been careful about his weight to protect his joints while he's growing and often get told when he's out and about that he's thin/too skinny (by owners with really fat dogs). I'm happy with his weight now but I then got thinking that when he's fully mature he'll be heavier than he is now.
So...thinking of ignoring the vet as I feel if he drops below 30kg you'll be able to see each rib and he'll look like a charity case. If I can't trust him on something as basic as weight will seriously consider changing vets.
It would be interesting to hear what weight your labs are.
(7/8 lab 1/8 springer) is now 9 months old and is gorgeous. He was due to be wormed so I took him to the vets to use their scales in the waiting room. He weighed in at 31.3kg, the vet had popped into reception and made a passing comment that no lab should be over 30kg and then went back into his consulting room. My boy is 24 inches/60cm tall and has huge paws, a deep chest and a wide head. He has a definite waist and you can see the outline of his last 3 ribs and also feel them easily. He has lots of energy and a shiny coat. He is fed on Arden Grange -large breed puppy- and this is weighed out each day for him and split into 2 meals and also used for training treats from his daily allowance. He does have the occasional tin of sardines and also a pigs ear about once a week. I have been careful about his weight to protect his joints while he's growing and often get told when he's out and about that he's thin/too skinny (by owners with really fat dogs
). I'm happy with his weight now but I then got thinking that when he's fully mature he'll be heavier than he is now. So...thinking of ignoring the vet as I feel if he drops below 30kg you'll be able to see each rib and he'll look like a charity case. If I can't trust him on something as basic as weight will seriously consider changing vets.
It would be interesting to hear what weight your labs are.
