I took Sierra to puppy kindergarten class last night and the trainers said something that has been bugging me. theywere playing with her and noticed that she is starting to get her adult teeth in. They said that's usually when a dog stops growing and that I'll be lucky if she grows another inch or so and that she will be tiny for a Newf. She is just about as tall as our Black Lab right now. And all of the research I've done says that Newfs grow in height for the first year and muscle up the second year. Now if that's true, then she's got 7 more months of growing left. And I know it may have nothing to do with it, but her parents were massive dogs...
Anyway I was hoping that since she is my first Newf and most of you have had more experience with this, can you tell me if the trainers are right? Or his her growth rate normal? Here are her stats:
She is 20 inches at the shoulder, 49 pounds and she is just about 5 months old.
These trainers have been training dogs for 34 years, are reputable and they breed Belgian Turverns (I know I spelled it wrong!). I trust what they say about training dogs and caring for dogs, but hope they are mistaken because they don't deal with Newfs. One of the major factors in my decision to get a Newf is because they are such large dogs. I love my girl no matter what, but I will be sorely disappointed if she is going to stay this small.