The American Beagler Forum

i like a big dog atleast 14
and i just bought this pup
hes 5 1/2 months old and is probally 11 inches tall
i got a lot in him with paying for him and having him shipped
hoping he makes a decent size dog
but im not thinking hes going to
how big do u think he will be.
He been put up in a crowded small kennel
so hopefully now that hes got room and gettin exersize he will start growing

I've been told measure them at six months and then add an inch.

he measures about 11 3/4 inch or closer to 12 inches
turns 6 months old the 18th of feb.

He'll probably be close to a 13 inch hound.

thanjs for ur input
but i dont know how accurate
the 6 month add a inch scale is
lol
but thanks

wildcatfan0309 wrote:thanjs for ur input
but i dont know how accurate
the 6 month add a inch scale is
lol
but thanks

Im not sure how accurate it is either but i have heard that from a few different people!! I got 2 pups that will be 6 months old in a month so i will test the theory

i say your looking at a 13 1/2 to a 14 inch beagle. Remember they grow a little after a year old.

Have male be 2 in April but at 10 months old he was 13 inches. He is 14.5 right now . Took a growth spurt over the summer.

kjohn2hunt wrote:Have male be 2 in April but at 10 months old he was 13 inches. He is 14.5 right now . Took a growth spurt over the summer.

thats what im hoping for
that kinda proves the ol 6 month and add a inch to be a myth huh

do u measure from the ground to the top of shoulder ? or back

just behind the shoulder blades

I would guess 13 inch at the most,but thats just my guess good luck.

I forgot to mention that my pups are 13"s and 5 months old and i want them to be close to 15"s and im worried they wont be!

With the bloodlines we run when they reach 36 weeks they are pretty much done growing other than filling out. We start measuring them at 12 weeks and they average 1 /4 inch a week up until they are 30 weeks old and then they usually slow down to 1/8 inch for the next 6 weeks. We have done that for years and it is not totally accurate but works for 95% of the dogs we measure. We have done this for probably over a 100 dogs and seems to work for us. We used to run only small dogs so we were very interested in where they were going to end up.
This video might help you in how to measure a dogs.


AKCRep explaining how to measure a dog.


http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?v ... e-9bs&ns=1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDS-A49-_cM

mcardery2k wrote:With the bloodlines we run when they reach 36 weeks they are pretty much done growing other than filling out. We start measuring them at 12 weeks and they average 1 /4 inch a week up until they are 30 weeks old and then they usually slow down to 1/8 inch for the next 6 weeks. We have done that for years and it is not totally accurate but works for 95% of the dogs we measure. We have done this for probably over a 100 dogs and seems to work for us. We used to run only small dogs so we were very interested in where they were going to end up.
This video might help you in how to measure a dogs.


AKCRep explaining how to measure a dog.


http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?v ... e-9bs&ns=1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDS-A49-_cM

really interesting
i hope my grows on the same scale as urs
if so he will be around 14 1/4 to 14 1/2