BIG Labrador Retrievers

If you are wondering what is the right dog for you, this is the place to be. In this introductory forum we talk about topics such as breed vs. mix, size, age, grooming, breeders, shelters, rescues as well as requirements for exercise, space and care. No question is too silly here. This particular forum is for getting and giving helpful, nice advice. It is definitely not a forum for criticizing someone else's opinion, knowledge or advice. This forum is all about tail wagging and learning.

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Buddy

You can't catch- me.

Barked: Tue Mar 8, '11 6:01pm PST


	American pitbulls can weigh anywhere from 22-110 (RARE). A very common misconception is that APBT's are muscle bound hulks that weigh in around 85 pounds and this is generally not the majority, Most of the APBT's that Are that large have been crossed with other breeds. I think for size people threw a bit of mastiff into the APBT lines..im not 100% sure i'll have to do some more reading on it. Edited by author Tue Mar 8, '11 6:04pm PST

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Bam-Bam, CGC

Lil' Rubble

Barked: Wed Mar 9, '11 3:05pm PST


	To those of you who have the oversized animals, I'm particularly curious as to when the males were neutered? Early speutering can result in extended long bone growth, thus resulting in a "too tall" animal. This is why in the Mastiff world, we end up with Mastiffs that're as tall as Great Danes. Of course, then the other reason is breeders trying to create the biggest they can... which is one thing that saddens me about my breed. Reyna's grandsire was 36" at the shoulders and 275lbs at 2 yrs old. And he was healthy for a dog of that size. Unfortunately that particular breeder forgot that temperament was important too... Anyhow, tangent. I own big dogs, but I can't stand when those in my breed go for that big size only

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Lantis

I love small- dogs..

Barked: Wed Mar 9, '11 4:03pm PST


	Lantis is oversized at 31" at the shoulder. He is a gigantic Doberman.. the size of a small Great Dane. He was neutered around 6 months or so, but his mother as I recall was also huge as was his father. It's not unusual for Dobes z-listed (carrying albinism) to have extremely poor conformation and be oversized, unfortunately.

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Hershey Bear

Silly old bear

Barked: Fri Mar 11, '11 7:56am PST


	Buddy: The standard for the American Pit Bull Terrier states that the weight range should be 30-60 lbs. Some males can be 70lb-ish. The American Staffordshire Terrier has a 40-80lb range, and are thicker/blockier than the APBT, but not excessively so. Any pit bull that is 80-100lbs , is not a pit bull. There are unscrupulous breeders out there that import other breeds into their breeding lines for size - look up the American Bully and you'll see what I mean. Edited by author Fri Mar 11, '11 7:57am PST

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Member Since
10/20/2012

Barked: Sat Oct 20, '12 11:35am PST


	I think I have the largest female Lab ever, she's 105 lbs of solid muscle, and probably has a few pounds to go yet maybe 110-115. Never seen or heard of one larger. Would be interesting to know if I was right.

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Trigger

*Blackdog*

Barked: Mon Oct 22, '12 7:28am PST


	"I think I have the largest female Lab ever, she's 105 lbs of solid muscle, and probably has a few pounds to go yet maybe 110-115. Never seen or heard of one larger. Would be interesting to know if I was right." I hope that's not something you're pleased about, because that's just devastating for the dog..... I cannot imagine the bone and joint issues she's going to have as she ages, and they're no doubt going to hit her at a very young age. She's certainly not going to be able to do anything she was bred to do for any significant amount of time, my Lab boys would be miserable Did you get her from a breeder? If so are you spitting nails at them?(I know I would be suing to get my money back and then some to cover her vet care as she ages) Are her breeders going to reimburse/compensate you for the issue? I hope you have her on supplements already? I realize the topic is old but the issue of over sized Labs comes down to three main factors: 1.) bad breeding - as someone else mentioned AKC has NOTHING to do with quality....so many people see those letters or the word "papered" and assume they're getting quality when that is more often than not, not at all the case 2.) neutering too early 3.) feeding too much or the wrong ratios of calcium/phosphorus - a dog growing GIANT quickly in puppyhood is nothing to be proud of or brag about. It hurts the dog and will cripple it later in life.

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Squ'mey

too old to eat- any more KD

Barked: Mon Oct 22, '12 8:24am PST


	Trigger..this was a zombie post from a year ago..Me thinks the goblins are trying to stir up trouble by reviving old threads. Hallowe'en & a weekend brings out the imps

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Trigger

*Blackdog*

Barked: Mon Oct 22, '12 8:59am PST


	Squ - I just couldn't hold back responding to the post above mine that dredged the thread up. It made me so sad to hear someone seemed to actually be anticipating their dog getting that big. Just like the Dane that recently made the GBWR. Born to suffer is all that is when it comes to a living being I hope it's just a fluke that someone dug this up and the situation isn't real.

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Chewy

Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome

Barked: Tue Oct 23, '12 10:41am PST


	I know this was a zombie post but oh well. It's alive!!! I know in the old post I posted he was 27" and 103lbs, but those were actually wrong. If he holds still he stands closer 28" and the vet confirmed he's actually 109 pounds. I'm unsure of what type of breeder he came from, I'm pretty sure it was a backyard breeder though. Mom was a small-ish dog, and his father was pretty big. Probably on the large side of the standard, maybe a bit more. He was fed the amount food recommended, and at 6 months of age he was neutered. He still got to this size. Trigger thanks for posting here. I know your response was to the other poster, but I just wanted to clarify that my family didn't go out looking for a giant Lab so we could go around and brag. We were looking for nice pup that could be a great family dog. He is exactly that, when we picked him we didn't know he was going to get as big as he is and we don't go around boasting about it like some people do. We love him and he loves us and that's all that matters. He's had no health or physical problems in his 8 years. I realize at his age and being this big there is a greater risk for joint problems, so I put him on a diet to take off some weight even though he was at a good weight. So far it's going great. At the end of this diet, he won't be as big and he won't weigh as much, but I don't care I want him to be healthy. I've heard of others who have dogs at a good weight and feed them more just so they can get bigger, then they brag about their 100+ pound dog that is fat. What saddens me is I've seen videos of people claiming to have 110+ pound labs and the dogs are, plain and simple. FAT. And when people comment saying the dog is obese and should go on a diet the poster of the video replies, "not even close he's just big" Then they claim they go through a 40 pound bag of dog food in 4 days between their two labs, both obese, and their smaller dog.