These are current weights:
Finn: 70lbs
Tally:68 lbs
Tango:57 lbs

When they ate Canidae ALS, they were a bit heavier(Well, Tango was a baby so she didnt count): Finn 72 and Tally 75. Finn is 23 1/2 inches/ 6 years,Tango is a little slip of a girl, and Tally 24 and 16 months. The vet said Finn was perfect, but Tally a few pounds too heavy,and to get it off(he's strict). Now, both are lean and fit. I'd prefer two more pounds on Tally, however the vet is beyond pleased with their waists and wants to see Tally especially trim until he's two for ideal joint development.

 

Milly is somewhere between 68-71 pounds... so I went with 60-70 on the poll. I kind of think she's probably 71 right now (too many Christmas dog cookies, and not enough excercise the past few weeks) :doh:

I try to regulate her food intake like a hawk, and have had great success with this. I would like for her to be about 65-67 pounds... the vet has said that is ideal, but any smaller and at her age we could run into problems if she got sick. Right now the vet says she isn't overweight, but could stand to lose a few more pounds.

Pretty much overnight her weight ballooned (well in 2-3 months) her food intake wasn't change, and if anything maybe she was excercised just a small amount less, but the vet said at a certain age their metabolism can very quickly slow way down! At this point in time I thought she was 2 year younger than she is... and was not at all thinking I had a "geriatric dog." I kept feeding her the same measured amount, and thought hmmm, she looks chunky. Took her to the vet for an ear infection, and was shocked when she was 84 pounds (I'm embarrassed to say that outloud). I felt like such an awful dog owner, like I had failed her, and the vet was actually amazed I was so concerned. Apparently, I live in a city plagued with dog obesity, and what I found obese for Milly was just overweight (or so says the vet). I switched her to being fed twice a day (instead of once a day), cut back her food a little bit, and switched to a different diet (the switch was for her skin). The pounds flew off!

I now will always feed any dog I own twice a day (if not 3 tiny meals a day). It really has done wonders for her. I weigh her every few weeks, and keep a visual eye on her weight. Since she dropped the pounds it is like I have a young dog again... she can jump over logs, onto the bed, etc. It really was unfair ito her that I let her gain weight (in my defense it just happened so quickly I didn't catch it), but I have learned my lesson, and as far as my dog is concerned I'd rather her be a bit on the skinny side than over weight. It just isn't fair to their joints to carry those extra pounds.

Sorry I wrote a novel, again!

 

I've never had one that truly fit, even massively oversized, was over 85 pounds.

My current two are 53 and probably 56, and will probably each gain about five as they mature.

 

at her worst she was 112lbs, now she's hovering around 95 and the Vet is requesting her to be at 80. She is a very large golden though and towers over many of the other goldens in the neighborhood.

 

Mandie-42 lbs(yes she is full grown ,26 months old.)

Roy- 85 lbs

 

Luke - 80
Maggie - 56
Tucker - 53
Heidi - 100 (This is down from 127 when I got her in September, so she's doing great! Her ideal weight is around 80, like Luke.)

 

Maggie-66
Abbie-64
Houdini-63
Cruiser-85

 

I believe over 90 lbs. for any Golden to be obese, and yes I do know some are taller than others. that is why I say 90 lbs. I had one of those bigger Goldens, my Brandi. At her heaviest she was 92 lbs. and I realized she was "fat" although my vet said "she is a big girl but I would not let her get much heavier". I put her on a diet and over the next 12-18 months she lost over 20 lbs. She remained a steady 70-71 lbs. till the end. Below is a chart provided by Purina that is very good at evaluating your do. Just remember that with the coat of a Golden it may be best to do tis when the dog is wet.


Understanding Your Dog's Body Condition

Too Thin

1 Ribs, lumbar vertebrae, pelvic bones and all bony prominences evident from a distance. No discernible body fat. Obvious loss of muscle mass.
2 Ribs, lumbar vertebrae and pelvic bones easily visible. No palpable fat. Some evidence of other bony prominence. Minimal loss of muscle mass.
3 Ribs easily palpated and may be visible with no palpable fat. Tops of lumbar vertebrae visible. Pelvic bones becoming prominent. Obvious waist.

Ideal

4 Ribs easily palpable, with minimal fat covering. Waist easily noted, viewed from above. Abdominal tuck evident.
5 Ribs palpable without excess fat covering. Waist observed behind ribs when viewed from above. Abdomen tucked up when viewed.

Too Heavy

6 Ribs palpable with slight excess fat covering. Waist is discernible viewed from above but is not prominent. Abdominal tuck apparent.
7 Ribs palpable with difficulty; heavy fat cover. Noticeable fat deposits over lumbar area and base of tail. Waist absent or barely visible. Abdominal tuck may be present.
8 Ribs not palpable under very heavy fat cover, or palpable only with significant pressure. Heavy fat deposits over lumbar area and base of tail. Waist absent. No abdominal tuck. Obvious abdominal distension may be present.
9 Massive fat deposits over thorax, spine and base of tail. Waist and abdominal tuck absent. Fat deposits on neck and limbs. Obvious abdominal distention.

 

Jasper is 65 lbs and Danny is about 85 lbs. He's not even close to being obese. I keep a very close eye on their weights because I had let Jasmine get very overweight a few years ago and had to work to get 25 lbs off from her.

Danny at 85 lbs:

 

Here is Cruiser at 85 pounds and not a stitch of fat on him. He cant get heavy because of his heart.

 

This is such an interesting thread... here's my two...

Izzie is approx 75lb (35 kilos), and doesn't carry an ounce of fat. She is really fit and can run for miles! I have been told she's a large bitch (when I entered a few shows) but still within the breed standard. She is 2 on 3 January, so has youth on her side. You can actually see the muscle on her ribs when she runs... this girl makes me proud!

Obi is quite a bit larger than Izzie but is not overweight at all. He weighs in at about 85 lbs (40 kg) and is large, with heavy build an English Retriever (we are in UK). He did weigh 45 kg but I was shocked enough to cut his food, he lost the 5kg and is now as fit as a fiddle! I can see the muscle on his ribs when he runs too... He was 3 November just gone.

 

Champ is 86 pounds. He may be a bit overweight, but I don't think he looks obese. I am trying to get him to lose some, he used to be 88.

 

Jackson: about 77lbs.
Kailey: about 77lbs. (lost about 10lbs in 7 mos.) **DIET**

 

Aubrie weighs in the low-mid 60s now. That is her ideal weight.

Layla is a smaller built girl and weighs in the low 50s and she could stand to gain a couple of pounds. She just can't keep any weight on because she's always running

 

Layla hovers between 49 & 53...I'd love to keep her at 55, but it just isn't happening. She stands 23.5 inches, correct size for a bitch.

Blush is heaver at 60 pounds, she is very lean; just a larger boned/frame girl. she stands at 24 inches, also correct size.

 

I wonder if Skylie will be the same size as her look-a-like Layla She is about 42-45 pounds now at 5 and 1/2 months. I have no idea how big she will get

 

Priska is about 60pds for 23in.
Titus weighs 90pds for 26in without being fat!.

 

The first pic is Lucky now...he's 5Lb over weight and weighs about 80.


The second picture is when he was 20lb over-weight. He weighed 96lb. Its really hard for me to tell when he's gaining....

 

Ummmm I realize Lucky looks extra scruffy in that second picture. He was just about to start his big seasonal shed. His coat looks horrible just before the shed and just after.

 

Fergus and Lily are the same weight (about 72), but Fergus looks much bigger than Lily. He's all muscle, she's got more fat. I think Fergus is perfect as is and Lily is working on getting down to 65.

If only it was an easy to manage my own weight as it is to manage the weight of my dogs!! :doh:

 

Lucky is gorgeous, he's a big boy! Reminds me of Daisy. Daisy's weight right now hovers around 80, sometimes 81, sometimes 83. She used to weigh much more.

I know the ideal weight for females is much less than 80. I saw Daisy recently when she weighed 63 pounds and it looked like she was going to die. She was dieing, as a matter of fact. I would never want her to get much below 75 again. She's a big girl too, she's always the largest golden retriever in the bunch.

 

Lucky is gorgeous, he's a big boy! Reminds me of Daisy. Daisy's weight right now hovers around 80, sometimes 81, sometimes 83. She used to weigh much more.

I know the ideal weight for females is much less than 80. I saw Daisy recently when she weighed 63 pounds and it looked like she was going to die. She was dieing, as a matter of fact. I would never want her to get much below 75 again. She's a big girl too, she's always the largest golden retriever in the bunch.

Lucky's ideal is 75. I just couldn't imagine him less then that. At 75, I can feel his ribs even through the fur.

He is big....and its funny but as a puppy his weight and height was lower then average until he hit 6 months....then we had a spike

 

My 10 year old male Einstein weighs 88 pounds he looks overweight but get your hands on him and you can feel his ribs quite easily. The vet said he has alot of muscle tone due to all the swimming he does. Also he said muscle weighs more then fat.

 

Brooks is overweight right now, 3 1/2 yrs old and weighs 80 lb (or maybe a little more). We walk him twice every day, but he doesn't get to run that often. He has never liked to retrieve anything so throwing a ball isn't a way to get any exercise, and on his own he just walks around the yard. If inside he sleeps.
I have been cutting his food back.

 

Jack is 75 pounds and 3 years old, Chewie is 72 pounds and 2 years old.

 

Shy - 65 lbs
London - 63 lbs

 

Asia is up to 70 again...sigh. The vet wants her to be between 60-65 max.