Mini Schnauzer - when will he stop growing! :D Health

Colin is 4 months and one week old...and 5.5 kgs!

On a walk today he met another mini friend
I presumed she was a pup, but was shocked to find she was 5 years old!! Colin was at least as big as her

just re-read my books and 5.4kg is the small scale of normal for a male mini!

Eeek my colin is going to be a big boy i think!

Does anyone know when they keep growing til?

Im thinking he may be a throw back to the standards! haha

Kat xxx

Sounds like he will be a big boy as I'm sure at 4 months old he will still have a fair bit of growing to do! I'm sure most dogs generally slow down at about 1 year old or so but this varies slightly from breed to breed.

wow almost 8 months to grow and already at the size of a small adult! He's going to be massive (for a mini!)

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met the 5 year old mini today (called Raisin which I thought was a fab name!)
Colin is MUCH bigger than her! eeek

Can any mini owners tell me when your mini stopped growing - or slowed down?


xxx

You sure they didnt sell you a giant by mistake?

I'm seriously beginning to wonder!! haha

if minis were bred from standards surely there will be some throw backs in there!

(I love him whatever size he'll be :-o)
..but might need a bigger crate
and bed
and more food


and we'll need a bigger house!


xxx

I have 2 Mini Schnauzers and they are roughly the correct weight/height, but others around me are much heavier bult and stocky.

One of these (Kai) must be about 2-3 inches taller than Leo and probably twice as wide - he could easily be mistaken for a small Standard Schnauzer.

I think Leo stopped growing at around a year old - since then he has just filled out but not grown much, if at all.

My other Mini Schnaizer is a rescued bitch - she is smaller than Leo and looks tiny compared to Kai.