A friend told me that a mutual acquaintance was selling her "Zique" daughter to a pet home as she was now too big. The pup had been quite consistent in her wins in minor puppy classes, but now at 61cms at 9 months she was too big for the show career that they had hoped for her.
I'm not stupid, I've watched Meerah getting taller and taller and as you can see in the photo, there is still quite a lot of bone growth in her knuckle. Oh hell, I did it, I measured her, 6 days before the day - 55cms -pushing 56cms feck! My heart sank, but really it was only confirmation of what I've observed! (but when you actually haven't measured them, well you just hope!) Meerah is now the biggest, heaviest female I've had at this age and I fear there is so much more to come. Put it this way she is now taller than Beti was at 6 months and almost as heavy as she was at the same age. Actually, she is almost the same size and weight as Orin was. What happens over this next month is crucial as bitches grow on average 2.5cms after 6 months, an adult bitch should be between 55 and 60cms .. Early indications are that we are fecked!!!!
