Comments on: It’s official: Biggles is a monster! http://www.fourleggedpal.com/2008/10/20/its-official-biggles-is-a-monster/ Life with Beanie the Beagle & Biggles Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan Westlake http://www.fourleggedpal.com/2008/10/20/its-official-biggles-is-a-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Susan Westlake Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:07:50 +0000 http://www.fourleggedpal.com/?p=671#comment-1336 He's not the slightest bit fat. I thought he looked fat in his photos, but when you feel him you realise that it's big folds of loose skin. You can feel his ribs easily. The vets were all quite shocked to learn he's only 7 weeks old! But they also thought he was in great shape so he's definately healthy! I'm not sure how heavy beanie was at the same age, but she looked like a little, perfectly proportioned dog. There was no loose skin and no big, oversized feet. At 12 weeks she was only 3.8kg. So I'm assuming that the big feet and loose skin are indicators that a pup is genetically programmed to grow BIG!!! I've got a video of Beanie and her litter mates at the same age. I'll dig it out and post it up. How heavy are clara and tara now? He’s not the slightest bit fat. I thought he looked fat in his photos, but when you feel him you realise that it’s big folds of loose skin. You can feel his ribs easily. The vets were all quite shocked to learn he’s only 7 weeks old! But they also thought he was in great shape so he’s definately healthy!

I’m not sure how heavy beanie was at the same age, but she looked like a little, perfectly proportioned dog. There was no loose skin and no big, oversized feet. At 12 weeks she was only 3.8kg.

So I’m assuming that the big feet and loose skin are indicators that a pup is genetically programmed to grow BIG!!!

I’ve got a video of Beanie and her litter mates at the same age. I’ll dig it out and post it up.

How heavy are clara and tara now?

]]> By: Louise McAllister http://www.fourleggedpal.com/2008/10/20/its-official-biggles-is-a-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Louise McAllister Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:28:46 +0000 http://www.fourleggedpal.com/?p=671#comment-1334 Biggles certainly is bit - but not too bid, just checked and Tara at 8 weeks was 4.1kg with Clara a bit lighter at 3.75kg - so I think a pretty healthy weight. Biggles certainly is bit – but not too bid, just checked and Tara at 8 weeks was 4.1kg with Clara a bit lighter at 3.75kg – so I think a pretty healthy weight.

]]> By: Paul Roberts http://www.fourleggedpal.com/2008/10/20/its-official-biggles-is-a-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Paul Roberts Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:38:08 +0000 http://www.fourleggedpal.com/?p=671#comment-1327 Hehe if you think it's loud in the video, you should hear it "live". My ears were actually ringing afterwards! Hehe if you think it’s loud in the video, you should hear it “live”. My ears were actually ringing afterwards!

]]> By: Kirby http://www.fourleggedpal.com/2008/10/20/its-official-biggles-is-a-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 Kirby Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:34:40 +0000 http://www.fourleggedpal.com/?p=671#comment-1324 I jumped out my seat when my mum played the video. Now I need to find out who gives dogs computer lessons. I jumped out my seat when my mum played the video. Now I need to find out who gives dogs computer lessons.

]]> By: River http://www.fourleggedpal.com/2008/10/20/its-official-biggles-is-a-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 River Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:17:23 +0000 http://www.fourleggedpal.com/?p=671#comment-1305 They had all my beagles howling! The howl heard round the world! Biggles is so cute. They had all my beagles howling! The howl heard round the world! Biggles is so cute.

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