Expert: Jannie Balliett - 2/2/2010

Question
Our female is currently a tall - skinny - all legs boxer!  She is wonderful - though I am ready for her to calm down a bit!! lol   My questions are about her growth: 1) She has been her current weight for the past 4 months.  The vet says this is normal for an active 11 month boxer.  When will I know she is at her peak as far as weight. 2) When will she stop growing in height?  3.) I know that boxers start to grow "wide" and fill out.  When will this begin.
I thank you for your help!  You have always been a great help!

Answer
You didn't mention her weight- but she is still growing at 1 year. Usually, they reach the adult weight at 2 years old.

The female is perfect age for breeding at 2 years old and physically mature (and emotionally).

An adult female can weight any where from 55-75 pounds, and an adult male, 70-90 pounds.

At 2 years of age, she will "fill out" more due to hormonal changes and maturity.

Height varies because of parents and grandparents genetics.

If your vet said she is normal and okay- then she is. She will grow a little more to her adult weight and height by 2, and fill out nicely.