akita growth

jellyfish · May 2012

So, I have a Japanese Akita. Simply out of curiosity, I was wondering how much and how fast your akita grew in height and weight as a pup. I don't exactly get to see many akitas. In fact, I've only seen my breeder's dogs and never another line.
Toki is 8 months as of this last sunday. Here is what i've come up with.

2 months: 15lb
2.5 months: 19lb
3 months: 25lb
4 months: 30lb
4.5 months: 38lb
5 months: 40
6 months: 55
7 months: 65
8 months: 70

I'm super excited to see just how tall he will get in these next four months. Right now, he is 24.5-25 inches. Granted, an iPad and a yardstick make for clumsy measuring devices when you have a puppy squirming around, but consistently i'll usually get 24.5"-25".
Anyway, just wanted to see if anyone else knew how their pups grew

-julia

p.s. here is some photos of Toki keeping calm and chiving on.
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timkim · May 2012

hmm I'm korean and we use cm lol. 25 inch = 63cm. he is already little taller than my female. my female is 60cm around 23 inch. My female used to be around 54-56 at that age. so he will get good 5-8 cm for sure. 70cm tall male akita is great size and It is my dream size for my male. we can compare our male's size at feb akiho show!!!! Tachi has huge head and foot so I guess he will grow more!!! btw Weight doesn't really matter. since dog can be overweight or thin. and they will gain alot of weight after 1 year old since they will get thicker. specially male.

PoetikDragon · May 2012

Gojira stopped growing at 8 months like a clock turned off. She's just under 50lbs but you wouldn't know it looking at her; I am happy with her build and proportion, and she will only improve after she is bred. I don't have a proper wicket to measure my dogs so I couldn't tell you their heights precisely. Gojira is right at 24" or just under it by my reckoning. Mosura is a good 1" to 2" taller and filling out but not putting on any height since I got her - she is now 10 months. She weighs the same as Gojira, approximately. I swear Ghidora is 4" taller than Goji, but that would make him huge, so I think it's just his posture - he arches his back a lot. He stopped noticeably growing around 9-10 months as well and continues to look like a lanky teen without filling out at all. He is at least 70lbs last time I was able to see the bathroom scale under my feet while holding him up... lol