Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Dickens Weighs In



My old Golden, Winzer, weighed about 65 pounds for most of his life. He looked bigger than that, but when he was wet he had the proportions of a bobblehead dog, with a huge head, a skinny body, and a ratlike tail. Daisy, now in her 12th year, has never gotten above about 36 pounds. (Update as of Sept. 1: At her last vet visit she was up to 50 pounds.)

Dickens' license expires tomorrow, and the renewal form asked for a current rabies certificate, so I took him to the vet this afternoon for a shot. The doc put him on the scales and when he called out the weight I did a double-take.

Eighty-nine pounds.

Dickens, who is 17 months old, and who weighed about 70 pounds when I adopted him, now weighs just 12 pounds less than Winzer and Daisy together. Dickens is a short-haired Golden, too, so what you see is what you get, and what you see is a dense, thickly muscled dog.

I'm told Goldens are puppies until they're about three years old. No one told me when they stop growing. I'm hoping it's soon, because if he gets any bigger I can get a saddle for him and ride him to town.

3 comments:

  1. Holy Cow! I mean, holy dog! Dickens outweighs me, and I'm a solid 80lbs. But it's not how big you are but how GOOD you are, and Dickens is being very, very good...right?
    ~Rex & momma

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  2. Yes, he's being very good. The craziness that characterized his first few months here is all but gone. He still gets the barkies now and then but he stops when I call him. He loves rides in the car, and fetching his ball, although we're still working on getting him to let it go when he brings it back.

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  3. Good job, Dad. Can you imagine three homes in what, 10 months? You have given him forever, (which is, like 20 minutes for them...but not really). How is Miss Daisy? We love your posts, and hope to hear more soon. Momma (& Rex)

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