When will my dog stop growing?

4Chickens

I have a tri-colour male border collie. He is 10 months old now. At what age will he be fully grown? Do I need to think about getting a bigger doggy door?

Hintza

He will be virtually the size of an adult by now but will just fill out. My Springer I reckon was the same size at 10 months as he is now (20 months) but noticeably filled out until he was about 18 months old.

I have some friends who have ones of a similar age and they are still quite scrawny so some might take a little longer.

Edit:- He was on puppy food (Beta) until he was 16-18 months old, mainly because he liked it and we had been through a fait few brands prior to that. He was a fussy begger. Now on a mixture of Beta working and Broke (not quite BARF but butchers off cuts).

4Chickens

Thanks for your reply.
My McPooch ain't scrawny, I reckon he weights 4-5 stone and he's solid muscle. I am 5ft 5in and when he stands on his back legs he can put his front paws on my chest. I reckon you are right, he's going to fill out sideways. So, I will be needing a wider doggy door then.:D

provista_2

My Border Collie was pretty much full grown by about this age and she now weights approx 17kg and stands 19 inch to her shoulder.

Hintza

I wouldn't rush to change it. Just keep an eye on it and if it really becomes an issue then do it. I know what my dogs can het through and its normally a gap that appears smaller than him.

snowman2_2

A male border collie is pretty much fully grown at 10 months old, maybe a bit of maturing left