I wonder if anyone can help me. I have a 6 month old Great Dane pup, he is lovely, adorable & full of energy but a few people (including my vet) has said he is over weight but i dont think he is! Can anyone help me by saying what his ideal weight should be at this age?

I dont think that u can give a specific weight as an ideal...they come in all shapes n sizes.
the reason this will have been said is that with giants its better to keep them slim when developing as u dont want any excess weight to affect the developing bones and joints.
The best measurement guide i can give u is u shound be able to feel the ribs easily (without pressing too hard) but not see them.

I've no idea about great dane pups but when we had William my greyhound he was 8 months old. He looked ribby to me and when walking him people would say he needed a good meal. I took him to a champ show under a breed specialist. He won puppy dog and had to challenge the bitch for best puppy. The bitch won. The judge came to me after and said he liked him a lot but he was at the gangly teenage stage and the bitch being younger wasn't. I said I was struggling to get weight on him but the judge said he doesn't need weight on it will damage his joints he needed to mature first.

The ginat breeds should not carry excess weight as a puppy as it can put to much strain on joints and cause problems in later life.

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Sammy you may be gone but your sprit will always live on in the sunbeams R I P Sammy

William- 6/11/03 - 24/3/10
Midge - 8/2/11 - 10-2-11

Thanks for the help, i know being a giant breed he should not have excess weight because of his bones & joints. His ribs are lightly covered, you can feel his ribs easily & you can see his back two ribs most of the time. The breeder says that he is an ideal weight & size but having others contradict that is annoying as i dont know if im doing right or wrong.

I would listen to the breeder. If they are a good breeder would they know the breed and whats best for them

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Sammy you may be gone but your sprit will always live on in the sunbeams R I P Sammy

William- 6/11/03 - 24/3/10
Midge - 8/2/11 - 10-2-11

thats what i am going to do, they have been very helpfull with any questions & queries i have had.