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Get it right from the start. You can expect to see the most visible and obvious growth spurt from whelping to the age of six months. But there may be subtle growing, changing, filling out, slimming down and other markers all the way up to the age of two years and beyond. Does this mean that your Dutch Shepherd will be a full-blown puppy up to the age of two years old? Thankfully, the answer to this question is no. We will take a look at this important question here in the next section.
For this reason, in some ways, Dutch Shepherds are always puppies, at least in the sense that they always need firm, positive direction and training with continual reinforcement throughout life. Why is this? The simple reason is that Dutch Shepherds have an independent streak and a mind of their own. They are intelligent dogs that have a long history of working independently with people, sometimes at a great distance from their people. So Dutch Shepherds are used to making up their own minds and acting accordingly.
This is why a Dutch Shepherd is never out of training, in a manner of speaking. It is critical to know this before you bring one of these dogs into your family! Typically, a Dutch Shepherd adult dog will stand between Male Dutch Shepherds can be a bit taller and heavier than female adult dogs. Also, even in puppyhood, a Dutch Shepherd dog is a lean breed, rangy and tall, with thin legs and tail and a body built for running, jumping, and herding.
So, how big do Dutch Shepherds get? On average, Dutch Shepherds generally reach between 21 and 25 inches in height and weigh between pounds. Males are typically slightly heavier than females. Either way, this breed is known for being slender in physique. They are energetic, lively, and athletic, retaining a number of their traits and tendencies from the days that they were put to work.
Thankfully, they are highly trainable, obedient, and affectionate, making them an excellent companion so long as their needs are met.
Dutch Shepherds are naturally slight and slender. This is mostly due to their desire to run and burn through a lot of energy, with the more active dogs of the breed being particularly lean. And compared to their cousin breeds, the German or Belgian Shepherds, they are somewhat smaller even if they strike a resemblance.
Proportionately, they are well balanced — they have a deep and long chest, slightly sprung ribs, and powerful legs. This dog possesses a wedge-shaped head when viewed from above and does appear somewhat elongated. They have triangular, erect ears. The average Dutch Shepherd will reach their full adult size by months of age.
They typically grow much faster for the first 6 months and gradually slow down for the remaining months of growth. There are some reports from owners that this dog can continue to fill out for several years beyond the first year of age. Although this is not always observed in every dog; and changes have been reported as somewhat marginal and very slowly occurring. For the Dutch Shepherd, puppyhood does not magically end around 1 year of age when they start to reach their more standard size.
And before this time, and in the early months of life, sufficient socialization and training and vital for this breed. It is when they learn how to behave as an adult dog; knowing how to interact in different social situations, contexts, peoples, and environments.
And for a herding dog by nature that is more protective and has a higher prey drive, you can expect puppyhood to particularly more important and somewhat challenging. You can have a fully mature dog physically, but they still need to be closely managed for a further year.
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