6 weeks----- 7.75"----------------- 8.25" - 8.5"
(It is a good thing to get in the habit of measuring your line of sheltie
An "old-timers" rule of thumb has always been "13 inches at three months -
"Add a little for the extremely heavy boned individuals. Subtract for light
Females that are 11" or more at three months or 13" or more at five months
No matter if the pups, male or female vary half an inch to one inch or so one
credits to Mary Van
Wagenen for years of research and tabulation:
7 weeks----- 8.25"-----------------
2 months---- 9" ------------------- 9.25" - 9.5" - 10"
10 weeks----- 9.5"------------------ 10"
3 months---- 11.5"----------------- 11.75"
3.5 months--- 12.25"----------------
4 months---- 13"-------------------
4.5 months--- 13.5"----------------- 14.5" - 14.75"
5 months---- 14"------------------- 14.75"
5.5 months--- 14.5"----------------- 14.75"
6 months---- 15"------------------- 15.25"
puppy development - as some lines quit growing at 5 months while others are
just beginning to get a good start. Joyce Miles)
oversize at maturity." Joyce Miles
The following was taken from the Nov. 1967 issue of Collie - Sheltie Review.
By Mrs. Sue Dunsmoor:
boned individuals. Male puppies that are 11" or more at three months, or 13"
or more at five months will be 15" or more at maturity. Just add four inches
to the three-month measurement or two inches to the five-month measurement to
arrive at the approximate mature height. Take bone structure into consideration.
will be 14" or more at maturity. Just add three inches to the three-month
measurement or one inch to the five-month measurement to arrive at the
approximate mature height, considering bone again.
way or another, the growth pattern seems to be the same - males and females
grow about two inches between three and five months. But males grow about
two inches after five months while females grow only about one inch usually."
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