Is my labradoodle a mini?

[browndog]

Another size question...

Our labradoodle is now 9 months old and only weighs 28.5 lbs. The breeder had said she would weigh between 35 and 45 lbs and be a medium size. She looks to be on the small size. Her mom was an 80lb apricot labradoodle and her dad was a 15lb chocolate poodle. What a size difference!

Does anyone have any thoughts on whether she is destined to be a smaller dog or could she still sprout up to a medium size?

We got her a big crate thinking she would be a lot bigger. I'm happy she is smaller but my husband I know was secretly hoping she would be a bit bigger. We love her either way though!

Any thoughts on size?

[Daisy'sMom]

She sounds very similar to my Daisy who is considered a medium size. Daisy is now 39 lbs at almost 2 years but she leveled off in weight and size a long time ago. She stayed at 35 lbs for a very long time and just recently put on a few more pounds (I only know this due to random vet visits). I thought the minis weighed a little less than 28 lbs at full growth/size but I'm not sure on that.

[jodysh]

My Malcolm is supposedly a small sized doodle. He's (I'm guessing) around 20 pounds now at 5.5 months. I was told he would be 30-35 pounds full grown.

So I guess we'll see

[browndog]

Thanks everyone. I guess she is just a small doodle. It sounds like they don't grow much after 9 months so I think she is just a small girl! A much loved small girl!

[Callie2011]

I'm guessing that weight sounds like it's on the money. I have a mini puppy, also 5.5 months old, she's around 13 lbs and was told she would be 20 to 25 lbs when grown.