when does the average pit bull stop growing ???

**gh666x** · 06-18-2007, 10:57 PM

I bought a pit bull awhile ago shes about 10 months old now , and she seems pretty small to me, shes about 40 pounds but fairly skinny, I;m just curious is this normal? when do pit bulls really start to bulk out and finish growing I was reading on the net it can take up too 2 years?

thanks
graham

**bahamutt99** · 06-19-2007, 12:52 AM

It depends. Some lines mature more slowly than others. My dog, for example. She seemed to stop growing around 8 months, but she didn't really seem to mature until she was around 2.5 or 3 years old.

**Big Manny Jr.** · 06-19-2007, 02:10 PM

The muscle comes with age and conditioning. I personal like my pits small. Males around 50 lbs. and females around 35-40 lbs. True to form.

**JRSPITS** · 06-22-2007, 12:34 PM

It all depends on what bloodline you have and what size the ancestors are. I have a four year old Eddington male that didn't stop adding weight until he was 3.5 years old. My colby female was at adult height and weight at 11months.

**Patch O' Pits** · 06-22-2007, 01:59 PM

From my experience the average APBT stops growing in height tween 8 months to a year and then fills out and matures until 2-3 years old. As others have said it depends on the bloodline. It also depends on environmental factors such as a dog with health issues, a runt, worms, quality of food

I don't think that my Patcheeno fully matured until he was 5.