Sam!

(Sam wins because he is a sweet happy dog with lots of time in the woods, good treats to snack on, and great friends.)

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(For contest details, see here.)

 

Right after Sam gained 5 lbs in a week (that would be week 13), I spent some time looking up canine growth rates and adult vs puppy weights. The best guess I could come up with went something like*:

 

(Weight at 14 weeks) x 2 + 7.5 % will be the dogs weight at 6 months.

Then, (depending on breed) 6 mo weight x 10% = adult weight.

/ahem

Sam at 14 weeks weighed 25 pounds.  So the estimate was 53.75 pounds.

Today, at 6 mo, Sam weighted 53.7 pounds.  (Yeah, go figure. Spot on.)

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And the Guesses:

Diane – 41.5 lbs

Bekah – 45 lbs

Liz – 46 lbs, 5 ou

Barb Cooper – 48 lbs

Kmkat – 52 lbs

Linda – 53.5 lbs –> Linda knows Sam in real life and she does not knit. Therefore, she wins a hat. (Also, freaking good guess.)

Leslie F – 55 lbs –> Excellent Guess!  (For the record, I was guessing 55 pounds. And hoping for less.)  Leslie wins yarn (of my choosing but I will offer a selection) or I will knit a hat.

Gwendolynne – 57.2 lbs

Marfa – 63 lbs

ValleyGal – 67 lbs

Gayle – 75 lbs –> Sam says he would happily accept food bribes.

 

 

 

*And this particular formula only works for dogs whose adult weight will be about 50 – 70 pounds. Giant dogs (over 120) and miniatures have vastly different growth rates.

And mostly, it seemed like a wild-assed shot in the dark.

 

 

 

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