Bassetts Weight

Question
My son was just given a basset by my neighbor.  Fancy is 7 months old and is doing very well.  I was just wondering at this age what should her weight be.  We feed her and my dog Jyl(beagle,basset mix) twice a day and she seems to be off good weight.  I have to watch my dog during the winter months of weight gain (she gets kinda lazy as we all do)so thats why I was wanting to know of the bassets average weight at 7 months to keep and eye on her to make sure she is gaining appropriately as she gets older.  I have read some of the Q & A you have answered already quite a few questions already Thank You

Answer
Hi Michaelynn,

I'm sorry but I've not experienced a BH puppy at 7 months old, but truthfully, there's no set weight for any dog.

You should be able to see a nice definition underneath Fancy...between her ribs and belly.  Most people think a BH is healthy if their belly drags...not so.  BH's are prone to back problems as they age and keeping them slim is a good idea.  :)  If she starts to look like a hot dog/sausage...she's too big.

BH's too, are difficult, weight wise, because they're bone mass is so dense.  Where a lab would weigh 30, a BH may weigh 40/45 because of the heavy bones.