Cavalier Query Results: How Big Is Your Dog?

As requested here are the very unscientific findings about Cavalier size from the recent post: How Big Is Your Dog?

First the AKC STANDARD:
Size, Proportion, Substance
Size – Height 12 to 13 inches at the withers; weight proportionate to height, between 13 and 18 pounds. A small, well balanced dog within these weights is desirable, but these are ideal heights and weights and slight variations are permissible.

"Whew! All that math just plum wore us out! Our Crazymomlady is smart, but math is not her strong point. Can you believe she had to use ALL our toes to count?"

Summary
13 adult dogs weights ranged from 10 lbs to 20 lbs
Eight females averaged 14.8 lbs
Three males averaged 17.2 lbs

Unscientific Conclusions:
After looking at pics of many of the above mentioned pups I realized that what I thought of as a high weight doesn’t necessarily look heavy on an adult dog.

Pretty much all of us agreed that just two to three pounds can make our pups too heavy. Two pounds on a 12 pound dog like Maizey really makes a difference in the way she looks.

As for the size difference in breeds across the lands, no matter what the actual scientific evidence is, I think we all agreed the trend to breeding extremes in any way can have serious detrimental effects on our 4legged friends.

"You have a question? Well leave us a query and we will answer you cause I'm Magnus the Brilliant!"

But my thoughts on breeding are a whole other post! Thanks for all the response. I thought this was really fun and informative.

Do you have a Cavalier Query? You don’t have to own a Cavalier, maybe you just wonder what this breed is all about. Or perhaps you are considering adding one to you family and have  a question you always wanted answered. Maybe you are already loved by one and like me would like to compare notes.

"I'm more than a pretty princessface ya know! I can answer all your questions!"

Whatever your curiosity is leave it in a comment any time I will make a list and start posting all our questions. If you do leave a question make sure to leave a link or email me privately so I can let you know when your question will be answered. If your question requires a visual aid, please feel free to email me a photo so I can include that.

Small Print:
I did not include Magnus in the figures of this unscientific study since he has not begun to reach an adult weight.