Big puppy paws, big dog?

The old trope that a pup with big paws is going to grow into a BIG dog has been proven less true than true for me.

My last doggie was a Stumpy Tailed Smithfield/Lab cross. He paws were humungous. She only grew to the size of a beagle.

And to all the naysayers about our NEW doggie, Starshie, ‘officially’ a Red-nosed Staffie (but the breeders lied through their teeth) although she had massive paws as an 8 week old, she’s now 8 months old and stands about knee high!

Bloody bitch is as strong as an ox though :stuck_out_tongue:

I saw Stumpy Tailed Smithfield play a blues concert, once. He was great. :rofl:

What is a STS?

In the opposite direction, my niece got a puppy whose mother was a lab, and which didn’t have particularly big paws. She now owns a big black moose. A perfectly friendly moose, but a moose.

That’s what happens when you get a pup without knowing what the father’s like. :face_with_spiral_eyes:

Our boxer had big feet when he was a puppy. He is now the smallest boxer we’ve had (he’s our 4th). He weighs about 55# Our other boxers were in the 70-75# range and much taller.

Hickory the Dachshund has HUGE feet for such a little dog. Awesome Digger!