# Big puppy paws, big dog?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 15, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553 "2023-06-15T09:50:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553/1 "2023-06-15T09:50:38Z")

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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 😛

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553/2 "2023-06-15T11:54:09Z")

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

What is a STS?

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553/3 "2023-06-15T17:09:03Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553/4 "2023-06-15T17:10:47Z")

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

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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553/5 "2023-06-21T15:14:58Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553/6 "2023-06-21T18:32:51Z")

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