So welcome to the top 20 of 2025. Really not top 20 of the best photos, this year I focused on documenting the growth of Goda. Picture is Goda and Bean on February 14 and 3 months later, Goda was bigger than Bean! It boggles the mind how much puppies grow in their first year of life. Let look at some web based AI information - Be warned AI models create false information, but multiple sources confirm the following

1. At six months, a puppy is 75% of adult weight except dogs in the “Giant” category.
2. Genetics - so which parent predicts? Mom’s rule! A mother size is strong predictor while Dad predicts whether your dog is obese. Ok, other things impact this as diet, health, and when neutering is done. Useless fact - Goda is his Daddy’s boy - and now 45 pounds while his Mom was 30.
3. In my life time, I have created and published multiple survival models - satisfied if I get an R2 0.73. Well, the science of predicting dog growth has an R2 of 0.99 - Eh Vey! which show how bad we are at current prediction of mortality. Welcome to my break from taking picture and my way on reflecting on the past year - all in all - such fun raising Goda
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