Free Growth Assessment

Is Your Puppy's Joint Development on Track?

Eight checks you can run on your own large breed puppy, from gait and growth rate to what is actually in the bowl. It ends with a printable protocol card for the fridge. One email, yours to keep, nothing to buy.

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Print the protocol card at the end and put it on the fridge. That is the part people actually use.

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The growth window closes permanently. Large breed puppies reach skeletal maturity between 12–24 months depending on breed. Joint development support during this window has a larger impact than starting after growth plates close. The earlier you assess, the more you can do.
Built For Large Breeds

Is This Assessment Right for Your Puppy?

If your puppy will weigh 50+ lbs as an adult, this assessment was designed for them.

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Illustration of a German Shepherd dog on a white background

German Shepherd

Hip screening advised

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Yellow plush dog toy on a white background

Golden Retriever

Hip and elbow screening advised

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Dog icon on a white background

Labrador

Elbow screening advised

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Two paw prints on a white background

Rottweiler

Joint screening advised

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Cartoon dog face with a sad expression

Great Dane

Fastest growth curve

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Dog icon on a black background

Bernese Mountain

Joint screening advised

Also applies to: Newfoundlands, Saint Bernards, Mastiffs, Dobermans, Huskies, Cane Corsos, and all large/giant breeds.

The Assessment

What's Inside the Assessment

Eight checks, in one email, yours to keep. Most people work through them across a weekend rather than in one sitting.

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Solid teal color swatch

The Baseline

Weigh your puppy, record measurements, film thirty seconds of walking. This is the reference point everything else is measured against.

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Green circle with a white number '1' inside

The Gait Check

What normal movement looks like in a growing large breed, and the subtle signs that are worth a second look.

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Digital representation of the number '2' on a green background

The Growth Rate Review

Is your puppy growing too fast? How to plot where they fall, and why fastest is not best for big breeds.

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Number 3 in a teal circle

The Food Audit

Calcium to phosphorus ratio, calorie density and protein all matter during growth. Audit what is in the bowl against the ranges that apply to large breeds.

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Number 4 in a teal circle on a white background

The Exercise Evaluation

Too much damages developing joints. Too little weakens the muscle that supports them. Where the sweet spot sits for your puppy's age.

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Gold number 5 on a white background

What Is Happening Inside

Growth plates, cartilage development, and an honest account of where a supplement does and does not help.

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Number 6 on a white background

Your Growth Protocol Card

Everything above on one page: feeding, exercise and supplement guidance you can print and put on the fridge.

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Number 7 on a white background

When to Call Your Vet

The signs that mean book an appointment rather than adjust the routine at home. This one matters most.

The Growth Window Has a Deadline

Your puppy's joints are developing right now, and that is not a sales deadline, it is a biological one. Run the assessment and know where they stand.

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QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

My puppy seems fine. Why should I do this?

Joint development issues in large breeds are often invisible until they become painful. By the time you see limping or stiffness, the developmental window has usually passed. The assessment is about learning to spot the subtle early signs while there is still time to act on them.

Is it really free? Do I have to buy anything?

It is free and there is no obligation. One of the eight sections covers where a joint supplement fits, and MoveGuard Growth is ours, so treat that section as us showing our work rather than neutral advice. Every other part of the assessment stands on its own without buying anything.

My puppy is already 12+ months old. Is it too late?

Not too late, but the window is narrowing. Most large breeds reach skeletal maturity between 12 and 24 months. If your puppy is in that range you are in the final phase of joint development, which makes the assessment more useful rather than less. Any assessment beats none.

How is this different from the Pawganix quiz?

The quiz is a 60-second product match. This is a hands-on assessment you run on your own puppy, with your own measurements, and it ends with a protocol card rather than a product recommendation. If you only want to know which formula suits your dog, take the quiz instead. It is faster.

Can I do this if my dog is a medium breed?

It is written for breeds that will be 50+ lb at maturity, since those face the highest risk of joint development problems. If your dog will be 25 to 50 lb, the gait, food and exercise sections still apply, but the growth charts and breed guidance will not fit as well.

Growth Plates Don't Wait

By the end of it you will know exactly where your puppy's joint development stands, and what to do about it. Free, and there is nothing to buy.

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