Characteristics on the growth and development of original Belgian Malinois F_1

Original seed F_1 dog propagated with selfing of Belgian Malinois introduced from Belgium were fed,and the body length,body height,chest girth,chest depth,back height and head length,and the weight change were measured.The results showed that cannon circumference grew fast and the other body sizes increased slowly in fetus period.The body sizes and weight increased faster from new birth to six months age,and the body size index was close to that of adult dog in 12 months age and at this age the growth and development of dog stopped in general.