Editorial Guidelines

Purpose and scope

Our goal is to help dog owners understand growth estimates without hiding uncertainty. We publish educational tools and articles, not diagnoses, prescriptions, or individualized veterinary advice.

Who is responsible

Content is written and published by Muddaser Altaf, who built the site and is responsible for every page. Muddaser is not a veterinarian. We do not attach invented credentials or imply that an article was medically reviewed when no documented review occurred. If a qualified reviewer contributes in the future, we will identify the person, relevant credentials, review date, and scope of review.

Source standards

We prioritize peer-reviewed studies, veterinary schools, public agencies, and official breed organizations. Links should point to the specific paper, standard, or guidance—not merely an organization's home page. Commercial sources may explain a product but are not treated as independent evidence of health or safety.

How we handle estimates

• We describe calculator output as a range, not a promise.
• We publish the source data, filters, formula, curve tables, holdout results, and limitations on the methodology and validation report.
• We distinguish the authors' published clinical growth standards from our separate derived adult-weight estimator.
• We identify factors the calculator cannot know, including ancestry, health, nutrition, and measurement error.
• We describe retrospective holdout testing accurately and do not call it prospective or clinical validation.

Commerce and conflicts

Educational content is not ranked in exchange for payment. Any future affiliate relationship, sponsorship, free product, or other material connection will be disclosed clearly near the relevant recommendation. Advertising does not buy editorial approval.

Updates and corrections

We use an updated date only when a page has materially changed. Typographical changes alone do not justify a fresh date. When a factual error could affect a reader's decision, we correct it promptly and preserve a clear explanation where useful.

To report an issue, email contact@puppysizecalculator.com with the page URL, disputed statement, and a supporting source.