So at some point in my life with the input of others it was decided that less than 50lbs. is a fake dog and more than 50lbs. is a real dog. When I got my tri-color rescue as a pup we hoped and thought she was part Bernese Mountain Dog. At around 6 months old she seemingly stopped growing. She was clearly not going to be a giant. I was afraid I had a fake dog. In reality she is a stocky little working dog, Aussie/Catahoula mix, and hovers around the 50lb. mark. When she puts on winter weight she's above 50lbs., and then dips down again in summer. Even if the rat makes it to 2lbs. he will always be a fake dog. 
Got about 20 of theirs in the incubator right now, and had some hatch in the last batch our friend incubated for us. Also plan to buy 7-8 more hens in the next month or so. Glad we didn't sell the 2 we have a few months ago, before we decided to start building the farm up - since they're currently our only layers. [other than the bantams someone gave us for the fiance helping build coops recently and have also finally decided to start laying some].
Getting Ember was the best thing for Ruger, they're the perfect playmates. They just haven't quite figured out farm animals yet, having been "Residential Neighborhood Dogs" until Easter of this year.
... The cat used to give him a run for his money when it came to playing lol. I have videos of Ruger whining because the cat had him pinned down. And the cat was lazy about it - he'd lay there and just grab at Ruger while he ran by and nudging him, then eventually would "bear trap" on him and catch him.
