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10-02-2009, 05:27 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: statesboro ga bulloch
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| When do Yorkies stop growing Good morning everyone, Can someone tell me when a Puppie will stop growing in height and weight? We are at 12 weeks old and one weighs 3.4lbs & 1 that weighs 3.8lbs.
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10-02-2009, 05:32 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: miami
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| good morninggggg. i believe they grow until 12 months of age. im assuming ur babies are gonna be big babies!! like mine louis is almost 7 pounds at 7 months .
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10-02-2009, 05:39 AM | #3 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| It's dependent on several factors. Whether your pup is closely line bred, different lines grow at different rates. Some will grow quickly and gain early on, then quit. Others will have another growth spurt at a year. Whether your pup's weight is just puppy fat, as when they begin to get older they become more active, they don't gain as quickly. Size is something one cannot predict in a yorkie You can guesstimate, and then they'll make a liar out of you everytime. Puppy growth charts are not always valid where yorkies are concerned, as so many breeds factor into the makeup of a yorkie.
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10-02-2009, 05:48 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: statesboro ga bulloch
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| Oh I can only hope that they stay small! Mom is 7 1/2 lbs where Dad is 3 1/2 lbs.
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10-02-2009, 12:26 PM | #6 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| There are many determining factors. The yorkie breed is a complex one, you cannot breed phenotype to phenotype and know what you're gonna get. What is within the pups pedigree determines alot. Line breeding is one of the best way to set type
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10-02-2009, 12:55 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GA
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| Mary is so correct. You cannot be sure until they are completly grown -as an adult. The rule of thumb in the old days was to double their weight at 12 weeks of age. But that is no guarantee. You just will not be sure till they have matured. By knowing the parents, grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.. you will have a better idea. I have tried using the chart out there just to see how it would have worked and was not correct. Each pup is unique and you just have to wait. Sometimes you can tell if a pup will run small or run larger based on the look of the head, nose (nostril openings), feet and legs, but still you will not know their adult weight. Also - from what I know - the sire does not determine the size, since the pups get the genes for this from both parents. I have used smaller studs and had larger females and get them a full range of sizes, also have used parents both the same size getting about the same size in pups, and have bred a little larger male 6.5 pound male to a 5 pound bitch and got small pups (3.5 pounds as adult). |
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