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03-27-2013, 05:22 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Miami fl
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| Scared about how big my puppy will be Bought an adorable Yorkie from a breeder named Julie here in South Florida. I was very picky about seeing the puppies parents. They were apparently her pets from what she told me and the mom was very tiny. So I agreed to take the last male puppy named Bentley whose an awesome addition to our family. The same day she called me and said she had more puppies that belonged to a friend and I started seeing ads from her frequently realized she was a reseller. Which is okay but when your honest about it. Did my research and realized she had been arrested multiple times for selling sick puppies!! Although my baby is healthy I have no clue what he will weigh as an adult. He's 3 months and weighing 2.1lbs. Does anyone have experience with weight?? I read some charts online but they don't seem accurate to me like the weight is too low. I just hope he stays small because I want to take him with me everywhere! Thanks for your help guys. |
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03-27-2013, 06:02 PM | #2 |
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| Charts are just an estimate/guesstimate. It's really hard to say, bc puppies all grow at different rates. Many tiny at birth can grow bigger than their littermates, and sometimes the ones that are bigger at birth don't seem to grow as fast, or as much. I don't think there's any real true way to tell.
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03-27-2013, 06:06 PM | #3 |
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| That's sad on so many levels. My Yorkie is 16 pounds and she is the love of my life.
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03-27-2013, 06:10 PM | #4 |
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| Welcome to YT. Health would be my primary concern. As for size, there are no guarantees, but at 12 weeks you can double the weight and maybe add a pound to make a rough guess of the future weight of your pup.
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03-27-2013, 06:23 PM | #5 | |
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Anyway, now that you have the dog, please get familiar with Florida's puppy lemon law. You have rights! Florida Pet Lemon Law "...Consumers have 14 days to document contagious or infectious disease and a full year to document congential or hereditary defects.....The law provides for replacement plus reimbursement for veterinary expenses related to certifying the illness, up to the price of the dog. If a dog is proven ill or defect, consumers may demand a refund or replacement plus reimbursement of veterinary expenses up to the price of the dog... ...In the event that the consumer purchases the animal and finds it to have been unfit for purchase, the consumer must notify the pet dealer within 2 business days of the veterinarian's determination that the animal was unfit. The consumer has the right to retain, return, or exchange the animal and receive reimbursement for certain related veterinary services rendered to the animal, subject to the right of the dealer to have the animal examined by another veterinarian. The state attorney may bring an action to enjoin any violator from being a pet dealer. Violations are a first-degree misdemeanor...." I'm sure she is familiar with this law, as having been arrested multiple times. It would be in your best interest to have this pup examined by YOUR vet, and let her know the findings.
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03-27-2013, 06:24 PM | #6 |
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| I really hope you will love your puppy no matter his size... If you wanted to be sure of his adult size, you should have bought an adult.
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03-27-2013, 06:31 PM | #7 |
BANNED! | Welcome. I hope u realize that health is the most important and size is such a shallow minded thing to stress about... Teacup or micro size puppies are a trend and that's only because people don't realize that this is code for under weight or sick. Mostly at risk for future health problems. There's no such thing. A yorkie is a yorkie. Love him and hope he grows up big & strong. :-/ |
03-27-2013, 06:33 PM | #8 |
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| Quincy is 4yrs old and weighs 12 lbs. he goes everywhere with us. Vacation and all. There's just more of him to love!
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03-27-2013, 06:45 PM | #9 |
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03-27-2013, 07:02 PM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Miami fl
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| I do love my dog no matter the size but when you pay over 2k for a teacup and you receive a puppy that's a toy. Im sure your pretty upset! |
03-27-2013, 07:06 PM | #11 |
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| Scared? I would think curious about size. Health is most important. Welcome to Yorkie talk. As others mentioned...You will find all sorts of info here.
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03-27-2013, 08:15 PM | #12 |
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| Don't even worry about size as long as you have a healthy happy spoiled yorkie trust me a 13LB yorkie can go any and everywhere.. I know because my Guinness does I am just hoping my little Stella starts growing because her tiny 5lb body scares me!!
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03-27-2013, 08:50 PM | #13 |
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| Honestly the weight is unpredictable. My two females are sisters from the same litter and Shadow is 5.7 lbs and Star is around 8 or 9 ( she was a chunky puppy) Either way it dosent really matter how big the mom is or the father is. Its more in the bloodlines. My oldest male came from a litter of pups that he was the smallest and he weighs 6lbs ( hes 7months) and his oldest brother is almost 10. both parents were 6-7 lbs. My dogs go every where with me. Theyre like my kids no matter how big they get. I still take my 27lb sheltie everywhere lol |
03-27-2013, 09:47 PM | #14 | |
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According to the AKC, yorkies should not exceed 7 pounds. There is no official category of them being "teacup", also all yorkies no matter what the size are in the Toy group. Yorkshire Terrier Page And as you can see here, all these breeds are "toy". AKC Breeds by Group - Toy Group There is no teacup group.
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03-27-2013, 11:33 PM | #15 | |
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Well said! I couldn't agree more. Please get the puppy to a vet. Also If I were u, I wouldn't let her get away with this.. | |
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