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12-26-2005, 09:29 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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| Puppy "Huge" Misunderstanding I posted here recently about purchasing a second puppy. My little boy, Angus (4 lb.), was missing his buddies. There were two Yorkies, Pepy and Pica, who lived next door, and he used to play with them all of the time. After much thought and research on the matter (realizing he needed the company, and we love Yorkie's so . . . it wasn't a problem), we decided to look for a little girl. I purchased one who was 6 weeks old. We have had her for 3 days. The breeder told me verbally that she was "one point fifteen pounds". Doing the math I thought "ok, that is 16 oz. plus 15/100 of a pound. That would be 18.4 oz." This would put her at approximately 5 lb full grown (bigger than Angus, but not overwhelming for him). My neighbours had told me that a 5 lb companion would be a good size for Angus (he is definately on the smaller end of the standard). I realized later, at my vet's, that when the breeder said "one point fifteen pounds" she meant "one pound fifteen ounzes". Doing the math again I found that I had just purchased a puppy who would be twice Angus' size full grown. I feel I was misled, because the breeder had told me she would be 4 or 5 pounds full grown. That made sense with my first calculations, but not when I put in the correct weight. I am seriously considering returning her to the breeder. She is very sweet, but not what I thought I was purchasing. My conscience has been eating at me about this - not only is it a long committment (hopefully 16 or more years), but also a family dynamics thing. Was I misled? Is it ok to return her? mg: |
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12-26-2005, 09:36 AM | #2 |
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12-26-2005, 09:42 AM | #3 |
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| I don't believe you were mislead. My pup weighs 2.3 pounds. That means 2 pounds and 3 ounces. 1.15 would be 1 pound and 15 ounces....1 ounce shy of 2 pounds. 6 weeks is honestly too early to take a Yorkie puppy home with you. If the breeder "insisted" you take the pup at that age, you probably don't stand too much of a chance of her taking the pup back because of a misunderstanding. Was there a contract? |
12-26-2005, 09:42 AM | #4 | |
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12-26-2005, 09:46 AM | #5 |
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| After much thought and research ----- I wouldn't use this word if you STILL buy a pup at 6 !!!!!!! weeks. You can spend about 2 hours ONLY over internet to understand that GOOD breeder will NEVER sell a yorkie at this age. If yorkie is 12 weeks you will know APPX. adult weight. Sorry, but this is YOUR fault, you shouldn't complain now. Hopefully, your pup is healthy. Please, all of you who are looking for a pup, educate yourself. It is not difficult. |
12-26-2005, 09:52 AM | #6 |
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| because the breeder had told me she would be 4 or 5 pounds full grown no ONE breeder will tell you that in age 6 weeks. NO ONE. This is a BIG lie . |
12-26-2005, 09:56 AM | #7 |
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| In my opinion you need to do what you think is best for the pup and your family. Just remember there is no way a breeder can guarantee the final weigh of the pup, just estimate. If you think you were misled then you need to do what you think is best. I wouldn't return the pup just cause it might be bigger, but that is just me. I agreed with Julz. Good luck. |
12-26-2005, 10:03 AM | #8 |
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12-26-2005, 10:07 AM | #9 |
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| It really shouldn't matter if the new puppy is twice as big as Angus. Dogs with even more substantial differences in size get along fine. Even a ten pound dog is still a very small dog, and so as long as you teach your dogs the right ways to interact with each other, you shouldn't have any problems.
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12-26-2005, 10:32 AM | #10 |
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| No, you weren't misled. That puppy should go back and be with her mom for at least 6 more weeks though
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12-26-2005, 10:41 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | Gracie was 2.3 lbs at 8 weeks and topped out 5 1/2 lbs. Rebel was 2 lbs at 6 1/2 weeks and has stayed at 4.12 lbs for the past 1 1/2 months. Would I have purchased Rebel had I known his true age? No, I would not have. The breeder had not gotten back the papers and she told me he was 8 weeks. After months, I finally got back the papers and saw his true age. I was very disappointed. But, you should not have gotten her at 6 weeks nor should the breeder had let her go before 8 weeks. If you take her weight at 8 weeks and triple it, it should give you a ball park figure. If you take the weight at 12 weeks and double it, you can do the same...but all of it is estimates. Rebel got big really fast and has stopped growing. Best of luck to you.
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12-26-2005, 10:44 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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| Does Size Really Not Matter? I am not sure what ":zip:" means, but I think it is not good. It is either "I should not have posted" or that you can't believe I was this stupid! All comments are welcome, though. I am from Canada and we are on the metric system for measurement. If any weight is given as "something" point "something" it is a decimal fraction. I am sorry if anyone does not believe I could have made this error. So be it. As to the comment about size - do you really think it would be ok for Angus that his companion is twice his size? Does size really not matter. I've never had two dogs at the same time - I just assumed that they should be close in size. Does anyone else have two Yorkie's with a large size difference and they are still good buddies? Am I just being over protective of Angus? |
12-26-2005, 10:49 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | I know of someone that has a 12 lb yorkie and she also has 5 lb yorkies. She's never had a problem with them but then again, they are older. I can see the concern when they are pups (up to 1 1/2 years) since accidents could happen when playing. But, I believe they will be fine. Best of luck!
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12-26-2005, 10:51 AM | #14 |
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| no, you were not mislead at all. She told you exactly what the pup weighed before you got her. Also, my breeder told me that Ceeby probably would be three/four pounds max when grown. he might be bigger from the looks of things. I was not mislead nor ever even thought I was. I know enough to know that no breeder can guarantee a size . All anyone can do is give a rough estimate. As far as I can see, you have no complaint. The only thing is six weeks is way to young but you should have known this. Please, if you are not happy with the puppy, take her back for her sake. |
12-26-2005, 10:51 AM | #15 |
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| My Dixie is almost 6 lbs and my Chihuahua is not quite 2lbs and they play fine together. Sometimes I worry about my Chi hurting my Yorkie! lol I also have a 3.5lb Yorkie that plays well with the 6lb and the under 2lb Chi. |
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