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07-14-2014, 05:56 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mexico
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| so my yorkie is now past 9 pounds Is it normal for them to grow so fast after 6 months? A couple of months ago she was barely 7 pounds, and now that she turned 8 months she weighs exactly 9 pounds. |
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07-14-2014, 05:57 AM | #2 |
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| by the way, her brother is a tiny man. he's barely reaching the weight and size of both his mom and pop (around 8 pounds and 5 pounds). |
07-14-2014, 06:17 AM | #3 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | That just means that there is more to LOVE !! I love my Porky Yorkies . . A pups weight can never ever be predicted. I myself have had pups that reach 3-10 lbs form the same parents (6-8 lbs) different litters and others from different parents ranging from 9-10 lbs having pups that range in the 10-18 lb range. Its all a matter of genetics. Those genetics from larger breeds that come from the Yorkie heritage can pop up anywhere in the line. Plus there is always the feeding habits that can have an effect on the weight of the pup.
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07-14-2014, 08:45 AM | #4 |
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| Mom and pop carry genes from many generations behind them. Grandpa or grandma or some of the other ancestors could have been larger Yorkies. Unless the parents are carefully line bred it is pretty much up in the air what size they will produce. When the parents have a larger gene pool there is more of a chance of producing a wider range of sizes in the litter. |
07-14-2014, 09:53 AM | #5 |
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| Is she fat, or just large bone? When you take her in for a check-up the Vet. can let you know if she is overweight or just a big girl.
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07-14-2014, 06:09 PM | #6 |
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| As long as she's healthy I've had yorkies in the 10-12 lb range when fully grown. My current yorkie baby, in theory based on her parents and the growth chart here, should be around 6-7 lbs or at least not much more than 8 when fully grown. I'm trying to be more careful in feeding her properly as all our pets we've had had become overweight at some point in their life, fortunately they lose it in the later years. Right now our older jack russell is at a decent weight for her size, but our smaller one is fat X.x;
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