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09-15-2010, 02:27 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK
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| Adult weight? Hey, I just did a search for this as it really interests me. Over here (UK-or at least Scotland) yorkies, that I see, are not always as small as 3lbs. My wee boy is 9.5lbs, maybe even 10 since last weigh in, and he is small against some yorkies he comes up against in the UK! He looks so tiny to me and as a baby puppy at 7 weeks when I got him he only weighed 0.8kg and was the runt (although I don't like that word so I call him the wee man of the pack), so about 1.5lbs and the vet said he would be lucky to reach 2.5kg therefore maybe a bit over 3lbs as an adult but he has grown loads although he is still very skinny and is not overweight for this frame. I am so proud of him and it doesn't bother me whatever weight he is but I just wondered if over in the states it was common to see yorkies as big as him? I cannot imagine letting him play with the other dogs up the hill if he was smaller, do you find that hard? He already has my heart jumping into my throat as he seems to think he is the biggest dog up our local hill lol. He is also faster than them all and can outrun them. It is so funny. |
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09-15-2010, 03:03 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| There are many that are 10 pounds or better. Many oh YT have larger ones. You are right, they are still very small compared to other breeds and the larger ones are just hardier, especially if you have children. I have them ranging from 2.75 to 8 pounds and I must say I like holding the larger ones better. You can actually put your arms around them and hug them. |
09-15-2010, 03:07 PM | #3 | |
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09-15-2010, 03:09 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK
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| Thanks so much, I just had a wee o my, LOL! I love this site it is brilliant! Your babies are gorgeous! How many do you have...Robbo loves cuddling, when he feels like it lol! |
09-15-2010, 04:14 PM | #5 | |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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When I got my big girl, I had bought her and her sister. Well the big girl soon started to outgorw the smaller one. I was always worried that I would show favoritism to the smaller one. Well that was not the case at all. Now I have to make sure that I don't show favoritism to the larger one. | |
09-16-2010, 02:17 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Athens Greece
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| My little one is 3 lbrs. She doesn't seam to realize that and she loves to play with large dogs. Large dogs usually try to figure out if she is a dog or something else. Once she was playing with a huge Rotwailer and after a wile the Rotwailer was so tiered that he lay down and my little Jean jumped on his back and started licking him. I also let her sometimes to play with horses ( off course only with those I know that are calm and not afraid of her) She loves horses too Maria |
09-16-2010, 09:15 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | I have a 10 pound boy and a 4.5 pound girl. Love them both equally, but there is a definite difference in the way you handle them. My big boy loves to be cuddled and will fall asleep with his head on my shoulder. The little one is fiercely independent and only wants to be held on her terms. She has no idea she's half the size of her brother
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09-16-2010, 09:38 AM | #8 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| My boy is 11 lbs and he is great with kids and so sturdy. We love him just the size he is
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