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Old 05-07-2007, 02:50 PM   #33
Mardelin
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Originally Posted by Patti View Post
I paid more for Cali as the breeder said she would be 3lbs. She ended up a little over 5. She has been a sickly dog. I didn't really care about the size I just wanted one to be 5 lbs or less. When I was looking for a second Yorkie I decided fr several reasons to get an adult. I wanted a clean health history and not to go through the spaying and puppy phase. So I got Pixie at 13 months and knew what I saw was what I got. She is 3 lbs and knock on wood healthy. That is the only way to gurantee size.
Not always true have a little girl that was 3 1/2 pounds at a year old....at a year she gradually took on a growth spurt and is now 6 1/2 pounds. No, she isn't fat....she grew. Of course, I obtained her from a BYBer she and I knew nothing about pedigrees and lines.
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