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Originally Posted by dansby32776  HI- My yorkie is 11 weeks. At his 9 week check up he weighed 2.5 oz., which is off the weight chart for Yorkies. Also, the breeder claims his moma is around 8 pds. and his daddy weighs more than her. I was hoping for a Yorkie that would weigh no more than 7 pds.. How accurate is the growth chart? The breeder claims that you never can tell what Yorkie pups are going to weigh, if their ears will stand up, or their hair color will change to. Is this true? I love him and will be happy no matter what!!! Just curious!!! |
The growth chart has not been true for either of my girls. Spanky, my senior grew until she was 6 months old and never budged beyond that, even though she was on the "larger" side as a baby. As a healthy adult she remained around 5 to 5.5 lbs.
Mango, my baby, was only 1.8 lbs when I bought her home at 11 weeks. That should have put her at 3.5 lbs adult sized (according to the chart). She appeared to have stopped growing at 11 months; she has been 4.6 lbs consistently since then and will be one year old next week.
I cannot tell you how many Yorkies I have seen in this forum that have not grown according to the chart. There are just way to many genetic/other factors involved to accurately predict the adult size of your baby. All I can say is that no matter their weight/lack thereof.... we love our babies to SMITHEREENS!
Lauren