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Originally Posted by Sookie  Another thing to consider is body type. My Kalina's dam and sire are both the same length and height but one weighs 5.5# and one weighs 4#. Kalina is 5.5#. She isn't physically large, but she is solid as a rock. |
Very true. Kayla and Brookie both have short legs and a short body, but are very solid in their bodies. They weigh 6.5 and 7 lbs, but you would never know it by looking at them.
Maddie stayed on her growth chart...she was supposed to be around 5 lbs full grown...and she's 5 lbs, 2 ounces at over a year.
Sophie was the biggest in her litter (well she and her brother), and all weighed between 4 and 6 ounces at birth. By 12 weeks they were only: 14 ounces, 16 ounces, 20 ounces, 26 ounces, 28 ounces, and 30 ounces. She estimated they would be...in this same order: 2 lbs, 2.5 lbs, 3 lbs, 3.5 lbs, 4 lbs (sophie), and 4.5 lbs. Sophie is now 6 months old and 3 lbs...I DOUBT she'll ever make it to 4. Her tiny sisters are around 2.5 lbs now I think.
Now comes the strangest...my sister's dog Chloe was 2 lbs, 3 ounces at 6 weeks!!! She was estimated to be a BIG girl around 10 lbs. I watched the lady weigh her. She was very solid and much larger than Maddie or Soph as a puppy. At 3 months she was 3 lbs. At 4 months she was 4 lbs. At 5 she was 4.5 lbs. At 6 she was still 4.5 lbs. She is now 9 months old and only 5 lbs, 5 ounces...now...she COULD make it to a larger size by the time she's fully grown...but I highly doubt it.
I've always heard that the only slightly acceptable way of predicting the adult weight of puppies is to look at past litters those two exact parents have made. That's the ONLY semi-indicator...and even that can be wrong. If it's their first litter...you NEVER know.
My little Ryder was born at 3 ounces...his bigger brother was also 3 ounces. Now, at 8 weeks, the smallest in the litter is 15 ounces, and the largest is 19 ounces. It's just sooo hard to tell!!!!!
