[sophiemae]

Hello! This is my first time on. This is our first time to have an inside pet and I have been amazed at how well it is going. I am a stay at home mom and I home school my 14 year old daughter. We bought the puppy for her CHRISTmas present. However, it didn't take long for our little Sophie Mae to steal all our hearts. She has proven to be very smart and house training is going amazingly well. She is so sweet and keeps us laughing all the time.
When my husband gets home from work she goes crazy for him. My daughter and I think she likes him more than she does either of us. He has turned into an "old softy". I never thought I'd see the day that my husband would cuddle up with a puppy the way he does "Sophie Mae".

I am wondering about a few things.
First, I am shocked at how much she has grown.
We took her for her first vet visit when she was 9 weeks old and she weighed 2.6. We took her back at 14 weeks and she weighed 5.2. How much should I expect her to weigh when she is full grown? Her parents were 6 and 7 pounds. She is now 16 weeks old.
The vet gave us vitamins for her but the book I purchased on Yorkies said vitamins were not necessary if she was getting a balanced diet. Should we be giving her the vitamins? Also, how much should we be feeding her in total for the day. We feed her three times a day.

She didn't have a very thick coat of hair when we got her but I have noticed that the hair on her feet has gotten very thin. Is this normal? She has no skin problems. She has been given a thorough examination from the vet twice since we got her. She is very healthy.