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Originally Posted by amandawash  At that age he is not overweight. It is very important to feed puppies often and unfortunately just because the breeder estimated his weight does not mean that is set in stone. He will most likely be a large yorkie, given his weight at that age.
He's at a training class????? Are his puppy shots complete? I would be really nervous to expose him to other dogs without a complete course of vaccinations. |
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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 
I agree. Please don't limit the food, until around 6-8 months, you will not effect the overall growth of the dog, by limiting the food, but you will severely limit the overall health. Also, remember they grow in spurts.
We had to show a copy of the completed shot record at Petsmart before dogs were allowed in class, does Petco do this?
An estimate for full grown weight is to triple the 8 week weight or double the 12 week weight. |
Now I'm wondering if his portions are too big? He's eating approx. 1 - 1.5 cups of food per day. Which is significantly more than the recommended feeding amount indicated on the bag.
However, when I first got him at 10 weeks, the breeder told me that I only needed to feed him once a day which I was doing for about a week until I took him to the vet and was told differently since he was slightly underweight. So the vet told me to feed him 4 times a day and to give him plenty of food.
No, his puppy shots are not complete. He is attending the puppy training class with one other dog who also does not have all her shots. They never asked me for his shot record.
Oh no, now I'm worried...