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Originally Posted by amanda350  Well her mom was 5lbs and her dad was 3lbs. She is not unhealthy, I took her to the vet and he said she is just small, but he thinks the idea of someone possibly guessing at a dog's full grown size or making a chart about it is ridiculus so he is no help. She is tiny. Short, short legs, she does not look like she is underweight, but when you pick her up, she is just tiny. I was hoping she would be atleast 5lbs which is what the chart said she would be.. I was hoping maybe she would hit a growth spurt pretty soon... |
Oh, when you said she was "all bones" I thought you meant she was skinny. That’s why breeders study the pedigree, or family tree. You learn if mom was the biggest, smallest, or just average of her relatives, same with dad, some 4 pound studs, were the runts of the litter, and throw off puppies much bigger than themselves so that's why understanding the line is so important if you want to accurately predict future weight. The chart is just a tool, with a margin of error. Did you have a bile acids test done, I don't think the vet would know if there a problem without doing this. If she passed that, I wouldn't worry, some yorkies are thinner and some are tiny with a more cobby body.