Chloe weighed 2 lbs when I got her... She was ready at 13.5 weeks... her brother wasn't ready until 16 weeks. She eats well (hated the 1st couple of foods, but has really taken off lately) and plays so much. She has been great! I just weighed her with a food grade scale (shh... my Mom would kill me if she knew I went into her home to use her food scale to weigh my dog) and it showed 44 oz... which is 2 lbs, 12 oz... She was exactly 2 lbs at 13.5 weeks.
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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Yes, it is not recommended to breed a female under five pounds. However, a good breeder really doesn't use 5 pounds as an overal deciding factor. The female may be fine boned, reproductive area not large enough to carry a litter or unable to deliver the puppies naturally. A girl such as your Chloe's dam definately shouldn't have been bred.
I don't know how old or what your Chloe weighed when you got her. But, if she wasn't 2 pounds.....the breeder should have kept her until she was and/or if she was a reputable breeder she should have never sold her to you ....She should have been placed with no fee. As no reputable breeder would sell heartache.
Does your Chloe eat, act normally no strange behavior? If not she's probably perfectly fine.....But, to be on the safe side and for your own peace of mind have her bile acid tested. |