Hello, fellow Yorkie lovers! I was hoping everyone that can remember their dog's puppy weight could chime in and let me know. Any time that you can remember is good-- 8wks, 3 months, 6 months. I'm interested in the difference between the puppy weight to grown up weight. I know all dogs are different, but I'd like to get an idea from everyone's experiences.
My puppy is 15wks and weighs just over 2.6 lbs. His mom was 3.5lbs and his father was 3lbs, which can sometimes make a difference. He's very petite where bones are concerned and has itty bitty paws (no stereotypical "puppy feet" for that boy).
We've been on the hunt for the perfect Yorkie for (7?) years now. My mom had a Yorkie-poo in her teens that she adopted as an older dog and everyone loved her (Skippy) to death. Ever since, my mom has wanted a similar dog, in relation to size. I think Skippy weighed 3lbs, but maybe 4lbs.
Our first Yorkie was a stereotypical "puppy mill" standard-- soft, easily matted hair, grey/white coloring versus silvery, quite large (20-some lbs). A few years later we got Maddie from a breeder. She's so close to being the perfect girl for showing, it makes me really want to breed her (something like 89 championships in her recent bloodlines). However, she got too big (12lbs), which to an extent was due to overfeeding. I'd guess that the right weight for her would be 7lbs-9lbs. And now she weighs a whopping 18lbs, because *someone* in the house refuses to cut the dogs food intake down and put them on diet food versus Kibbles'n'Bits (OH THE HORROR).
So, a little over a month ago, I bought myself a new puppy. Due largely in part to the fact that my family says they won't let me take Maddie (my Christmas 2000 present) with me when I move out this summer. He's jsut what I wanted.
Thanks!