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Deuce · 08-13-2010, 12:01 AM

Title says it all, Rizzo is balancing between 4.5 and 5 lbs and eat's RC but not a lot of it. I don't mind him being a lightweight, but he is just so dainty and I'm constantly worried that he'll jump off of something and break his leg. Luckily he is pretty cautious about jumping off of anything, I have a futon that is 6 inches off the ground and he refuses to jump down from there, I'll walk into the next room and hear him whining because I "forgot" to take him off the futon.
Nonetheless, I want him to "fill out" so to speak, I hate feeling his bones (once again he does eat, just not a lot) and the vet says he is perfectly healthy and he just happens to be a bony yorkie, "just take care to keep a close eye on him cause the slightest injury can really hurt him"
I know he is only 8 months old, so maybe he'll fill in over the next few months??? He is supposed to be neutered in October, should I put it off until he is a year old? He still isn't marking or humping and still squats when he pees so we're having luck on that end...I don't know, I just don't want to ruin his chances of getting just a bit bigger, is there anything that I can be doing to help him get some muscle or something?
Steroids for doggies? LOL, j/k!

08-13-2010, 12:01 AM	#1
Deuce No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,717 Blog Entries: 1	How to get a Yorkie to "fill out"? Title says it all, Rizzo is balancing between 4.5 and 5 lbs and eat's RC but not a lot of it. I don't mind him being a lightweight, but he is just so dainty and I'm constantly worried that he'll jump off of something and break his leg. Luckily he is pretty cautious about jumping off of anything, I have a futon that is 6 inches off the ground and he refuses to jump down from there, I'll walk into the next room and hear him whining because I "forgot" to take him off the futon. Nonetheless, I want him to "fill out" so to speak, I hate feeling his bones (once again he does eat, just not a lot) and the vet says he is perfectly healthy and he just happens to be a bony yorkie, "just take care to keep a close eye on him cause the slightest injury can really hurt him" I know he is only 8 months old, so maybe he'll fill in over the next few months??? He is supposed to be neutered in October, should I put it off until he is a year old? He still isn't marking or humping and still squats when he pees so we're having luck on that end...I don't know, I just don't want to ruin his chances of getting just a bit bigger, is there anything that I can be doing to help him get some muscle or something? Steroids for doggies? LOL, j/k!