So he is a going to be a teapot. Yorkies originally were much bigger than they are today. Cozy is a teapot but all of her kids are within standard. The owner of the stud I used for Cozy could not understand how Cozy's puppies all stayed small and her 5 pound female's puppies all ended up as teapot. Same male for both litters.
Cozy should have been 8 pounds on the growth charts but she ended up being 10.5. Roxy and Zoey should have been 6 and 7 pounds per charts but they aren't. Roxy is 3.5-4 pounds and Zoey is between 4.5 and 5 pounds. Lucy should have been 16 pounds but for the most part she weights between 7 and 8 pounds.
My golden per charts should have weighted 80 pounds but he weighted 120 from 2 years old til his passing at 13. He was a big boy. Head was hip level on me. I'm 5'3"
My dogs have never ended up being what the growth chart said they should be. If you have papers on your pup don't worry esp. Since you said you don't want a tiny puppy. There are many members with papered teapots that are close to 20 pounds.
Enjoy your pup. Good news if your baby is over sized more to love and less you have to worry about injury if stepped on by the men of your household. |