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Originally Posted by SnowWa My vet was totally thrilled with my dog's weight. He's 17 weeks old and weighs 5 1/4 pounds. He said it is so refreshing to see such a healthy - normal sized little guy. And he went on to read off a list of serious problems he encouters daily with tiny little dogs....He said "It is criminal to breed a Yorkie that weighs less than 5 pounds" adding "People just don't see what I see."
He said that Yorkie breeders aren't the only people who do this. It is being done with a lot of other small breeds as well.
I would hope that your little gets up to at least 5 pounds. He has such a better chance for a long healthy life if he does. So please - don't want or hope for a very tiny little guy!
PS: I can't believe that your breeder bred two such small little dogs - shame on her!
Carol Jean
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That is a great size. At 20 weeks Wyatt weighed in at 5 1/2 lbs. and he was the runt of the litter. He looks so much bigger than Mollie who is between 6 & 7lbs. only because he is more musclar than she is. He takes after his dad. I'm thinking that he may be between 7 - 8 lbs as his final weight.
What do you guys think? Which is doesn't matter to me.