[OwnedByJezebel]

LOL, my Jezebel was charting to be 6.5 - 7 lbs when I got her, but she took off on a growth spurt and it just seemed to never stop! She ended up at 15 lbs, but that is still a small dog! Human babies start out at 6 or 7 lbs, yet as they get larger we adapt and can still carry them around. When she ended up bigger than average, I found Chuy and he was so close in size and age to her that I thought they would be a great fit for one another (and they are). His larger size was actually a plus for me, since one year old dogs play very hard and I don't want to worry about a smaller one getting hurt.

For me, health and temperament were far more important than the size that they end up. I'm with them through thick or thin, no matter what their size.

If your Presley is already 5 lbs @ 5 months old, chances are you will end up with something larger than the standard, but they can fool you and do all of their major growing in the early months. Jezebel is almost double what she weighed at 5 months. If you have issues that make a smaller size critical, then look for an adult. That's the ONLY way you can be certain they will top out on the smaller side.