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Originally Posted by diggy4  Personally, I'm happier when my yorkies are porky. Not fat but I see these teeny tiny babies and they are soooooo fraile and some sickly. My preference would be 6-10 or even more. I like to see breeding for standard but I'd gladly take that porky oooopsie over the runt. Just my preference. Don't get me wrong teensy babies are gorgeous but I have teens so I'd be scared. Love your porker, but make sure the vet says its an ok weight for him. My sisters yorkie rescue is 13 pounds. He's tall skinny and perfect. Just a big boy!!! Healthiest dog out of the 4 yorkies in our family  |
But there's a difference between between porky and just being a larger Yorkie.
Being overweight is not good on ANY dogs especially these little guys who are likely to have knee and joint problems.
I have a preference toward larger Yorkies (mine is 16lbs) but he's in shape and thin and muscular.
LEAN is always better, IMO. Some Yorkies just naturally have a very small frame, and adding weight to it will not help anything. There is exercises you can do to help build muscle.
In almost all cases, the bag recommendations are WAY too much and an over-estimate. No wonder so many dogs are fat - because most people just follow the guidelines and don't think twice.
If Jackson was eating 1 1/4 cup of food per day, he'd be fat too
(that's what most recommend for his size).
He is 16lbs and active and eats 2/3 cup of kibble per day., with spoonful of wet in each meal, and some treats.
For a 13lb'er, 1/2 cup per day is probably ideal... but if she's truly obese, you need to be feeding her the amount needed for her "ideal" weight. Also, up the exercise and just the food amount.
My stepmoms Dachshund/Spaniel mix is overweight and she's always liek "I don't understand why he's not losing weight... I take him for a walk every day, and he doesn't eat a lot". Yeah he only eats 1/4 cup of dog food per day, and the walks she takes him on consist of going up and down our long driveway so probably a grand total of 10 mins. Sorry but it's not enough!! Lol... the dog needs either an hour-2 hours of walking per day, or do some serious running. Plus she continues to feed him Milkbone treats which have like 30 calories per nugget.