So many here have a lot of experiences with yorkies. I've read that if in the history of the yorkies family there was a rather big one, the puppy produced by smaller parents may in fact have a big one
My breeder had 2 puppies, both born within a couple of weeks of each other. Same father, different mothers. But when I asked for the parent's sizes, he had told me the smaller couple had a larger baby while the large couple had a small baby. Didn't add up at first so I called our veterinarian, who explained that this does happen and that being the breeder was in good affiliation, I could feel good about buying from the breeder.
So here's what I'm wondering, I read that a smaller mother, compared to the father, will produce a larger puppy, while a larger mother, compared to the father, produce smaller puppies making delivery easier for the mother.
My breeder said that he breeds quality for show dogs vs a small dog. He did sell me the smallest one because I have back issues and needed a small dog to tote with me.
Equations: Help me figure this out.
According to the breeder:
Father weighs 4 lbs. 13 oz 8.66" height
Mother weighs 4 lbs 6 oz 7" height
I measured the parents myself, which I could error.
Didn't weigh them but the breeder said the mother was now overweight after having puppies...she was a chunk
I measured their height as:
Father 9.5 inches
Mother 9 inches
So here's my pooky-bear at 1 day from 13 weeks:
2 lbs 3 oz 7" height
The breeder said Pooky's characteristics would be like his fathers, in facial features etc. But I didn't ask him how much Pooky may end up weighing or if he'd be taller than his parents. Anybody know? To my understanding if you have a smaller father to the mother, you get a smaller adult dog if there's no history of a larger family member in the past, but I don't know what a smaller mom to father produces...they're so close in size, so does that make the kid turn out almost the same???
Inquiry mind wants to know.