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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  I have been involved with Yorkies since 1976...I have been breeding healthy, beautiful dogs since 2000....Yes, I own Yorkies that are consistantly breed standard.....several more than "one" dog. I know what my dogs weigh, I know what they SHOULD weigh, I know what to feed my dogs and how much to feed them in order to nail desired weights on each individual dog. I know what my dogs usually throw when they are bred to specific dogs, and I am familiar with ALL their pedigrees back at least 12 generations, some 18 generations, a couple, further back than that, which also hold the key to jnboiwing how ig they will eventually mature and their estimated growth curve. I have height and weight and caloric charts committed to my memory for the last 15 years....I know which ones are more accurate than the others, which ones are pure speculation. My beloved father was an engineer, and I have NOTHING but the greatest respect for the mathematical, pricise minds and thought processes of these brilliant people....I did not intend to insult or huirt your feelings....I was just trying to inform you, in a light hearted way.....obviously, I failed, and appeared to be trying to "argue" with you....sorry you misunderstood my intent. |
Thank you, I appreciate your thoughtful comment. I'm not smart enough to be an engineer, terrible in mathematics but I'm a heck of lot curious when it's something new and interesting to me and I'm very persistent.
Please, tell us about what you see and how you know a puppy will fit into that category? Or when? How much do you feed them? What do you feed them? What do they typically weigh at different stages in the growth period to be able to determine that they will be in that weight category? Obviously, there's some that will will throw a curve ball but I'm interested in these that you know of.