Aw, he is adorable!! He looks all yorkie to me, just an over standard size which isn't uncommon. My last litter of yorkies, I had one like him. His two sisters ended up being 4lbs, his parents were 3 and 5lbs as were the grandparents but he ended up being over 10lbs, just a throwback from earlier generations.
He does look a little chubby but unless it is causing him problems I wouldn't worry about it as a lot of puppies are chubby. I love the chubby ones!!
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Originally Posted by EvaNoel  I just wanted to add a little something to the mix ... I recently saw the cutest little baby Yorkie that also had a round tummy and it turned out to be a bloated stomach due to intestinal worms (gastric dilation-volvulus) (GDV). The little tellitubbie had a hard time walking too and it was because of the pain in its tummy.  |
Just wanted to add real quick here, a puppy with intestinal worms is completely different from GDV. GDV is where the stomach fills up with air causing the bloating appearance and then the stomach twists. This is life threatening within 24 hours and needs surgery as the stomach will die if twisted for too long and it can crush other organs as well.
Worms however are an easy fix with deworming meds. Most puppies do have worms and should be dewormed several times to make sure you got them all. A puppy that has tons of worms is easy to spot as well because they will have large round tummys but the rest of their body will be slim. A puppy that has a large tummy and is chubby all around doesn't mean it has worms.