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Originally Posted by Volgirl65  Sarahbear, I am not sure how much he weighs yet. I opted to wait for his shots til he was 8 weeks old. We go Saturday. He is growing and playing but I wasn't prepared for how small he would be! |
It takes getting used to for sure. I'm used to being light on my feet with having three shih tzu and each of them being around 2-3 lbs when they were first brought home. Shih Tzu grow differently than Yorkies, I'm noticing, a Yorkie at 2 lbs when you first bring them home may gain some between then and when they're full grown but a Shih Tzu grows much more dramatically. I had two 7 lbs Tzus and one 10 pounder. I was told by the lady I bought Darla from that she shouldn't get bigger than 4-5 lbs since her dad is 3 lbs and her mom is 5 lbs. It was more of an after thought. I didn't even ask how big she'd get because honestly that was irrelevant. I just wanted a Yorkie regardless of the size as an adult. I usually use the size of their paws as a rough idea of how big a dog will get. Darla's paws are much smaller than any of shih tzu were. I think she's gonna be small.