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Yorkiemom1 · 07-18-2015, 10:31 AM

I have always left mine and recommended to my new owners, to stay on puppy food until they are a year old....if the pup is sexually mature at 8 months, go to adult....if the pup is around 3-4 lbs at 8 months and has not had her first heat or "he" has not reached sexual maturity (shown by hiking his leg to pee to mark his territory), leave baby on puppy food until a year old....the added nutrition they get from puppy food is beneficial to growth and strengthening of immune systems, organ development, and bone maturation. If those building blocks are defective because of inadequate nutrition, that stays with them for life, causing issues later on.

I agree with your vet.....I suspect the breeder recommends putting that pup on adult food at 6 months in order to try to stunt his growth. Years ago, when I FIRST started with a yorkie pup, the "breeder" told me to feed this baby 7 pieces of puppy kibble, three times a day.....can you imagine this!!!!!!??? I had NO clue then, but I was QUICKLY taught by pros and clearly understand now that was simply to stunt that pups growth so he would remain tiny. Thank God, I had show people that directed me away from this method of stunting a pups growth to "keep him a tiny breeder", which is what is most important to back yard breeders....not the health of the puppy but the size of the puppy, because "tiny teacup yorkies" are in demand! I was NOT looking for a tiny little pup, but those pups are what sell quickly to an uneducated public. Besides, it is what is behind that pup in his pedigree....you can starve your puppy and stunt his growth, but what is in his genes is what will pass on in breeding! I use this as an example to explane the damage you do by with holding correct nourishment from a growing baby. Dont ever use food intake to control the growth of a puppy! Feed that baby properly, so he can achieve fully what God put in his genes for him to be, and when he is mature and all the hormones and bone plates and organs are the best they can be because of good healthy proper nutrition, THEN if there is a weight issue, address it.

I recoil at the idea at putting a puppy on adult formula from the start! This is wrong on many levels!

07-18-2015, 10:31 AM	#2
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	I have always left mine and recommended to my new owners, to stay on puppy food until they are a year old....if the pup is sexually mature at 8 months, go to adult....if the pup is around 3-4 lbs at 8 months and has not had her first heat or "he" has not reached sexual maturity (shown by hiking his leg to pee to mark his territory), leave baby on puppy food until a year old....the added nutrition they get from puppy food is beneficial to growth and strengthening of immune systems, organ development, and bone maturation. If those building blocks are defective because of inadequate nutrition, that stays with them for life, causing issues later on. I agree with your vet.....I suspect the breeder recommends putting that pup on adult food at 6 months in order to try to stunt his growth. Years ago, when I FIRST started with a yorkie pup, the "breeder" told me to feed this baby 7 pieces of puppy kibble, three times a day.....can you imagine this!!!!!!??? I had NO clue then, but I was QUICKLY taught by pros and clearly understand now *that was simply to stunt that pups growth so he would remain tiny*. Thank God, I had show people that directed me away from this method of stunting a pups growth to "keep him a tiny breeder", which is what is most important to back yard breeders....not the health of the puppy but the size of the puppy, because "tiny teacup yorkies" are in demand! I was NOT looking for a tiny little pup, but those pups are what sell quickly to an uneducated public. Besides, it is what is behind that pup in his pedigree....you can starve your puppy and stunt his growth, but what is in his genes is what will pass on in breeding! I use this as an example to explane the damage you do by with holding correct nourishment from a growing baby. Dont ever use food intake to control the growth of a puppy! Feed that baby properly, so he can achieve fully what God put in his genes for him to be, and when he is mature and all the hormones and bone plates and organs are the best they can be because of good healthy proper nutrition, THEN if there is a weight issue, address it. I recoil at the idea at putting a puppy on adult formula from the start! This is wrong on many levels!