Tell me - I'm going to have the biggest Yorkie in the Pacific Northwest...
I certainly wouldn't worry about what I'm feeding him as far as his size goes.
There is a real difference between being "fat" and just being a large dog. And, if he's genetically programmed to be "large" --- that is the way he's going to be.
Just think - you can't have a little girl - that is going to be 6 feet tall - and keep her short by not feeding her very much.... she'd just be 6 feet tall and very skinny and probably not very healthy.
***** My "little Yorkie" is 14 months old and I'll bet he's close to 14 pounds. He just keeps growing and growing and growing. He's not tall - a little long in the back - with somewhat short legs and he's built like a brick. He is a little rollypolly like a pup - but definitely not overweigh -- just solid. I took him to the vet who bent over to pick him up and said, "Wow - he sure doesn't look like he weighs that much...." -- which he doesn't. He said, "Do you feed him rocks?" (He has two brothers from the same littler - full grown - one weight 6 pounds and the other 7 pounds. I just got the big little Yorkie.) And - they were all the same size - when I picked out my pup.
PS: My Yorkie is still a little dog - and just as cute as he can be. He has an absolutely beautiful silky wavy coat and a little face that you would die for. He's not a barker, is very loveable, playful, and affectionate. He's just sweet and loves everyone and every animal he meets.
You're dog probably isn't overweight - and he's just going to grow to whatever size he was meant to be.
Good luck - Carol Jean |