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Picking a pup from the litter I am planning on purchasing a new baby by the end of this month. I have spoken to several breeders around my area, and a couple of them will allow me to pick my puppy. I want to pick a small pup that will stay small full grown, How do I go into doing this? How can I determine if the pup will stay smal compared to the other ones in the litter? Please help... |
There is no way to know if a puppy will stay small or not unless you buy them as an older puppy - 6 or 7 months. Many times, the smallest of the litter grows to be the largest as an adult...you just never know. |
another question, the first breeder I spoke to told me that the dam and sire both weight 7 pounds. But she said they had small puppies before. 1 under 4 lbs. Can this be true??? |
Yes that can be true. I have 6 1/2 lb male and female and they had two 3 1/2 lb girls at adult weight. |
do you know on how I can pick a pup that will stay under 5lbs? The breeder sells her puppies for $2200 and will let me pick first to make sure I get the smallest one. |
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I must not be too good at picking out size because I thought for sure that one of those 3 1/2 pounders was going to be big enough to show and breed. At 6 months of age I knew that one would be too small, but I was very surprised that the other one didnt get big enough. As for puppies, I would get the one with the tiniest feet. But even that is not a sure thing. |
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Sometimes you can try and guess by looking at the nostril holes. If they have pin looking dots - they may ended up small. But this is just a guess. At this age there is no way to guarantee. I would just ask her to let you reserve the smallest one when ready to leave. You will not know which pup will be yours then, but you may have a better chance. T. |
There's no way to guarantee size, but as it's already been said, you need to find someone who knows their lines well and knows what those particular parents throw and what has been thrown by their parents and grandparents. And yes, it can definitely happen w/2 seven lb parents. My Brooke who just had babies is 6.5 lbs, and the daddy is 4.5. He comes from a line that throws smaller pups, and so does she. My little Sophie was out of their last litter and was one of the bigger puppies, and she's 3.5 lbs at almost a year. That particular litter had puppies that are now: 2 lbs, 2.5 lbs, 3 lbs, 3.5 lbs, and 4 lbs. Also, a good breeder who keeps their pups (ESPECIALLY if they're smaller) until 12-14 week or MORE will be able to tell you more about the possible size then...notice I say "possible"...because there are never any guarantees, but good breeders have a better idea. :) |
I agree that there is no guarantee and with all that has been mentioned by previous posters & am very interested as I too will be looking at puppies very soon. My question to cgven is "How old are the pups that you will be looking at?"There is also the 3x their weight at 8 weeks or 2 x their weight at 12 weeks, but again is just an estimated guess. |
A three or four pound dog is very small. Are you sure you want one that tiny? I wouldn't want a Yorkie that tiny because they can be more fragile and it would be a headache to put them under anesthesia. |
they are 6 weeks right now. |
Well, you're paying A LOT of money. If you are willing to pay that much, you should get what you want. Unless a breeder knows her lines very well (and that is usually NOT a pet breeder who uses the same parents over and over) not even the breeder can pick a puppy at that age and guarantee ANYTHING. For instance, my girlfriend bought a puppy for 3,500 at 12 weeks and at one year she is 10+ pounds. She loves the dog to peices anyway but in my opinion, she got ripped off because the dog is not even within the standard as far as weight. And she got her puppy from one of the biggest, most opinionated breeders I've ever met. So, how does the breeder of your puppy justify the pricetag? More info is needed. By the way, there are limited things you can discern at 6 weeks and size is not one of them. |
Bringing up a very old thread because it fits the next question I have. Our breeder has more than one female that he crosses with the father, who is champion line that he shows. I don't know what all the breeder may have available in December when a puppy will be able to be paid for in full. Right now we have a first choice puppy 1/2 paid for. At the time of pickup, I'd like to not only see the smallest male of the litter, which is full brother to the one I lost but also any other fine males that may be older from other mothers that are not known to throw larger puppies. From reading this some of you are saying that it is better to look at an older puppy if we'd like a smaller dog. My Houdini was the smallest of the pups that the breeder had at the time and after neutering was a healthy 6 pounds. He only breeds for healthy dogs, not interested in small dogs so I'm not concerned about trying to take home the smallest one. Are puppies 5 months old etc more difficult to train than the younger pups? Or can they be easier? |
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