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11-17-2011, 09:45 AM | #1 |
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| Pup sizes My little girl Gia had 3 pups on the 2nd, one female, 2 males and they all seem to be really healthy. However the babies don't seam to flow with any growth chart I have found. The one smallest pup is right on the end of the chart at 15 days weighing about 15 oz's (making him about 7 lbs full grown?). The female, who is the largest is almost at one and a quarter lb, which is really heavy compared to any of the charts. Is big bertha going to end up being 10 lbs? I can't wait to see them grow, its really exciting! I wish I could keep them all. |
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11-17-2011, 10:01 AM | #2 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I've heard that newborn weights don't always predict as well as later weights. So many breeders have told me the runt of the litter turned out to be the biggest. Birth weights depend so much on the position and nourishment in the womb. I think triple the 8 week weight and or double the 12 week weight and give or take a pound, might give a better indicator. You don't say how big the damn and sire are, but that again is only one indication. They pass on their parents genes as well, and if a 5 pound dog was the smallest of a line, he could throw bigger dogs.
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11-18-2011, 01:09 PM | #3 |
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| Some breeders like to follow the theory of tripling their weight at 8 weeks or doubling their weight at 12 weeks to get their projected adult weigh. Sometimes this is fairly accurate but there are always exceptions. Puppies in smaller litters tend to get fatter than pups from large litters but once they are walking and weaned they will lose a lot of the baby fat. I can tell more about their projected adult size by weighing them at 8 weeks.
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11-21-2011, 11:07 AM | #4 |
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| I have been breeding Yorkies for 27 years and can tell you that no one can predict the size adult size of a 15 day old puppy. Sure - sometimes a person might guess right but that is all that it is - a guess. I have not found the 8 week old weight to be an indicator either but that will vary with lines. The old daying that doubling in the 12 week weight is usually pretty well on the mark but keep in mind that some lines grow really late and some really early. The best thing to do is check with the breeder of your line and see what their opinion is. Good luck with your litter. Charlie |
11-21-2011, 04:35 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | Mine are always off the chart the first month or so. I don't even try to guess until around 10 weeks. Then I always tell people what they are charting but make sure they know they could be a lot smaller or bigger than that.
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11-22-2011, 07:39 AM | #6 |
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| No, you cannot predict weight at such a young age. Especially if the number of pups are many - in this case the pups' weight may be low in the beginning right after birth or can go the other way if only one or two pups in a litter weights tend to be higher since they get more of the nutrients from the mom and less to share around. It also depends on the mom and how well she is producing milk. Also there are genetics that play a part and bigger yorkies with genetic make up can produce pups with bigger pups. One must pay attention too in the other extreme then since smaller yorkies do not necessarily produce small pups and whelping a litter can injure a mom and can even cause c-sections, or even death. With all that being said - the rule of thumb (which is not written in stone either) is to double the weight at 12 weeks of age. A lot depends on genetics as the others have stated - depends on the lines (pedigrees). I have seen some pups grow fast to begin with and then stop or slow down and wishing and praying they grow a bit more in the end. Some have had their pups grow fast and continue to grow and not stop till 2 years of age. I have seen the - smallest pup in the litter grow up to be the biggest. You just can not be sure with yorkies unless you know their line/pedigree. This is more than knowing just the parents size. And in some cases even more than the grandparents sizes. There is a lot that goes into breeding and producing a wonderful dog/litter. There is a Lot of research, evaluating, and testing. Last edited by topknot; 11-22-2011 at 07:43 AM. |
12-05-2011, 05:38 AM | #7 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Trenton, NJ
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| Thanks for your replies folks, they are greatly appreciated. The momma is 7 lbs and almost 3 years of age and the papa is 6 pounds and just over 1 years. All the pups are still nursing but getting really good at elminating on paper and not their bed. |
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