puppy weight for show I have been offered a gorgeous puppy to show. 6 1/2 months old. Concerned that at this age she is 6 1/2 pounds. Have a concern she might get to big. Your thoughts ? |
This can often vary with the judges, but if the pup is 6 1/2 pounds and still growing you may be getting pretty close to the top weight of 7 pounds. Again it can vary with judges. I'm not a judge but it seems they don't go the real small Yorkies and the pretty big Yorkies. Hopefully come of the show breeders will weigh in here and add their input. |
It really depends on the lines and whether or not they do most of their growing early on or continue to grow slowly over time. At 6 months your puppy would not be done growing completely or putting on weight. She's going to be a bigger girl as an adult...probably 7 - 8lbs if I had to guess without knowing anything about her lines. You also need to look at height and body length, as well as bone and body. A compact dog with good bone and body can weigh more than a tall, fine boned dog....so you need to factor that in as well. |
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The standard says up to 7lbs, how-ever the standard also has no disqualifications other than color. So if your gal does get somewhat above 7lbs that does not automatically mean she is not worthy of either showing or breeding. Only you know the relationship you have with this breeder - but it sounds maybe as if this would be your first foray into showing - am I correct? The if you have established a long term relationship of trust with this breeder - and I assume you have researched her over the years you have been involved in Yorkies - then I would weigh very heavily on your breeders honest opinion on her fitness to show and her ultimate weight. |
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