growth chart The growth chart that is posted here on YT - can anyone tell me how accurate it is? I know it's never 100 % but am just wondering how much to rely on it when looking at a puppy. Like if a pup is 1lb 10 oz. at 8 weeks.... I'm trying to figure how big she will be. Her dad is 3-1/2 lbs, her mom is around 7 lbs. Thanks! omega |
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I would say between 5-6 lbs.. |
:embarasse I've never been able to make heads nor tails of the growth chart! However, I think(?) the rule of thumb is: 8wks weight X 3 or (at most) X 4. My Abbie was 2.2 @ 8weeks, and is now 6lbs at 1 year. Will she grow more...? :idontknow |
The chart is definitely a theory. Exceptions are the rule. Pick your baby on personality of the pup because that is what you are going to fall in love with. Good Luck on your search. |
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I would say your puppy should be about 6 pounds fully grown maybe a little less. My tucker weighed 1 pound 9 ounces at 10 weeks old and he ended up being a little under 4.5 pounds fully grown. He had the frame of a 4 pounder, but Stucky Tucky loved human food and treats:D ;) :) |
Lucy weighed 1.5oz at 8 weeks, 2lbs at 14 weeks, and she weighs 3.5lbs at 1 1/2 years.She might gain a little more body fat, but the chart was accurate for us. I did track it and logged her weight only out of fun. She should have been 5 or 6 lbs judging by her parents weight. |
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I've heard 8 weeks x 3 and 12 weeks x 2, so tripple the weight now and in 4 more weeks double it and that should get you pretty close. |
The weight chart wasnt accurate for me but mine are overgrowers. It seemed like they had miracle grow in their food or something |
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I have two here in some of my books both of which have never been very accurate. I think dogs are alot like humans and we can tell when they will be of small frame or small boned but weight can be a different issue. Like my sister and I were both 8 and 9 lb babies and were the same size basically all through our child hoods but we changed into different sizes as we each matured. I know for a fact there are some puppies that you can just "see" are going to stay very small or be larger due to many factors, but have found that with average weight pups up to 12 wks that it can go either way "sometimes" varying a pound or so as an adult to totally surprise us. Nature. When dealing with living things we can only use a chart as a helpful guide along with our hands on of each individual pup and it's ancestors. In a perfect world all puppies would be kept until around 6 months of age and there wouldn't be as many mis-calucations...but I realize this cannot always be done (myself included) so we give the best estimate based on our knowledge.:) I look at the frame of a puppy at 8 wks first and foremost. I monitor the weight throughout the growth of each baby in the litter and then refer to a past litter if it's an identical repeat breeding along with the parents, grandparents. Aunts and uncles can also be very valuable in having current information on. If it is a first time litter between two parents, I refer to the ancestors and play it by ear until we have a bit more maturity to base it on along with the parents, grand parents, aunts and uncles. Its very important to me to keep current information on past puppies along with having accurate information on as many of the ancestors as possible. My notes over the years have turned into my own book on weights and characteristics. And yes, it has thrown me a loop before. :) |
I haven't been breeding Yorkies very long (2yrs) but so far my dogs have been right about 1/2# less than the predicted weights on the chart. Sylvia |
by the chart it says the pup will be 5 lbs and it has been pretty acurate so far with Peeka but always look at pedigree's because th parents might be small but the grandparents could be much larger and vice versa. |
This is very true. I have a puppy and the chart says he won't be any bigger than 7 1/2# but his parents are 10 & 11#. Both of them are throwbacks and I don't know the size of the mother's parents so I don't know how much bigger than her parents she is. The male is one # bigger than his mother and 3# bigger than his father. I don't know the size of his grandparents. These 2 had a litter of 4 and nely one of them is supposed to be near his parents sizes. Sylvia |
Judging by average experience only, if a pup is 9.5 months old and currently weighs right around 3 lbs., what are your guesses for adult weight? |
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