What do you think?

[Yorkie Mom2]

Zoey weighs in at 3lbs. at 9weeks. What are her chances of staying 7lbs or under?

[yorkiecrazy]

That's a really hard one to answer. That's like asking which bother will be tallest. Everything I have read is that your yorkie could be anywhere from 7 to 9lbs. When Zoey is 12 weeks, weigh him and then double the weight and add one pound.

[Yorkie Mom2]

Originally Posted by yorkiecrazy

That's a really hard one to answer. That's like asking which bother will be tallest. Everything I have read is that your yorkie could be anywhere from 7 to 9lbs. When Zoey is 12 weeks, weigh him and then double the weight and add one pound.

Thanks! It's good to at least have an idea. What gets me is that her dam and sire are both under 5 lbs! The sire's parents are both under 5 lbs. The dam's mother is under 5 lbs. Oh well! She's a love anyway. She was around 3.5 oz at birth and just starting growing like wild.

[mizzwanned]

She may just stop growing, you never know

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Yorkie Mom2

Thanks! It's good to at least have an idea. What gets me is that her dam and sire are both under 5 lbs! The sire's parents are both under 5 lbs. The dam's mother is under 5 lbs. Oh well! She's a love anyway. She was around 3.5 oz at birth and just starting growing like wild.

That's a tremendous growth spurt. According the YT growth chart, http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/growth_chart.doc if she weighed 3.5 oz at birth she is predicted to weight 3.5 pounds at 18 months. If she weights 3 pounds at 9 weeks she should weigh about 6 pounds at 18 months. Maybe she had a growth spurt because she was such a small baby. I think the best indicator is the size of her parents.

[a2luckygirl]

Banjo was 1.6 at 8 wks! he is just over 6 months and weighs 91/2 lbs! Wow!
His Mom was 6#- Dad 4#

I thought he would be 5-maybe 7 # he grew fast- but I am pretty sure he is done- he is not that big to me- just stocky built!

[melanie daley]

I wasn't too concerned with Roxi's weight when we 1st got her but she is now 8 months and 2.8 lbs... I don't think she is going to gain too much more weight or not?? But she eats like a horse!!! I guess you never really can be positive..

[littlewhip]

Mollys parents were both 5 & 6 pds and she is one yr and one day weighs 3.5 she has not grew any in months, My vet told me they stop growing at 6mths, But i dont beleive that to be true My others have grown after that age vets are sometimes wrong on many things

[Yorkie Mom2]

Originally Posted by melanie daley

I wasn't too concerned with Roxi's weight when we 1st got her but she is now 8 months and 2.8 lbs... I don't think she is going to gain too much more weight or not?? But she eats like a horse!!! I guess you never really can be positive..

Porsche, Zoey's mom, was 2.6 at 6 mos old. She is now 5 lbs. at 4 1/2 years. She is a good eater, but the vet just said at her yearly visit that she is a perfect weight for her size. I think she might be a little less than that normally. She is still nursing the moose, Zoey, albeit reluctantly. Zoey chases her down, the pig!! Just once in awhile, Zoey catches her and Porsche is tired of running. Point is, some dogs continue to grow. My hope is some don't!

[melanie daley]

Originally Posted by Yorkie Mom2

Porsche, Zoey's mom, was 2.6 at 6 mos old. She is now 5 lbs. at 4 1/2 years. She is a good eater, but the vet just said at her yearly visit that she is a perfect weight for her size. I think she might be a little less than that normally. She is still nursing the moose, Zoey, albeit reluctantly. Zoey chases her down, the pig!! Just once in awhile, Zoey catches her and Porsche is tired of running. Point is, some dogs continue to grow. My hope is some don't!

I don't mind how big she becomes to be honest... I just want her to remail happy and healthy, and now I've joined YT I see that many others have yorkies that are as little as Roxi and they are just fine too!! I wasn't fooled into her being any certain weight, like a lot of people I have talked to.. They are all beautiful!!!

[Yorkie Mom2]

Originally Posted by melanie daley

I don't mind how big she becomes to be honest... I just want her to remail happy and healthy, and now I've joined YT I see that many others have yorkies that are as little as Roxi and they are just fine too!! I wasn't fooled into her being any certain weight, like a lot of people I have talked to.. They are all beautiful!!!

Actually, I mind and I don't. Health is the most important thing. I bred for a purebred dog. The standard is 7lbs or less. I just wanted her to be in the standard range.

[melanie daley]

Originally Posted by Yorkie Mom2

Actually, I mind and I don't. Health is the most important thing. I bred for a purebred dog. The standard is 7lbs or less. I just wanted her to be in the standard range.

yup, and Roxi is just on the small end of the standard and sounds like your porsche is somewhere in the middle... Health is what matters!!!