question about weight of my yorkie
 

I have a question about the weight of my yorkie..
I bought my yorkie in Thr netherlands and i bought him as a small/medium size,. at least the guy that sold him to told me that he wouldnt be a standard yorkie for sure and that he would be smaller then that..
I asked him that to make sure,. cause i travel alot myself and wanted to have him smaller then usual standard yorkie so he can travel with me in planes and trains.
But i must say ,. he is already 8 pounds. and he is 5 months.. he is very cute and not really big yet, but i know he is already a standard size or even bigger..
He is a bigger male.. he is very nice shaped the vet said and he is very healthy..
Do you maybe know if snickers will grow much more ???????
In my opion he is still smaller them my other dogs. i have 2 scottish terriers and they are 20 pounds.. but still ...
I also called the breeeder and they said.. well he is a male dog and he will stop growing now.. but the excuse was lame ofcourse..
Were i got him from there wer more puppies yorkies and i couldnt see the parents.. so my mistake etc..
But i love him anyway and just wanted to know.. otherwise i need to get another yorkie in the future and call him Milky way :) HAHAHAH

IMO- he will grow a little more! But, not a lot more! It is just hard to tell!

wow, 8lbs at 5 months? that's already 1lb heavier than the AKC standard of 4-7lbs for yorkies (http://www.akc.org/breeds/yorkshire_terrier/index.cfm). my yorkie will be 5 months old on April 26, and he's less than 3lbs. i don't know how much more your pup will grow, but i've read on YT that yorkies grow the most between the ages of 4-6 months. and that they can keep growing until they're a year old, but not always. i've also read that some yorkies can grow up to 12lbs... but there's no guarantee that yours will grow to be that big.

good luck! :)

Sounds like he might be a big boy. While both my yorkies growth slowed down after 6 months, they still grew a bit by a year. For some reason, it seems that males don't always seem to get bigger than females in the yorkie breed. I see an awful lot of small males on here.

I had a chihuahua that was a big girl. I thought chihuahuas were always small! Now before I buy I really look at the parents and what the breeder has experienced in past litters. And even that doesn't always work.

He sounds like a sweetheart though.

i was told that Caden would stop growing around 5 months . jeez were they wrong . at 8 months Caden was 8 pounds im pretty sure . then he had a big growth spurt from then until now (he's turning 1 on may 7th) . now, hes 12.2 pounds . still looks loike he could pass for 9 pounds . doesnt look thaaaat big at all . no one can tell you for sure, but people here might give you estimates . i honestly think Caden is still growing, but at a slower pace . around 1 year, i imagine your baby will reach its full weight . maybe 13 or 14 pounds ? it sounds big, but they still look quite adorable =]

just mooooore to love :D

hope i helpeddd =]

Hi, even if he grows a little more he will be smaller than your other dogs. Sometimes I am surprized when I ask how much a yorkie weighs, and the owner tells me 10 or more pounds. I have a 5 pound one, and these yorkies don't look much bigger than him, maybe a little stockier, but thats all. Good luck with your Snickers, he may be the full size bar, not the snack size; but he will be delicious anyway:)

I have one of those big boys too, and love every ounce of him ;)

Yep! Even our "teapots" are still tiny.. at least in my eyes. Sometimes I'm amazed that the standard goes as low as 4lbs and that people even HAVE dogs that are 4lbs. Franklin is 7.5 and I think he's tiny and worry constantly about him getting hurt.

When I bougth Chewy he wan'st supposed to grow much more than 5 to 6 lbs. Well Chewy decided that was way too small for him so he just kept growing till he reached the 12 lbs mark at the age of 4 yrs but he's the greatest. We all love him to death:)

You have yourself, what we call on YT, a true Teapot!
Buddy was 6.5 lbs at 41/2 mos. Today he is 15lbs and beautiful.
If your not breeding you may be happy with the larger version.
They are in every way all Yorkie but just bigger. Same personality
and temperment. Just more to love.
Post pictures. I would love to see him.

Big Male Yorkie Puppy
 

My mother just got a male yorkie puppy about two weeks ago. He was one of the larger puppies in the litter and the breeder estimated he would grow to be about 7 pounds. His mom was 6 pounds and his dad was 2 1/2. Well, at 12 weeks he is 4.8 pounds and my mom keeps calling me in a panic. She loves him to death and it really will not make a big difference how large he gets to be, but she is wondering how big he might end up. Has anyone ever had a puppy this large and how big do you think he might get? Do they typically double what they weigh at three months?

There is only one classification for Yorkshire terriers and that is "standard." The standard is 7 pounds and below, not 4-7 pounds. I asked Yorkietalk administration to change the wording in, frequently asked questions, the link you provided because I think it causes some confusion, but they said it just means that most yorkies are between 4-7 pounds. However the YTCA states that weight "Must not exceed seven pounds." So a yorkie may be over standard, but it can never be under standard. See http://ytca.org/standard.html for more information. Other breeds of dogs have different classifications such as the poodle whose classifications include, standard, miniature and toy. All yorkies are in the "toy" classification with the standard being 7 pounds and below.

Oh wow.. I've never noticed that before! Thanks for the clarification! :thumbup:

He is really sweet and yes indeed a teapot :) HHAHAHA,...
Here are some pics i took thursday and the ones without me are both 2 weeks ago. :)
pic1 +2:me and snickers made on thursday
pic3: made 2 weeks ago.
pic4: made 2 weeksa ago too in the snow with my other dog.. look his face isnt that cute?

Me too he is soo sweet.. cant think without him anymore. :-)

Snickers is absolutely adorable! He is big. My Trixie is just 5 mos. old and is just under 4 lbs. She has really been growing slowly and I don't expect but maybe another lb on her. Funny how things like this don't really matter once you fall in love, right? They are just perfect as they are!

WOW 12,2 pounds.. well for me it doesnt matter anymore.. he is my boy .. and i love him sooooo much..
it is only dissapointed if i want to travel and he cant come with me in my handluggage if he is getting to big or heavy... he wil be fine with my hubby and my other 2 dogs,. but then im lonely again LOL :)
And he misses me when i even leave the room to go to bed .. also when im away for a day with my sister and i leave him with my hubby and my other dogs he really misses me ,. cause he sometimes cries.. and when i come back he is all happy again .. at least he loves me too !!!!!! :))))

That's where I am at right now!!! Maxx's mom was 3 1/2 pound and his dad 5 1/2 and ummm he is already 4lbs and he just turned 12 weeks. Maybe am I feeding him wrong?????

i want to see pics:))))
No i know exactly what you mean... i fell in love when i met him first and my love is more every minute.. :)
I bought him such a cool jacket today, cause he growed out of all his hoodys and shirts.. but i made my friend happy.. i met her at puppy classes 2 weeks ago and she has a yorkie too,. his name is Misiu.. he is super tiny too :) so he fits all snickers his clothes now !

thata what i thought that i gave hiom to much food,. but he gets twice a day and during the day he gets treads / normal food when he does pee pee and poo poo outside or when he sits.. but my vet said that i do nothing wrong and that need to be feed proper.. :) He is very healthy said my vet so Im really happy with that too:)

Feeding schedule for puppies?
 

Are they supposed to be on a feeding schedule when they are puppies. The breeder told me that they should have access to food and water at all times when they are puppies, so that is what I have been doing with my puppy. My puppy is pretty small- she is 11 weeks and just over a pound I think. My mom has a larger yorkie- 4.8 pounds at 12 weeks- I wonder is her dog should only be fed at certain times?

When they are puppies they should be fed alot. and must always access to fresh water.
I gave my snickers when i just got him 3 till 4 times a day a little.
And now 2 times a day.. but in the afternoon he gets treats and also his normal food as treats.. so thats ok.
I dont think its ok to keep the food all day standing,. cause then you get lazy dogs i hear. And also its better to get him potty trained when you give him on certain times.
Mine gets food after his walk in the morning between between 10 and 10.30 am and between 6-7pm
when you know when he has ate you can let him rest and then you can walk him after.. so you know he needs to make a doodle.. lol
:) when you dont know when your puppy has been aten you never know when he is gonna do his doodle..
But thats my opinion..
Snickers is doing 85% everything outside when we do walks or when he is in the garden.. so it works pretty good. Also they told me this on the puppy classes i do with him.

I have dry food (and water) out for my puppy at all times and I feed her canned din din 3 times a day now. She's 5 mos. now, but when she was 11 weeks I would feed her 4 times a day.

I feed her the canned servings in her crate. When she is done, I take her directly outside to do her business. This helps a great deal with house training. It also lets me know how much she ate, as I have an 8 yr old westie who is after her food :) He's a sly one! Anything the other one has, ya know!

Snickers is a total doll and just perfect!!!! Some breeders will say just about anything to sell a puppy. Nobody knows for sure how big they will get---it is definitely just an educated guess! :)

I think Snickers will keep growing. At least my Bella continued to grow! ;)

My little teapot is 10 pounds of pure joy!! I thought I wanted a small baby. I started to get dissapointed when she started getting into the 6 pound range at like 5 months old. But now I dont think I would change a thing. She is like a teddy bear. She is great to hug. I dont worry like crazy when she is playing and jumping around. And when I take her out...she still looks tiny compared to ther doggies.
I fly a lot and take her with me on the plane. The weight limit (at least in America...for Delta I dont know about all) is 20 pounds.

Your pics are so cute! No matter the size he's a keeper! What a cutie! You are pretty gorgeous yourself! Good luck with your furbaby!

I think Snickers is just adorable. He looks happy, healthy and well loved!

I thought I was the only one with a "plus size". I was told my Lexie would be around 7-8 lbs. Well, she's now 14 lbs. at a year and a half (definitely not a purse dog). She was approximately 7 lbs. at 5 months. I wanted the standard because she would be going to the lake a lot, and we lead very active lives. She is a beauty and the smartest thing. I'm waiting for words just to pop out of her mouth. My second baby is 3 lbs at 5 months. The breeder said she would get to about 4-5 lbs, so I figured 7-8 lbs. She's tiny and it scares me half to death. I find myself praying she'll get bigger. She is filling out and getting sturdier. She's also a beauty but not so smart. While I'm waiting for Molly to sit, Lexie's been playing dead for about 3 mins (hehehe).

I just realized what everyone means when they say "teapot". DUH! That's so cute. I love it.

Yes he is defenitly a KEEPER... he is soooo sweet.. and can be so funny.
I cant imagine without him right noW !
thanks for your compliment...
I didnt post a picture from myself for compliments,. but i want to let people know who is Snickers mommy..
Thanks anyway ! :) you made my day ...

love priscilla and snickers