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Huge yorkies??? I just took Carter to the vet for his last round of shots at 14 weeks and he's already 6 pounds! :eek: The vet says he guesses Carter will be 12-15 pounds full grown. Is that a huge yorkie?? Is my baby going to be an abnormally large dog?? |
AWWW All the more to love. I think we have one or two that are even close to 20 or more pounds. I say as long as they are healthy;). |
Big Boned Yorkie My cousin has a full-blooded AKC registered Yorkie and tops the scales at 20lbs. |
Lol I guess thats a good way of looking at it. He's just soo cute this size I wish he'd stay this way foreverr!! |
It does sound like your Carter is going to be a bigger Yorkie. Like Lori (daisy mae06) said "All the more to love". My Rudy was 4 lbs something @ 8 weeks old and now he's at least 15 lbs, probably more cause he hasn't been weighed in a while. BTW, I think the name Carter is really cute. :):aimeeyork I've never heard that for a dog before. |
Preston was around 6 lbs when we got him at 5 months. He is now 10 1/2 months and weighs 13 lbs. His size was the reason he was at the rescue where we got him, as he was supposedly "unsaleable". I wouldn't have him any other way! Like others said, more to love. |
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However, in reality I think your looking at about 12-15lbs like the vet said. Bud was the same weight at 14 weeks and today he's 15lbs but solid as a rock. All muscle. Look on the bright side, you can't loose him.;) |
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Aww i love the name Carter too :rolleyes: .. it reminds me of this hunk thats was in a film i once seen ;) LOL and funny enough liked the name ever since :p LOL hehe!! Bailey is 7months and 7.9lbs i think he will be about 10lbs full grown :) |
It may be big for a yorkie, but still small for a dog. The bigger ones are better around children too. |
More to cuddle with....My cousins Baby Ricco who is a healthy and beautiful baby is already at 14.5 lbs....He is the most adorable baby...Yorkies come in different sizes! They are all CUTE |
Read this thread about large Yorkies. There are some absolutely darling pics. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...apot-ears.html |
6 lbs at 14 weeks? oh boy!!!!!! my dog's half sister casey was the tiniest puppy when she first came home. actually she was smaller than mickey. half of him when she first came home. however, she's now close to 20 lbs while mickey is lingering around 9lbs. so it is possible to have a yorkie larger than the typical 7lbs. as long as your puppy's healthy, thats all it matters :) |
My yorkie is 11 lbs, and I love him to pieces!! His size is actually just perfect :) |
When you think about it, that's still small. Lucy is 2 and weighs 11 lbs. She was chunky though, and her vet put her on a diet, so she's down from 13 lbs. When we went to PetSmart last weekend, I realized just how small that is. Your little Carter may be above standard, but but being a little larger, you won't worry about him as much. Rebel weighs a little over 5 lbs and I worry about him constantly - he seems so delicate next to Lucy. |
It never ceases to amaze me the size range in all these yorkies!:eek: my pixie was 1lb 8oz at 14 weeks.....Big or small..you gotta love them all!:p |
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Our love of Yorkies is more because of their sparkling personalities, the fact that they don't shed and are low on the allergy factor, size coming in last. We were used to hearty, large outside only type dogs and while we loved them to pieces, we never got as close a relationship as we do with our yorkie, Lambeau and grand-dog, Baxter. Both yorkies are in the 7 - 9lb range and while they maybe 'teapots', they are absolutely the perfect size for our hearts!! |
Cute I quit worrying about the teacup stuff a long time. Mine are 6plus and 5 plus. I would rather they be larger than smaller. I did not want a 2 or 3 pound yorkie. My daughter has a 70 pound GSP. He is always around. We love that big one too. |
Jackson is a healthy 17lbs! I love his frame & figure! I got him from a BYB though in the city. But he's been the best dog I could imagine. |
As much as you would love for your yorkie to stay small, having a bigger dog let's you not worry so much about Carter injuring himself jumping off something and perhaps break a leg. As the posters before me here, and being a mom of 2 children, it is almost impossible to gauge what our babies will finally weigh when full grown. Haha. I was told my Bailey would be 5.bs, which I was wanting as I have probs with my muscles and figured that picking him up would be best with a lower weight. He weighed 7.5lbs at last weighing, which was a month ago. As he is almost 2, I think he is full grown and won't weigh any more. The extra 2 lbs. is welcome from the point of view that I don't worry (too much) when he jumps down from the couch. I have trained him to stay on my bed until I pick him up and put him on the floor, as it is higher. |
Yes...there are perks to having a bigger yorkie!! It may not fit in your purse, but it's probably going to be a lot sturdier than the smaller ones...and there's just more there to love!! After owning yorkies on the smaller scale(which I love too), I wouldn't mind getting a bigger yorkie at some point. |
chester is 10 lbs, just more to love |
Today my neighbor (she has a little black dog that Charlie has met) asked me what kind of dog Charlie was. I said he was a Yorkie. She said that's what I thought, with a somewhat questionable look at the same time. I said, "He's a big Yorkie." LOL End of discussion. She smiled and started talking to him. Some are just big. My brother towers over me, my sisters, my other brothers and my mom and dad. He's just a big kid. Same for Yorkies. Some just grow bigger than what people picture Yorkies to be. But it doesn't mean anything is wrong or abnormal about them. they are just bigger. I really enjoy my 13 pounder. He's still my baby. :) |
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I'm (almost!!!) 5'6" - my son's 6'4", some sort of throw-back in our gene-pool methinks?!!!!!? :D And I absolutely adore my 20 pounder - he's still MY extremely big baby :) Sally + Harry :aimeeyork x |
2 Attachment(s) Magnus was a big baby too. He's currently about 15.5 lbs (give or take few oz) As others have said, more to love! Baby Magnus Attachment 394115 Big Boy Magnus Attachment 394116 |
I too love bigger Yorkies. I think they're super in the hunkier profile. I reckon generations ago they were probably bigger anyway. Their all beautiful, Crystal seems to have stopped growing now at 7lbs and a week over 10 months old. My step daughters 'pup' is 14 lbs at 18 months, whilst her mum is half that size . Both are wonderful and watching them play is just so funny. What mum misses out on the in the lb to weight ratio, she makes up with agility and speed. |
bigger yorkie My Leroy is a 13 lb. yorkie, just more to love!:animal36 |
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