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Large puppy, small adult?? Ok, I know all puppies grow at different rates! This said, Has anyone had a puppy that you thought was going to be big and actually ended up being within standard weights?? My puppies are bigger but, mom was 8lbs and dad 5lbs. I was wondering if any of the pups who are over 2, some more, (8 weeks old) could actually slow down in growing to a snails pace??? :confused: Thanks for any and all input :p |
i had teh opposite....... i got a puppy that was kidna small (he was supposed to be six...... plenty of people on this forum had the same weight fluxuations as toby, but and they ended up six lbs.....) but i guess there was larger yorkies in the bloodline because he must be fifteen by now :rolleyes: Ive never heard of it going the other way, but i supposed anything is possible.... anyone????? i want to know to, this is an interesting question |
They all have different growth patterns. Chachi started out real small like 1 lb when I got him. I thought he was gonna be small. Hes 71/2 lbs. There were other people on here whose dogs were a lot bigger at the same age and they are now smaller than Chachi. |
Mine was the runt of the litter and so far she still is, but I have talked to some that picked the runt and it was much bigger later or picked the biggest and it ended up being the smallest. |
rex was big from the start (3lbs at 9weeks!) so no adivce here |
Oh Karen, I wish one of your little darlings could be mine! Here's what happened to me...and it sounds very similar to what you're experiencing. The lady I got Paprika from, the Yorkies she owned were 8lbs and 5lbs. All the babies were very big when I went and picked Rika up at 6 weeks. Rika was the smallest at 2 lbs. Rika is now 11.2lbs and her brother who was 2.5 lbs at 6 weeks is 9lbs...does that help any? |
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This happened to me. I got two female puppies(sisters). I was hoping to get them in the 5-6 lb range when full grown. When I got them I thought they were big for puppies. One continued to grow and is about in that range. The other really hasn't grown much since I got her. I like to think it is because I am feeding her better food than she was getting as a puppy. Everything seems fine with her but at 5 months she is still only about 3 pounds, her sister is about 5. Tauni |
Zsa Zsa was the bigger pup of her litter ( 3 ) , they all grew up to 7 pounds except for Zsa Zsa she stayed at 3 pounds . |
This happened to me. She was about 3 pds at 12 weeks. The vet said she would probably weigh 10 pds. She is six months old this month and she weighs about 5 pds. Go figure. :rolleyes: |
Maximus was the biggest in his litter...he was about 2lbs at 12 weeks.....he grew like rocket speed...lol and is now 5.8 lbs at 6-1/2 months!!! the breeder felt he would be about 5-1/2 to 6 lbs fully grown but my boy loves to eat and he is not fat just long and skinny!!! |
Esme 1.8lbs at 12 weeks- Now 7lbs Esme's brother Gizmo (my friends yorkie) 2.5lbs at 12 weeks- Now 5lbs So, yes a big yorkie can get small, and a small yorkie can get big! :D |
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I have both my guys going to great homes. :p I took a deposit on the last boy yesterday. I told her that he would probably be around his mom's size.( 8lbs) I would hate him to be so much bigger, :eek: and her to not be happy with him. I was just wondering what everyone elses experiences where. |
At 8 weeks, Stomper was at 3.2 pounds. His mother was 7 and father was 5. He is now 14 pounds! His brother (we keep in touch with the owner) is 12-13 pounds! They were the biggest in the litter and I took the biggest one since I preferred a big dog. |
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