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12-15-2008, 12:49 PM | #1 |
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| Puppy size My pup, at 8wks weighed in at 3.6 lbs. The Mum is a 4lb yorkie poo and the Dad is a 4lb yorkie poo as well. I was told that she wasn't going to be much bigger than that. Is this possible though, that at 8wks she might already be really close to her full grown size? or is that impossible? |
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12-15-2008, 12:51 PM | #2 |
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| I THINK I read that if you double their weight at 8 wks, that should be about their adult weight.
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12-15-2008, 12:57 PM | #4 |
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12-15-2008, 12:58 PM | #5 |
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| Wow!! That didn't click when I read it. That does sound large for 8 wks.
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12-15-2008, 12:59 PM | #6 |
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| I think she will get much bigger than her parents! Maybe around 8 to 10 pounds full grown is my estimation. |
12-15-2008, 01:00 PM | #7 |
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| I think it does. Can't help.
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12-15-2008, 01:03 PM | #8 |
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| Normally you double their weight at 12 weeks for their full grown weight. Are you sure your puppy is 8 weeks old? I bet she's cute
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12-15-2008, 01:04 PM | #9 |
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| You double their weight at 12 weeks, triple it at 8 weeks. Sounds like she's going to be a pretty good sized baby. probably around 10 lbs would be my guess |
12-15-2008, 01:05 PM | #10 |
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| It's actually double the weight at twelve weeks. No way is your puppy even close to her full grown weight at only eight weeks old. If you look here, you'll see she is off the growth chart: Yorkshire Terrier - Yorkie Puppy Growth/Weight Chart - watch us grow Did you actually see her parents? Even if they are small, since she is a mixed breed, she may have inherited her larger size from her Poodle genes. Genetics are tricky even in purebred dogs. |
12-15-2008, 01:13 PM | #11 |
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| That pup is gonna be close to 8 lbs as an adult
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12-15-2008, 01:24 PM | #12 |
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| I bet she'll be at least ten pounds. Ten pounds is still a small dog, though. |
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12-15-2008, 02:04 PM | #14 |
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| She was on junk dog food at the beginning, Ol'roy... I know this is junk and I'm switching her to Blue Buffalo but could this dog food have caused her to be a bit heavier as a pup? |
12-15-2008, 02:11 PM | #15 |
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| I don't think the food she had earlier have something to do with her actual weight . |
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