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Picking a puppy Hi everyone. Sorry to bother all of you again. I had so many replies to my last post, and I truly appreciate all of the responses. Here's another question: I want a Yorkie that I can carry around, but I really don't want to go to the breeders who sell teacups because the prices are outrageous. In a normal Yorkie litter, how can you pick out the puppies who will stay small (4-5 lbs)? I heard someone on this site say they picked out the runt. Is that the best way? Thanks. |
The runt of the litter may not stay the runt. My runt by passed all of her sisters. But I did have one that stayed very small so she moved to the runt's spot. You have to look at bone structure and the overall appearance of the pup. This isn't all of it but it's a start. |
Well, you may have better luck going that route than I have. I've always picked out the runts, but not for the same reason you would. I've always picked out the runts because I felt sorry for them. My little Muffin was the runt of her litter, too. I felt so sorry for her chasing her litter mates trying to get the toy they all kept exchanging, but she was always too little to get it. So I took her home and told her she could have all of the toys her little heart desired. And so it was. She also outgrew being a runt. She was 9 lbs or more...depending on her weight at the moment. :D Kacee was the runt of her litter, too. She also outgrew the mini stage and is now a whopping 8 lbs! :D P.S. They both would be categorized as very healthy, too. |
A general guesstimate is multiply two month weight by three and three month weight by two.......right now my Reeses is 2.5 at 3 months....so we guess around 5 lbs or so......but weight doesn't matter. All these Yorkie babies are precious no matter their weight. |
If you want 4-5 pounds as adult, try to get a puppy who is 2-2.5 pounds. It is not a quarantee ;) , but simple math is 8 weeks * 3 12 weeks *2 = adult weight I wouldn't take a pup at 8 weeks. I bought my pup at 16 weeks. She was 3. Now she is 5.5. I care her around EVERYWHERE, even restaurants. NO problems (except restaurants and food stores :D ) |
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Well, when I got Louie he was 16 wks old and weigthed in at a whopping 2 lbs. haha...He is now a year and weights about 5.5....6lbs on a chubby day. but I take him EVERYWHERE! I just got a new little baby girl "Bella" she is 15 wks and is 1.9 lbs..so Im curious to see how big she will get. I actually like Louie being 5.5 lbs. I was always so scared when he was smaller. It just seemed like he could brake so easily. :aimeeyork |
well...Tucker was the runt of his litter, but now he's almost 8 months old and 9.1 lbs..sooo. lol :p Just make sure you look at the overall apearance of the pup. Also remember, there's no gaurentees. Good luck!! :D |
Thanks Thanks everyone for the replies. I LOVE THIS MESSAGE BOARD!!!!!! :love: Everyone always replies so quickly. Thanks for the help. I hope to be able to post pictures of my future baby soon. |
Seems like the runts always turn out to be the biggest. My cat had kittens and the tiniest little runt turned out to be a whopping 23- pound cat. Everyone said he was "as big as a dog." So we changed his name to "Dog." I lost him at 14 years of age last year. We all know for sure that Yorkie weights vary beyond belief. Probably the best indicator is the size of their parents - but there are certainly exceptions to that also. And - big Yorkies are still "little dogs," and they are still the love of your life. You can't lose - no matter what they weigh. Carol Jean PS: I was hoping I'd get a little dog also, but I think mine isn't going to be real small. I don't even know what he weighs, but I think about 4 1/2 or 5 pounds at three months. They did tell me that he would probably be between 5 and 10 pounds. So he may well weigh around 10 pounds when he's full grown. I can guarantee I wouldn't trade him for a million dollars and have only had him about three weeks. |
I don't have any advice, but thought I'd let you know that my Maddie is 6 1/2 pounds, and I can still carry her around in her carrier...she loves it! So, if your puppy ends up a bit bigger than what you are hoping for, there's a good chance he/she will still be small enough to tote around! |
I carry Lily everywhere and she is 5.5 to 6 lbs. I think she is just perfect at that weight. Smaller is not all it is cracked up to be in my opinion. |
If the parents are both 7 pounds and over you will have a greater chance of a large puppy. If one parent is in the 7 pound range and the other much smaller- they are trying to bring the size down on the puppies. With this litter look for the puppy that has the smallest build bone structre- not heavy bone structure or course features. Best bet find a litter where both mom and dad are the size that you are looking for- you will have a greater chance or getting the the Carry-ME that you are wanting. |
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