13 weeks! What did your Yorkie weigh?

[Clyde_Dexter]

Clyde weighed four pounds at four months old when I adopted him. I don't have his 12 week weight =( ... but at three years old he weighs a whopping 13 pounds.

Dexter weighed 2.5 pounds at 12 weeks, and weighs 9 pounds fully grown.

[TxVicki]

My late Lizzie at 13 weeks was 3 pounds. She grew to adult weight of 11 1/2 pounds.

[Teresiana]

We were at the vet today. So...

Yoshi: 12 wks = 2.3 lbs / now, 1 year = 7.2 lbs
Momo: 12 wks = 4.2 lbs / now, 9 mos = 8.6 lbs

Both are healthy & happy

Interesting to see in this thread how impossible it really is to predict adult weight. Yoshi was the same size at 12 wks as other Yorkies who are now in between 3-12 lbs as an adult. That's a huge window.

When I had Momo's DNA tested, the report came back telling me that she would weigh in between 5-10 lbs. Even a DNA test can't give a good prediction! Lol

[TxVicki]

A friend of mine had a Yorkie that weighed 2.5 pounds at 13-14 weeks, her baby grew to be 18 pounds and he was 100% pure yorkie and just so very handsome. His mom was 6.5 pounds and his dad weighed 5 pounds. So go figure.

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by TxVicki

A friend of mine had a Yorkie that weighed 2.5 pounds at 13-14 weeks, her baby grew to be 18 pounds and he was 100% pure yorkie and just so very handsome. His mom was 6.5 pounds and his dad weighed 5 pounds. So go figure.

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[pookybear]

Originally Posted by Teresiana

We were at the vet today. So...

Yoshi: 12 wks = 2.3 lbs / now, 1 year = 7.2 lbs
Momo: 12 wks = 4.2 lbs / now, 9 mos = 8.6 lbs

Both are healthy & happy

Interesting to see in this thread how impossible it really is to predict adult weight. Yoshi was the same size at 12 wks as other Yorkies who are now in between 3-12 lbs as an adult. That's a huge window.

When I had Momo's DNA tested, the report came back telling me that she would weigh in between 5-10 lbs. Even a DNA test can't give a good prediction! Lol

Wow, You take the cake having had a DNA test! lol Momo might make it but I see what you're saying about the range! It's huge! Do you control your dogs food or do they graze?? I may need to do a poll for that one...it'll keep things straight!

[Ldyrev1]

Go for it Pookybear!!!

[pookybear]

Originally Posted by TxVicki

A friend of mine had a Yorkie that weighed 2.5 pounds at 13-14 weeks, her baby grew to be 18 pounds and he was 100% pure yorkie and just so very handsome. His mom was 6.5 pounds and his dad weighed 5 pounds. So go figure.

Wow that's funny!!! This from Yorkshire for Dummies:

Want to know about how much your Yorkie pup will weigh when he's full grown? Take his weight at three months and double it. If your 3-month-old Yorkie weighs 3 pounds, he'll weigh close to 6 pounds as an adult. A 4-pound 3-month-old will weigh about 8 pounds, and a 14-pound 3-month-old probably ain't a Yorkie at all.

[pookybear]

Originally Posted by Ldyrev1

Go for it Pookybear!!!

I'd do it, but they don't provide that service in Mexico..(jk) lololol But really, I'm sure that service isn't provided here.

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by pookybear

Wow, You take the cake having had a DNA test! lol Momo might make it but I see what you're saying about the range! It's huge! Do you control your dogs food or do they graze?? I may need to do a poll for that one...it'll keep things straight!

Oh PookyBear...I must be honest & let you know that I'm really not worthy of "taking the cake". I didn't actually get a DNA test to try to predict Momo's adult weight. That was the last thing on my mind when I had the test run. In fact, I didn't even know that the adult weight prediction was going to be on the report.

Momo is a mill rescue & she was very ill when we got her at 12 weeks. She almost died. Twice. I ran the DNA test because I wanted to be 100% positive about her breed, the breed of her parents, grandparents, great-grandparents. I wanted to be prepared for any congenital issues that might come up in the future. The weight thing was one little paragraph at the end of the 4 page report.

Regarding feeding, I both control & allow them to graze. I have a complcated feeding schedule. But if you really want to know...
Breakfast is at 8:30. From 10-3 I leave them a few tablespoons of dry food so they can graze in case they get hungry. Momo has some digestive issues & needs to eat small portions often. So she has dinner at 5. Yoshi doesn't get hungry until 7ish. So he eats a dinner at around 7. Then they both have a snack at before bedtime. I feed them a lot of treats througout the day. But I subtract the treats from the total daily food intake. They get things like baby carrots, celery, green beans, raw squash, strawberries, yogurt, little chunks of roasted chicken, deydrated yams, cheese, tripe, pieces of their dry food...On bath day, once a week they get a duck neck. I don't feed them traditional kibble. They eat raw. Even the "dry food" is raw, either dehydrated or air-dried. I home cook for them too. I switch it up every now & then so they don't get bored. I also use a lot of supplememts. I'm pretty anal about their food. I know how many calories/protien/fat each of them require a day & I make sure that they eat as much as their bodies require. When I homecook, I weigh out the protein, carbs, etc on a kitchen scale & add any supplements that they need that they aren't getting from the "normal" food.

So I definitely control their food, but I do it throughout the day vs. once/twice/three times a day.

[TxVicki]

Originally Posted by pookybear

Wow that's funny!!! This from Yorkshire for Dummies:

Not even worth it !!!!

[Verbena]

Galen at 13 weeks weighed 2 lbs 5 ozs.

[lynzy420]

I have heard it said that the size of a Yorkie can be told by the size of the pupil, pups with small pupils will be big and pups with large pupils will be small, makes sense to me, big hands, big feet equal little noses and vice versa...hehehehe

[pookybear]

Originally Posted by pookybear

Today Pooky is 13 weeks old and weighs 2 lbs 3 oz...his parents weigh in the 4+ pound weight category. Since the idea is to double the weight at 12-13 weeks and some say add a 1/2-1 pound to find out your puppies adult weight, I thought it would be fun to ask and see how your puppy faired according to that chart ) So let's hear it for 13 weeks! What did your puppy weigh at 13 weeks and if they're older, where did they land in the weight group? If you know the weights of the parents, include that too.

I'm not sure if it's my age or sleep depravation but I'm so mixed up here. First of all, Pooky was 13 weeks and 3 days when I got him and he weighed 2 lbs 4 oz.

When I posted this, he was already 14 weeks and a day weighing 2 pounds 5 2/5 oz.

I guess I was thinking he would be 13 weeks forever

Setting the record straight for Pooky and thank you all for your posts!!!

[lynzy420]

Originally Posted by pookybear

I'm not sure if it's my age or sleep depravation but I'm so mixed up here. First of all, Pooky was 13 weeks and 3 days when I got him and he weighed 2 lbs 4 oz.

When I posted this, he was already 14 weeks and a day weighing 2 pounds 5 2/5 oz.

I guess I was thinking he would be 13 weeks forever

Setting the record straight for Pooky and thank you all for your posts!!!

Exactly how much does he weight today and exactly how old is he now?