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12-02-2013, 11:02 AM | #1 |
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| Puppy weight off chart My 20 week old male weighs 5 pounds already. The breeder said he would be between 5 and 6 1/2 pounds. His parents are both champions. The mother weighs 5.5 pounds and the dad 5.4. He is one of a litter of four. I just don't see how it's possible for him to be this big already and end up at 6 1/2 pounds. |
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12-02-2013, 07:14 PM | #2 | |
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12-02-2013, 07:50 PM | #3 |
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| Breeders can't guarantee weight. Perhaps a grand parent or great grand parent was a larger dog... It happens. We have some porkie yorkies on here that are 14-16 pounds.
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12-02-2013, 07:55 PM | #4 |
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| I think I read somewhere that original(?) yorkies were bigger than the sizes we're used to seeing/hearing about these days. Even though both parents are little, it just could be that he picked up some of the original breed size gene. I think the breeders make their best guess on size of the pups. But I don't think they can absolutely guarentee it. I'm no expert though. Perhaps others can give better insights. |
12-02-2013, 08:13 PM | #5 |
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| Breeders can only give there best guess for the weight the puppy will be some get bigger and some get smaller. Looks like yours will be bigger.
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12-02-2013, 09:19 PM | #6 |
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| I want to say Gizmo was about that big at that age and he is now 2 1/2 and 10-11 lbs. He is full breed AKC too. They just end up big sometimes. Love my tea pot! |
12-03-2013, 06:06 AM | #7 |
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| He's from a reputable show breeder and AKC judge going back to 1965, so none of the dogs in his lineage were large dogs. |
12-03-2013, 07:09 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | It's called genetics. Even small dogs can throw a larger pup every once in a while because of the origins of the breed. 6.5 pounds is still within the breed standard.
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12-03-2013, 07:14 AM | #9 |
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| Rocco was about 5lbs at 7-8 months, and he's now almost 10 lbs at 4 years old. However, he is very solid and healthy, not fragile, which makes me happy. Enjoy your baby whatever size he turns out to be.
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12-03-2013, 08:49 AM | #10 |
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| How many weeks was he when you bought him and what did he weigh then?
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12-03-2013, 09:01 AM | #11 | |
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Do you know how much he weighed at 12 weeks? They generally say double the weight at 12 weeks and that's what they'll be full grown. But like the others have said, you can't really know for sure. For what it's worth, I'm VERY glad my Cherry is going to be bigger (she'll probably be at least 7 pounds) because she'll be a lot less fragile and there is a lot less chance that she'll break a bone/get stepped on/fall off something/etc.
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12-03-2013, 10:38 AM | #12 |
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| He was 3 lbs 1 oz at 14 weeks, according to the breeder. |
12-03-2013, 10:48 AM | #13 |
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| Oh, see, Cherry was about 3.5 pounds at her last vet visit around 13 weeks. She's estimated to be around 7 pounds full grown. So I'd guess he'll probably be about 5-6 pounds.I've read that a lot of puppies gain a lot of weight then slow way down. Or vice versa. I believe I read that going by their weight AFTER 12 weeks is not very accurate. That the most accurate was doubling their 12 week weight. Someone correct me if that's wrong!
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12-03-2013, 11:13 AM | #14 |
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| It really is hard to tell with these little ones. Kyra stopped growing at around 8 months and Laddy grew until he was almost 2 (filled out more I mean). Laddy was only a few ounces bigger than Kyra at 12 weeks but is over 2lbs bigger now.
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12-03-2013, 11:21 AM | #15 |
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