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Is 6lbs big for a 4.5 month old? 3 Attachment(s) Last week when Leo was at the vet he weighed 6lbs. The week before that he weighed 5lbs, and the week before that he weighed 4.2lbs. He's about 15wks old now. He also has super long legs. A few times whilst in the vets office, people have come up to me and were surprised he's still a puppy :shocked7q |
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Leo is a doll, but if you were going by the AKC standards for yorkies which is about 4-7 lbs full grown, a 6 lb puppy at 4.5 month would be considered large. Also with this craze on micro mini yorkies some people think of a puppy over 3 lbs as large. People are weird in what they say, Lola is 5.5 lbs full grown. When she was under 5 lbs someone I knew said to me, "I am so disappointed that she grew so large" I was like WHAT&^%@!!! she is not even 5lbs and you think she is large different people have different ideas of what is large and what is small. |
You just have a big boy! :) hehe... My Jackson was 6lbs at 12 weeks old. He is now my happy healthy athletic 17lb boy, at 5yrs old. |
My Keno was 4.8 lbs at 12 weeks and now 14 lbs with long legs. |
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He just going back to his roots :D I have to say I love the larger yorkies I have one and my moms rescue is one. |
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My Rolo is also 4.5 months right now and he's 8.5 lbs :p He's also heavier than his parents lol. |
Yeah that is pretty big, mine is the same age, maybe a bit older and only weighs 2lbs. |
Well, the Yorkshire Terrier standard states that 7lbs is the top weight for a Yorkie. Of course that is for show dogs but in general the Yorkie is a pretty small dog. However, there are a lot of people out there are a lot of people breeding non-standard Yorkies. It sounds like your guy is going to be a big boy. It is only a problem if your breeder promised your pup would be a certain weight. Many promise potential buyers that their pup will not be larger than 4lbs when they know very well the pup could be quite a bit larger. I have never seen a Yorkie that was not adorable no matter what the size. |
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I agree, too many breeders have no clue what size their puppies will be but promise what the seller wants to hear. To me size and health is important. While I don't want a three pound pup, I also don't want a 12 pounder, so I would never buy a puppy under about 14 weeks or so. Lola was 16 weeks so I had a better sense of her size and health. OP sounds like you have a healthy dog which is great, but I can't help but wonder if your breeder promised you an adult size? |
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Full-blooded yorkies can get up to 20+ pounds if genes from generations back (when that was the standard size) get expressed. |
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Jackson seems so big when I see him next to other standard sized Yorkies. But when I see him around other dogs, I realize how small he still is, and I can't even imagine having a dog under 5lbs! |
1 Attachment(s) My yorkie is 14 weeks old an weights 3 pounds. |
My Chloe is 10 months and around 10 lbs. She's tall and long (I tell her she's like a super model!) She is larger than the other Yorkies I know, but also much sturdier (each of them has had surgery for breaking legs). Before I got her, I had this silly idea of having a tiny lap dog and how much fun it would be to have a tiny dog. I must admit as she grew and grew, I was a bit disappointed that my vision of how it would be to have a small dog was going away. People would even comment how big she was and ask if she was "full Yorkie", I felt as if I needed to carry her papers in my back pocket! However, my love for her has grown each day from the minute she joined our family and with our active lifestyle, realize that she is perfect for us! All Yorkies are great, from the smallest to the biggest... I have learned that size does not matter, health and happiness are what is important. (Besides at 10 lbs, shes still a pretty small dog!) I wouldn't want her any other way! |
FryFry, go to my profile I have downloaded pictures of Keno at your yorkies's age and a current picture. Could not add to post for some reason. |
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It is a myth that the Yorkshire Terrier was once a larger dog. The first purebred Yorkies were bred to be small. The whole idea of the dog was to fit inside walls and other small areas to catch and kill the rodents. This also accounts for their very feisty nature. It's true that some of the dog's used in the beginning of the breed may have been a bit bigger when the breed type was set it was a small dog. The famous little WWII war dog hero, Smoky, was a Yorkshire Terrier under 5lbs and fit in her owners helmet. It's a great story: Smoky The Yorkshire Terrier Was Probably The Cutest Service Member In WWII and proves that the Yorkshire Terrier was not only small but very sturdy even back during WWII. Sadly, some bad breeding practices have changed both the frame and health characteristics of the Yorkie. I hope the OP's new pup proves to be a very sturdy specimen. |
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OMG!! HE IS HUGE! :eek: JK. lol he's really cute. Don't worry too much about his size. You'll love him big or small, I promise. :) |
I remember when Charlie was a puppy and he kept getting bigger and bigger. I stressed about it a little and people asked questions, but now at a whooping 13lbs I wouldn't change a thing about him. :) |
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