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12-19-2013, 07:41 PM | #1 |
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| Is 6lbs big for a 4.5 month old? 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
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12-19-2013, 07:47 PM | #2 |
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| I Love him!!!
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12-19-2013, 08:02 PM | #3 |
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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.
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12-19-2013, 08:25 PM | #4 |
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| 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.
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12-19-2013, 09:09 PM | #5 |
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| My Keno was 4.8 lbs at 12 weeks and now 14 lbs with long legs. |
12-19-2013, 09:17 PM | #6 | |
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12-19-2013, 09:41 PM | #7 |
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| Do you have any photos of Keno as a puppy? =)
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12-19-2013, 09:57 PM | #8 |
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| He just going back to his roots I have to say I love the larger yorkies I have one and my moms rescue is one.
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12-19-2013, 10:24 PM | #9 |
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| Oh, so Leo could possibly grow to be that big? My vet said he's perfect weight/height ratio, and she also told me she's happy he isn't "one of these little 2lb dogs" lol.
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12-20-2013, 05:44 AM | #10 |
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| My Rolo is also 4.5 months right now and he's 8.5 lbs He's also heavier than his parents lol. |
12-20-2013, 06:36 AM | #11 |
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| Yeah that is pretty big, mine is the same age, maybe a bit older and only weighs 2lbs. |
12-20-2013, 07:15 AM | #12 |
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| 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. |
12-20-2013, 07:49 AM | #13 | |
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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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