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05-28-2014, 01:07 PM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Fayetteville, NC, USA
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| I wonder just how big shes going to get? Well my Athena just turned 5 months old this past weekend. I always knew she was big for her age from the start. When she was just 6 weeks old she weighed as much as a puppy quite a bit older then she should on the charts. Back when she was 12 weeks old I did the calculations on how much she would likely weigh as an adult by doubling what she weighed then. she weighed 5 pounds so I came up with 10 pounds. So I always knew she would be a bigger yorkie. no biggy, I dont care. Now at just turned 5 months old she is now 9 pounds. Im thinking at 5 months old she still has quite a bit of growing to do, so likely is going to by pass that 10 pounds......lol. I wonder how big shes going to get. Goes to show you cant depend on those calculation charts. They are not always right. |
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05-28-2014, 01:14 PM | #2 |
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| The growth charts had my Jewels at 3 lbs she is 8. They had Chachi at 5 lbs he is 14. She is already a teapot. I like them bigger they are hardier and can do alot of things also they are good with kids
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05-28-2014, 01:20 PM | #3 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Fayetteville, NC, USA
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| she is certainly good with kids, she loves my granddaughter to death. in fact I have yet to find a person she doesnt like. Athena is a people person, cant wait to meet a new one. I agree bigger is better for my family. she has a older Shih Tzu as a brother and play mate. If she was a tiny little thing I would fear for her, but she dishes it out and takes it just fine with him and his 15 pounds. no worries. |
05-28-2014, 06:37 PM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| More to love! how is she doing?
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05-28-2014, 06:42 PM | #5 |
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| I'm jealous!. Lexi turns 5 months this week and I believe she is right at 4 pounds. Will find out for sure at her vet appointment next week. I would love for her to be on the bigger size, but I still love my tiny furbutt! |
05-28-2014, 07:38 PM | #6 |
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| My guess is she will be bigger than 10 pounds. My two didn't stop growing until they were about 1 and then they continued to fill out even after that. She will be able to join the teapot club!
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05-29-2014, 03:37 AM | #7 |
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| With Keno I was told by the vet tech to 3X the weight at 12 weeks. 4.8 X 3= 14.4. His weight at 3.5 years is 14lbs. I guess he was correct. |
05-29-2014, 08:02 AM | #8 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Fayetteville, NC, USA
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| Well if that is the case then tripling it would put her at 15 pounds. About the same weight as my Shih Tzu. |
05-29-2014, 08:16 AM | #9 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I bet she's really close to her max wt right now since yorkies stop growing around 6 mths old. So, maybe 10 pounds is spot on! Good amount of yorkie to love .
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05-29-2014, 08:25 AM | #10 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Fayetteville, NC, USA
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| Shes doing great! We just started obedience training this week and when she is ready we will do agility.She has so much energy and loves to run. I really think she will enjoy agility. she is picking up commands pretty quick so far. Still having alittle trouble with "come" she thinks that means its time to go in the house as I usually said it when it was time for her to come in. She doesnt realize it means to "come to me" where ever I am.........lol. Well get it though. |
05-29-2014, 09:31 AM | #11 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
05-29-2014, 10:05 AM | #12 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | We were told Scarlett would be lucky to reach 5 pounds. She's 16 now! LOL. Good thing we love every ounce of her.
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05-29-2014, 10:44 AM | #13 |
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| Keno was 9 lbs at 6 months when I had him neutered. So I am betting 15 lbs will be about right. I love Keno's size, as I have said before I purposely wanted a big yorkie. A show breeder friend of mine found him for me, he is AKC from show stock, just not standard size. My days of showing dogs and breeding dogs is long gone, I just wanted a small pet and he has been super. So very smart, easy to house train and very loyal and fun. |
05-29-2014, 01:01 PM | #14 | |
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Jackson was 6lbs at 12 weeks old. He maintained right around 12lbs until 1 year old or so. Now he's somewhere around 17lbs at 5 1/2. He filled out a lot, got a lot of muscle, etc.
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05-29-2014, 03:56 PM | #15 |
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| I don't know, Cookie kept growing until about 10-11 months, and she has stabilized at about 7.5 lbs since then (she is now 14 months).
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