How much to feed a 13 week old yorkie
 

Hello Im new to the yorkie world we have had our yorkie puppy now since he was 8 weeks old and he is such a joy to have however I am a bit confused as to how much I should be feeding reading online in still not sure if he is eating too much or not enough I fix 1/2 cup of dry puppy nibbles and I give him 3 feeding out of that 1/2 cup anyone that can give me proper feeding instructions please do so thank you!!!

Hi and welcome to YT :)! Would this help...? Dogs feeding chart - Nature's Logic

Depending on what the puppy weighs.......most Yorkie pups should be free fed at that age. That would be leaving the dry kibble out and available to him 24/7, to insure his blood/sugar doesn't drop too low.

Thanks for the chart info also with the free fed im afraid he may eat all that's in the bowl at one time

You are right, some puppies will eat every bite in the bowl.......my little Zoey is almost a year and a half old and is still free fed, she has never eaten more than a few pieces of kibble at a time, but that's her, not all puppies are the same. He may very well eat everything in his bowl and end up with a tummy ache.

I also free feed and recommend all my new owners free feed until at least 1 year old. I equate restriction of food on a puppy under 1 year of age, akin to putting a 2-3 year old human baby on a diet....nothing I would even consider. (Hypoglycemia has never been an issue with any of my puppies....it just is not in my breeding....not ALL yorkies experience this, so free feeding is to meet the requirements for nutritional intake to assure healthy development of all the cells in that growing baby!) Until at least 8 months old, that puppy needs all the nutrition he can get because that is the building blocks for his future...if the food being fed is not a quality puppy food, or if the baby is not getting enough of the required daily nutrients/calories, growth of every cell in that baby's body is adversely affected, and I want my dogs to be the best they can possibly be, according to the blueprint/genetic makeup that went into "building" that baby! At a year old, that baby is as good as it gets......rather than ME trying to determine what I think that should be, I let the genetic makeup of that baby determine that! AFTER the dogs own genetic programing has been developed to maximum, at 8 - 12 months of age, then I start determining/tinkering/meddling around with that youngsters physique!

Also, my babies are still with their mommas at 12-14 weeks of age....they get nursing time for emotional stability and growth.