Puppy weight I am looking at getting a new puppy and the puppy is 7 wks old and weights 1lb 1 oz so i was wondering if there was a way to kinda find out how much he will weigh as an adult. If someone could help me i would appreciate it. |
You triple the weight at 8 wks and that gives you an estimate |
There is a chart somewhere....I dont know where though....if you search through some of the other threads on here about weights and sizes I am sure that you will find it. sorry i could be of more help. and congrats on new puppy!! |
This what I know from being on YT for a while now :rolleyes: at 8 weeks multiply by 3 at 12 weeks multiply by 2 this of of course just a general guideline. |
Here is a few charts...;) http://www.babyteacups.com/_weight http://yorkiepassion.com/growthchart.htm |
Thanks everyone for your help. Is the charts pretty accurate? I have had a yorkie before and it wasn't suppose to weight over 5 lbs from what the lady told me. Well ends up he weighted right at 8 lbs. I kinda learned from buying that dog but is there anything i should know or ask the lady before i get this dog. |
If I've noticed anything in reading YT posts, it's that it is very hard to be certain about a Yorkie's pup's adult weight. As you would suspect, a good knowledge of the size of ancestors (not just mom & dad) is a big help, but there are BIG babies from average families and there are TINY babies from average families. They may not be the rule, but they happen. I'm hoping family history and the weight charts prove true, because I'd love for Bailey to wind up between 5 & 6 pounds - but I'm not counting on it. |
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Weight charts are a good guide but don't use it as gospel. They are compiled by the author from their line of yorkies. I have found they don't hold true, or even come close in most cases. Knowing the ancestors size is a help, but don't count on that either. Unless you are psychic, there is no true guide to predict a yorkies weight. One can only make a guess, just as you can not predict how tall an infant might be as an adult. |
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