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08-06-2006, 08:11 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ocala, FL
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| How big will our new baby get? I know there is a general guide in the stickies, but I wanted to get some insight. We just acquired our new baby girl, Bella. She is eight weeks old and weighs 1 lb, 3 oz. Her brothers and sisters weighed from 1.2 to 2.2. The father is 3.5 lbs and the mother is 6 lbs. The breeder said our new puppy should be about 4 to 4.5 lbs as an adult. Does this sound right? Our 4 year old yorkie weighs 12 lbs. The breeder back then didn't tell us anything about the parents but advised us that he may get a little bigger, like 7 or 8 lbs. Little did we know that he would be such a big Yorkie! We love him anyway, but wanted to get a smaller dog this time around. |
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08-06-2006, 09:19 PM | #3 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NJ
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| I'd say triple the 8 week weight and add a pound. Congratulations on your new baby Bella! |
08-06-2006, 09:26 PM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dallas, TX
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| Tigger weighed about that much at ten weeks and he's now a year old and weighs exactly on the dot five pounds. so I'd say right near or under five pounds but not by much either way.
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08-07-2006, 04:53 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| My Ollie weighed 1.6 pounds at 8 weeks and she is no 6 months and weighs 3# 10 ounces. So I am guessing she will stay under 4 pounds. |
08-07-2006, 06:13 AM | #6 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| I would guess that your breeder is probably giving a pretty accurate estimation of 4 to 4.5lbs. I think it's safe to say that she will be the smaller girl you were wanting.
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08-07-2006, 06:48 AM | #7 |
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| Hi & welcome to YT. Sissy was 1 lb 15 oz at 13 weeks and at one year she is 4 lbs exactly.
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08-07-2006, 06:55 AM | #8 |
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| Hobbs was 1.8lbs at 8 weeks and now he is 10 months old and weighs 3.5 lbs. His parents were 5 lbs and 3 lbs. |
08-07-2006, 08:14 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alabama
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| well I dont want you to worry buttttttt. Kizzy weighed 1 lb at 6 weeks. here mom and dad were 4 and 5 lbs supposedly. Now Kizzy is 6 months and is 8 lbs. So you never know what you're gonna get.
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08-07-2006, 09:36 AM | #10 |
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| sparks was "supposed" to be 5.5. His momma is 5.5 and Dad is 6. He is 7mos and 8lbs...ugh. suz |
08-07-2006, 11:19 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Cali was 1 lb at 10 weeks and know at 13 months she's just over 4 1/2 lbs.
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08-07-2006, 11:25 AM | #12 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | Peeka and boo were around 1.8 lbs at 8 weeks they are now 12 weeks almost 13 and Peeka is 2 lbs 8 oz and Boo is 2 lbs 4 oz the mom was 4.4 lbs and the dad was 3.2 lbs so i don't think they will get over 5 lbs there is a puppy chart on here somewhere but like one person said you never know.
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