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Emmsmom · 03-19-2007, 12:42 PM

I have to wonder why 2 pounds at 8 weeks is not the NORM? What is so wrong with a Yorkie weighing in at 2 pounds? I just don't see 5 or 6 pounds being big. Just really curious thats all. I think it is a good healthy weight.

browniesmom622 · 03-19-2007, 12:45 PM

2 pound at 8 weeks is on the larger side
my brownie was that and when he loses a couple pounds his good weight would be 15 pounds
i think 2 pounds at 12 weeks would be a different story

Yorkies-Mom · 03-19-2007, 12:45 PM

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I have to wonder why 2 pounds at 8 weeks is not the NORM? What is so wrong with a Yorkie weighing in at 2 pounds? I just don't see 5 or 6 pounds being big. Just really curious thats all.

so am i! like you i don't think of 5-6 pounds as being large either and can't imagine it being a problem.

PuppyLovinNurse · 03-19-2007, 12:48 PM

Sounds like he's going to be bigger to me...there's a chart on here somewhere. It might be at yorkiepassion.com (I think that's the site).

My girl is only 2lbs 2oz at 4 1/2 months and she's expected to be about 4lbs.

shawnna_marie12 · 03-19-2007, 01:05 PM

my boy was tiny when we first got him and now hes 5pounds at 6months but hes a standard size and his dad was as big as he is now when he was buddys age maddy she weighs 1 pound exactly and shes 8 weeks but she was a very tiny baby and was the runt but shes healthy now

ChiliPepper · 03-19-2007, 02:44 PM

Who knows what's normal

but my last yorkie weighed 1.8 lbs. @ 8 weeks and at 12.5 years ended up at 5 lbs., and my new yorkie Chase weighed 2 lbs. @ 8 weeks and 2.38 lbs. @ 12 weeks so I think MAYBE 2lbs. could be considered normal.

YorkieRose · 03-19-2007, 02:49 PM

Was it my post you were questioning as to the norm...there is nothing wrong with 2 pounds at 8 weeks...what is NOT the norm is a puppy who weighs 2 pounds at 8 weeks and only grows up to be a 3 pound adult as in the previous post...2 pounds at 8 weeks is quite normal for a Yorkie who is not going to be a tiny...

troubletb · 03-19-2007, 03:06 PM

Like Pat said, 2lbs at 8 weeks is normal, but hard to tell what they will be at their adult weight. According to the charts and this is just an estimate, a 2 lb puppy at 8 weeks should weigh around 6lbs.

Olivier · 03-19-2007, 03:23 PM

Your puppy is perfectly normal .

Txgurl06 · 03-19-2007, 03:36 PM

skoshi weighed 2 lbs at 10 wks. i dunno how much now tho

txshopper73 · 03-19-2007, 03:41 PM

Normal size for 8 weeks. My dogs have never followed the yorkie growth charts. Gracie weighed 2 lbs, 3 ounces at 8 weeks. At one year, she weighed 4 1/2 lbs and today (she's 3 years), she weighs 5 1/2 lbs.

I can't remember London's weight.

But she currently weighs around 6 1/2 lbs.

Dallas weighed 1 1/2 lbs at 8 weeks and at 5 3/4 months, he weighs 3 1/2 lbs.

Your best bet is to look at the parents. Everything about these dogs involves genetics. Don't get me wrong...a tiny pup that comes from average sized parents could end up to being large and vice versa.

Pat is right, though. Don't expect a 2 lb 8 week old pup to only get to 3 lbs. Not going to happen.

Mardelin · 03-19-2007, 03:44 PM

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I have never had a puppy weigh 2 pounds at 8 weeks and only grow to 3 poiunds..so do not count on this puppy stopping at that weight..it is NOT the norm..they tend to triple the 8 weeks weight..and double the 12 week weight...I do not find the 8 week rate to be as accurate...12 wk rarely fails for me..

You're right Pat....the only thing you can really depend on is that these lil Yorkies can make a liar out of you......

vainchick5 · 03-19-2007, 03:45 PM

I think every pup is different, so to say anything is normal or not normal doesn't make sense. My girl was barely 1lbs at 12 weeks, and at 6 months was barely 2 lbs and all of a sudden went through a HUGE growth spurt and by 9 months she was 4 lbs 9 oz. These babies are all different, it really depends on their parents. Some pups stop growing sooner than others.

txshopper73 · 03-19-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mardelin

You're right Pat....the only thing you can really depend on is that these lil Yorkies can make a liar out of you......

As mine have done time and time and time again!

Mardelin · 03-19-2007, 03:55 PM

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As mine have done time and time and time again!

One of my stud's Sire & Dam were very standard size (6-7 pounds) and from a very standard sized pedigree.....I fought to get him to 4 pounds (he's very fine boned). When I took him into the ring at age 2 he was just under 5 pounds.....He's 4 now and 6 pounds 2 oz. Some just take longer to mature out. Actually he'll be 4 in May

03-19-2007, 12:42 PM	#16
Emmsmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 989	I have to wonder why 2 pounds at 8 weeks is not the NORM? What is so wrong with a Yorkie weighing in at 2 pounds? I just don't see 5 or 6 pounds being big. Just really curious thats all. I think it is a good healthy weight. __________________ MICHELLE DIESEL "The Weasel" and little brother TUCKER

03-19-2007, 12:45 PM	#17
browniesmom622 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ny Posts: 11,253 Blog Entries: 5	2 pound at 8 weeks is on the larger side my brownie was that and when he loses a couple pounds his good weight would be 15 pounds i think 2 pounds at 12 weeks would be a different story __________________ We Love our Yt Angel! My Website< > FB page

03-19-2007, 12:48 PM	#19
PuppyLovinNurse Chloe's Mommy! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cornwall, ON Posts: 1,968	Sounds like he's going to be bigger to me...there's a chart on here somewhere. It might be at yorkiepassion.com (I think that's the site). My girl is only 2lbs 2oz at 4 1/2 months and she's expected to be about 4lbs. __________________ Sara & Chloe

03-19-2007, 01:05 PM	#20
shawnna_marie12 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 76	my boy was tiny when we first got him and now hes 5pounds at 6months but hes a standard size and his dad was as big as he is now when he was buddys age maddy she weighs 1 pound exactly and shes 8 weeks but she was a very tiny baby and was the runt but shes healthy now __________________ Buddyand Maddy shawnnas furbabies

03-19-2007, 02:49 PM	#22
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	size Was it my post you were questioning as to the norm...there is nothing wrong with 2 pounds at 8 weeks...what is NOT the norm is a puppy who weighs 2 pounds at 8 weeks and only grows up to be a 3 pound adult as in the previous post...2 pounds at 8 weeks is quite normal for a Yorkie who is not going to be a tiny...

03-19-2007, 02:44 PM	#21
ChiliPepper Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 495	Who knows what's normal but my last yorkie weighed 1.8 lbs. @ 8 weeks and at 12.5 years ended up at 5 lbs., and my new yorkie Chase weighed 2 lbs. @ 8 weeks and 2.38 lbs. @ 12 weeks so I think MAYBE 2lbs. could be considered normal.

03-19-2007, 03:06 PM	#23
troubletb Love my Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Port Richey, Florida Posts: 2,339	Like Pat said, 2lbs at 8 weeks is normal, but hard to tell what they will be at their adult weight. According to the charts and this is just an estimate, a 2 lb puppy at 8 weeks should weigh around 6lbs. __________________ Karen~ Bell, Lilly and Peter's Mom Rest in Peace <3

03-19-2007, 03:23 PM	#24
Olivier Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,999	Your puppy is perfectly normal .

03-19-2007, 03:36 PM	#25
Txgurl06 RIP Skoshi! Love You Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wichita falls,tx Posts: 3,383	skoshi weighed 2 lbs at 10 wks. i dunno how much now tho

03-19-2007, 03:41 PM	#26
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	Normal size for 8 weeks. My dogs have never followed the yorkie growth charts. Gracie weighed 2 lbs, 3 ounces at 8 weeks. At one year, she weighed 4 1/2 lbs and today (she's 3 years), she weighs 5 1/2 lbs. I can't remember London's weight. But she currently weighs around 6 1/2 lbs. Dallas weighed 1 1/2 lbs at 8 weeks and at 5 3/4 months, he weighs 3 1/2 lbs. Your best bet is to look at the parents. Everything about these dogs involves genetics. Don't get me wrong...a tiny pup that comes from average sized parents could end up to being large and vice versa. Pat is right, though. Don't expect a 2 lb 8 week old pup to only get to 3 lbs. Not going to happen. __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

03-19-2007, 03:45 PM	#28
vainchick5 YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,588	I think every pup is different, so to say anything is normal or not normal doesn't make sense. My girl was barely 1lbs at 12 weeks, and at 6 months was barely 2 lbs and all of a sudden went through a HUGE growth spurt and by 9 months she was 4 lbs 9 oz. These babies are all different, it really depends on their parents. Some pups stop growing sooner than others. __________________ Mommy to Coco and Rocco