Short legs

[Mitzi Vyci]

Ok. I found the right information. Learned how to post! My second post. I posted the first one in the wrong place. Sorry. If my 14 week old puppy has short legs will they be short for her as an adult? I like her short legs and slightly stocky body. Thank you for any replies.

[JadeD]

I would say probably. I have 2 16 week old puppies and from the time I got them at 10 weeks the girl puppy has very long legs and she is going to be tall. She is taller than my 7 lb (9 year old) Yorkie. The boy puppy I would say has average legs and he is still shorter than my older Yorkie. The difference in the 2 puppies is very noticeable (they are litter mates).

I would say the puppy will stay fairly short. How much does it weigh at this age? My puppies were at the 5 lb mark at 14 weeks, but they are going to be big puppies and probably weigh 8-9 lbs as adults.

Of course you just never know for sure what a puppy will do because sometimes they just keep growing and growing.

[Maximo]

My 2 Yorkies' legs stayed the same in proportion to their bodies, but overall, they both grew a lot after 14 weeks. It was evident from the start that my boys were going to be long legged.

If your puppy is short legged now, her legs will stay short in comparison to her body.

[tb98rock]

Yea I think they'll stay short then at this age...how much does she weigh?

[Mitzi Vyci]

Mitzi weighs 3lb 8 1/2 oz now. Thank you all for sharing!