Did your yorkie follow the standard charts? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

impish · 11-19-2011, 12:35 AM

Did you puppy end up near where they initially charted?

bellemarie · 11-20-2011, 05:46 AM

popp was charting to be Just over 7lbs at about 7.3ish... shes now 9.6lbs! i think she is done now though! (fingers crossed!)

but she's lovely either way!

Gennies · 11-20-2011, 09:53 AM

Bambi is only 8 mths but so far she's right on course. At 13 weeks she was 2.05 and she's 4.10 right now.

Bijou however hit a huge growth spurt at exactly 8 mths and gained another 3 pounds by the time she was 1 & 1/2 years old. She was 3.2 lbs at 13 weeks and projected to be 6.5 lbs. She's 10.6 right now at 2 1/2 yrs old.

It's weird how off the charts are with some and right on with others

Britster · 11-21-2011, 03:17 PM

I could never use any charts I found. He always weighed too much, LOL. But he always pretty much followed a few of the rules I read about. Like doubling the 12 week weight. He was 6lbs at 12 weeks and went to about 12lbs by one year. He's now right between 15-16lbs. So yeah I guess it was pretty accurate.

rilysmom · 11-21-2011, 04:16 PM

Nope...all three of mine grew at different rates and didn't really end up following the charts at all. I don't put much trust in the charts. A vet told me to triple the 12 week weight. I think that is more accurate.

Maximo · 11-21-2011, 08:05 PM

Both of my boys grew to be almost 2 pounds larger than they were charting to be.

I think they would have stayed smaller had they not been neutered.

Gennies · 11-22-2011, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by rilysmom

Nope...all three of mine grew at different rates and didn't really end up following the charts at all. I don't put much trust in the charts. A vet told me to triple the 12 week weight. I think that is more accurate.

What a smart bet. It's pretty close to Bijou's weight if I triple it. Very cool to know another way to try to figure it out

Rhetts_mama · 11-24-2011, 05:10 PM

According to every chart and our vet, we were going to be lucky if Scarlett hit 5 pounds. Obviously, she likes her mama's cooking because she's now nearly 14 pounds!

butchpoodle · 11-29-2011, 10:08 PM

Brooke Lynn was 2# even (32 oz) when I got her at 8 weeks. Per charts, she should be 6#. Per my groomer, she thought Brooke would be about the same size as her Button - 8#, give or take.

Tripling the 12 week on the chart is more accurate.

She's about 8-1/2 pounds. And, of course, perfect!!

impish · 11-29-2011, 10:22 PM

she is beautiful!

butchpoodle · 11-30-2011, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by impish

she is beautiful!

Aw, thanks! I think so, but admit some bias. ;o) She was a rescue, but I was never clear on who rescued who.

susan lynn · 12-01-2011, 03:15 PM

My Hobbes started out small like my other 3 but he is now my Big Hunk of LOVE at 15 lbs. My other 3 weigh 6lbs, 9lbs, and 11 lbs.

bchgirl · 12-01-2011, 04:28 PM

Doubling the 12 week weight is more accurate then any charts on line and sometimes even doubling doesn't work. I've had several pups who never gained to the size I "guessed"

salazark · 12-04-2011, 09:51 AM

I voted for Sadie. She's pretty much exactly where she charted. Beemer never quite made his four pounds and is stuck at just over 3 1/2.

BLowry · 12-04-2011, 10:38 AM

rule of thumb...triple the 8 week weight..double the 12 weeks weight...this held true to both my girls....except when I had them spayed...they both gained around a pound each.

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Yes, my yorkie is pretty close to what he/she charted at 12 weeks	35	43.75%
Close. By about a pound	15	18.75%
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11-19-2011, 12:35 AM	#1
impish Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Posts: 954	Did your yorkie follow the standard charts? Did you puppy end up near where they initially charted?

11-20-2011, 05:46 AM	#2
bellemarie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: belfast, northern ireland Posts: 520	popp was charting to be Just over 7lbs at about 7.3ish... shes now 9.6lbs! i think she is done now though! (fingers crossed!) but she's lovely either way! __________________ "...She will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of her heart; you owe it to her to be worthy of such devotion..."

11-20-2011, 09:53 AM	#3
Gennies Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,865	Bambi is only 8 mths but so far she's right on course. At 13 weeks she was 2.05 and she's 4.10 right now. Bijou however hit a huge growth spurt at exactly 8 mths and gained another 3 pounds by the time she was 1 & 1/2 years old. She was 3.2 lbs at 13 weeks and projected to be 6.5 lbs. She's 10.6 right now at 2 1/2 yrs old. It's weird how off the charts are with some and right on with others __________________ Gennie, mommy to my two loves: Bambi & Bijou

11-21-2011, 03:17 PM	#4
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	I could never use any charts I found. He always weighed too much, LOL. But he always pretty much followed a few of the rules I read about. Like doubling the 12 week weight. He was 6lbs at 12 weeks and went to about 12lbs by one year. He's now right between 15-16lbs. So yeah I guess it was pretty accurate. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

11-21-2011, 04:16 PM	#5
rilysmom Just me and Rily McGee Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine Posts: 3,625	Nope...all three of mine grew at different rates and didn't really end up following the charts at all. I don't put much trust in the charts. A vet told me to triple the 12 week weight. I think that is more accurate. __________________ My belongs to RILYSAYDEE and MINNIE MIA

11-21-2011, 08:05 PM	#6
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,045	Both of my boys grew to be almost 2 pounds larger than they were charting to be. I think they would have stayed smaller had they not been neutered. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

11-24-2011, 05:10 PM	#8
Rhetts_mama Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,959 Blog Entries: 1	According to every chart and our vet, we were going to be lucky if Scarlett hit 5 pounds. Obviously, she likes her mama's cooking because she's now nearly 14 pounds! __________________ Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny.

11-29-2011, 10:08 PM	#9
butchpoodle Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 55	Brooke Lynn was 2# even (32 oz) when I got her at 8 weeks. Per charts, she should be 6#. Per my groomer, she thought Brooke would be about the same size as her Button - 8#, give or take. Tripling the 12 week on the chart is more accurate. She's about 8-1/2 pounds. And, of course, perfect!! __________________ Judith & Brooke Lynn (& poodles:Tazah & Minkee) I'm surrounded by poodles here!! RIP my angels: Bella, Butchie, Cassidy, Coaco, and Kirby ~ xxo

11-29-2011, 10:22 PM	#10
impish Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Posts: 954	she is beautiful!

12-01-2011, 03:15 PM	#12
susan lynn Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,262	My Hobbes started out small like my other 3 but he is now my Big Hunk of LOVE at 15 lbs. My other 3 weigh 6lbs, 9lbs, and 11 lbs. __________________ SUSAN : TESSIE : HOBBES :CALVIN :SASSY There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face! ~ Ben Williams

12-01-2011, 04:28 PM	#13
bchgirl Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: at da beach Posts: 15,444 Blog Entries: 2	Doubling the 12 week weight is more accurate then any charts on line and sometimes even doubling doesn't work. I've had several pups who never gained to the size I "guessed" __________________ Deb, Reese, Reggie, Frazier, Libby, Sidney, & Bodie Trace & Ramsey who watch over us www.biewersbythebay.com

12-04-2011, 09:51 AM	#14
salazark Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 941	I voted for Sadie. She's pretty much exactly where she charted. Beemer never quite made his four pounds and is stuck at just over 3 1/2. __________________ *Karen and the Kids* Sadie and Beemer

12-04-2011, 10:38 AM	#15
BLowry My furkids Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,625 Blog Entries: 1	rule of thumb...triple the 8 week weight..double the 12 weeks weight...this held true to both my girls....except when I had them spayed...they both gained around a pound each. __________________ Brenda