What's an ideal weight for a 2 month old Yorkie?

Question

Also, are dogs like kids as far as getting an idea of what their adult weight will be. How do you figure that?

Answer 1

I would think 1-1.5 lb would be a good weight for an 8 wk old yorkie. I raise chihuahuas and that is about what they weigh at that age. You can usually take the weight at about 3 months and double it for a pretty good idea of what the ideal weight will be.

Answer 2

Actual weight is not the issue. What is his behavior like? Is he active, moving his bowels regularly; gaining weight? At 2 months, you can feed him a couple of times a day. Pull the food away after 20 minutes. The guidelines on the pet food bags are just that--guidelines. They don't know how active your dog is. Clearly, the more active, the more calories required. It's time for a distemper shot and worming. Your vet will tell you how you're doing.

It would be a good idea to check out information on Yorkies. That way you'll know exactly how big your baby is supposed to be. Once he's mature, you'll be able to judge appropriate weight by what is called "body condition scoring". Check it out on the internet. You look and examine the dog from the side and top and evalutate how much fat you can feel around the ribs. It's a much more accurate method of evaluating proper weight on a dog than a scale.

Answer 3

this depends on teh size yourkie she is. Yorkies can be full grown and only weigh 2 pound others i've seen get to be 10 pound thats like saying my 11 year old should weigh 990 pounds but she weighs 130 pounds. She isn't fat she is just very tall for her age and seh has large bones.
i know another 11 year old and is only 85 pounds again not skinny or fat just shorter and more pettite.
Teh best thing is to ask teh vet if she is a good weight and if not what's the best way to get her to a good weight.

Answer 4

It depends on the size of your dog and breed; just ask your local vet and they'll give you the proper weight range. A Yorkie is a small breed so I'd expect it to range from 7-12 pounds.

Answer 5

My Yorkie weighed 17 ounces at 8 weeks. She is now 3 yrs old and 5 lbs.

Answer 6

Yes it's ok to feed raw meat. Make sure that the meat is human food grade, if its wild/game meat then you need to freeze it for a month first and it still carries some risk of parasites... Dogs digestive tracts are geared up to digesting potentially 'off' meat, with strong stomach acid and short length of gut. This is why they can eat things we can't (our stomach acid is not as strong and our gut quite a lot longer). There is a risk of things like e. coli and salmonella, but actually dry dog food also carries this risk. You should make sure to feed raw meat that is either on the bone (things like chicken wings,lamb ribs, whole rabbits, no weight bearing bones from larger animals though), or minced meat that contains minced bone. Otherwise your dog will not be getting the correct calcium to phosphorus ratio. Don't mix raw meat with cooked products such as dry dog food as the two foods digest at different rates and you might give your pup a tummy ache. All of my dogs eat a raw diet, I recommend Ian Billingshursts 'Give your dog a bone' on the subject. I have been feeding raw for over 10 years to six dogs, not one has become ill nor been injured feeding this way (though its wise to know that there are risks just as there are with everything in life!). I raised my lurcher puppy from 6 weeks old on a raw diet - he is 12 now and a fine fit fellow!